Bokaro Steel City
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Bokaro Steel City | |
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 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 | |
| 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[update]) | |
| • 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 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.[3]
SpiceJet airline has been awarded under the second phase of the UDAN Scheme to cater unserved market of Bokaro.[1] [4]
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 a B category station, with amenities including air-conditioned waiting rooms, a food court, charging points, a foot over-bridge, and computerised ticket reservation counters.[5] 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
- Mohan Kumar Mangalam Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in sector 4, the heart of the city. It can seat 30,000 fans.
- Senapati Cricket Stadium was constructed in 1995 and is currently maintained by Steel Authority of India.[6]
Notable people
- Arundhati Bhattacharya, banker and former chairperson of the State Bank of India
- Imran Zahid, actor
- Shahbaz Nadeem, cricket player and captain of the Jharkhand cricket team
- Prakash Jha, film producer and director
- Chetan Joshi, Indian classical musician
- Shishir Parkhie, Ghazal and Bhajan artist & music composer
See also
References
- ^ "Bokaro". jharkhand.org. 22 August 2016.
- ^ "View population details". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ A.S.R.P. MUKESH (7 August 2013). "UDAN for steel city". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "SpiceJet starts direct flight between Kolkata and Lilabari under UDAN scheme". The Economic Times. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ Shashank Shekhar (17 August 2016). "Bokaro eyes model station tag". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ Swetank (9 August 2016). "Senapati Cricket Stadium". mapio.net. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
External links
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