Bokaro Steel City

Bokaro Steel City
Planned City / Urban Agglomeration
City
Bokaro Steel City
Location in Jharkhand, India
Bokaro Steel City
Bokaro Steel City (India)
Coordinates: 23°40′N 86°09′E / 23.67°N 86.15°E / 23.67; 86.15Coordinates: 23°40′N 86°09′E / 23.67°N 86.15°E / 23.67; 86.15
Country  India
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Founded by Steel Authority of India
Named for Steel Manufacturing Sector/Gas Exploration
Government
 • Type Corporate
 • Body Steel Authority of India
Area
 • Total 183 km2 (71 sq mi)
Elevation 210 m (690 ft)
Population (As of 2011)
 • Total 564,319
 • Rank 4th in Jharkhand, 86th in India
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 827 001
Telephone code (+91)- 06542
Vehicle registration JH 09
Website www.bokaro.nic.in

Bokaro Steel City is a city in Jharkhand, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Bokaro district and one of the most populous cities in the state of Jharkhand. The city stands at an elevation of 210 metres (690 feet) above sea level and has an urban area of 183 square kilometres (71 square miles). Bounded on the east by Dhanbad and Purulia, on the west by Ramgarh and Hazaribagh, on the north by Giridih and on the south by Ranchi. It is accessible through National Highway NH 143 & NH-18.

Overview

Each sector has shopping centres, playgrounds, schools, recreational areas and health centres. The entire city is planned with avenues and residential areas as well as commercial areas. Bokaro was one of the first planned cities in the state of Jharkhand.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Bokaro Steel City is the 86th largest urban agglomeration in India, and the 4th largest city in Jharkhand.[2]

Connectivity

Air

The nearest commercial airport is at Ranchi, named Birsa Munda Airport, at a distance of 120 km.

Bokaro Airport is an unserviced airport with no scheduled commercial flights. However, the Government of India has planned to connect Bokaro to the regional hub of Patna and an international airport in Kolkata through the UDAN regional airport development scheme, opening the airport up could see commercial flights by 2019.

A team from the Airports Authority of India, accompanied by state civil aviation director Captain S.K. Sinha visited Bokaro to assess the airport and decide how to execute its expansion. The report suggested a revamp of the airport before public usage.[3]

Railway

Bokaro Steel City railway station lies at the edge of the Jharia Coalfield and serves the residents of Bokaro and the surrounding mining-industrial area. It is an A category station, with amenities including air-conditioned waiting rooms, a food court, charging points, a foot over-bridge, and computerised ticket reservation counters.[4] The railway station is operated by the South Eastern Railway of the Indian Railways, and provides connectivity to neighbouring states and major metropolitan areas such as Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai.

Sports stadia

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bokaro". jharkhand.org. 22 Aug 2016.
  2. ↑ "View population details". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  3. ↑ A.S.R.P. MUKESH (7 August 2013). "UDAN for steel city". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Shashank Shekhar (17 August 2016). "Bokaro eyes model station tag". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Swetank (9 August 2016). "Senapati Cricket Stadium". mapio.net. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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