Lok Sabha Constituencies in Bokaro district, Jharkhand (MP Constituencies)

MLA Assembly Constituencies in Bokaro district, Jharkhand

About Bokaro District :

Bokaro district is one of the most industrialized zone in India. It was established in 1991 by carving out one subdivision consisting of two blocks from Dhanbad District and six blocks from Giridih District. Bokaro Steel City is the district headquarters.Bokaro district covers a geographical area of 2883 sq.km. The district has a population of about 2 million as per Census 2011 census. Bokaro is famous for its Steel Plant which is the biggest in Asia. It is the fourth integrated public sector steel plant in India. Bokaro houses companies like Steel Authority of India, Bharat Refractories Limited, Hindustan Steelworks Construction Limited, Damodar Valley Corporation,subsidiaries of Coal India Limited, Electrosteel Castings Limited, Bokaro Power Supply Company Pvt. Limited (BPSCL), Indian Explosive Limited, Jaypee Group,Oil and Natural Gas Corporationand many more. Bokaro district is divided into 9 blocks which are the developmental units. Each block has a Block Development Officer who is the representatives of the district administration in the rural areas. The important places to visit in the district are Bokaro Steel Plant – Garga Dam , Garga Dam And Parasnath Hills, Bokaro Ispat Pustakalaya, City Park, Jawaharlal Nehru Biological Park, Babudih , Chandrapura, and TenuGhat.

District at a Glance :

District – Bokaro
Headquarters – Bokaro
State – Jharkhand

Area in Sq Km (Census 2011)

Total – 2883
Rural – 2446.21
Urban – 436.79

Population (Census 2011)

Population – 2062330
Rural – 1078686
Urban – 983644
Male – 1072807
Female – 989523
Sex Ratio (Females per 1000 males) – 922
Density (Total, Persons per sq km) – 715

Constituencies (ECI)

Assembly – 4
Loksabha – 0

Official Website – http://bokaro.nic.in

Tourist Places :

Garga Dam
	Garga Dam, situated around 12 km from the city centre, close to the railway station on the NH-23, is a beautiful picnic spot for the Bokaro citizens. The dam is built for the purposes of the steel plants and for water supply to the people in the town. Its green surroundings and species of aquatic habitat inhabiting in and around Garga Dam attract school excursions and biological expeditions to the area.
Rajrappa Temple
	Rajrappa, a tourist spot, is known for the ‘Chinnamasta Temple’ located on the bank of the confluence of the Bhairavi and Damodar rivers. Nestled amidst dense greenery, the temple is lying 8 km from the colony. Named after the Rajrappa Mandir, the place is 60 km from the Bokaro Steel City.
Luguburu Ghantabari
	Luguburu Ghantabari situated near TTPS Lalpania a small village of “Santhalis” a group of Tribal , about 16 kilometer far from Gomia Block is the pride of Santal community since the period of civilization called Sosnok Jug in Hor-dishom. Luguburu Ghantabari Dharamgarh was re-established in the year 2000. Then the every year religious gathering is held at Darbar Chatani under foot hill of Luguburu in the lap of famous Lugu hill series (The second highest hill series of jharkhand) and surrounded with Jharkhand’s famous river Damodar and small hilly
rivers Katail and Sadabahar , situated in the north side of Tenughat Dam. On Kartik Purnima a famous Mela of Santhalies is organized here & Santhal tribal of all over India use to come here to offer prayer to their lord LUGU BABA. “Pahan” use to perform the puja. Shyamali a guest house of T.T.P.S is a beautiful building, constructed on road side hill top. A typical scene of Tenughat water reservoir, Luguburu hills , snake like roads can be observed from its rooftop. At the bottom of Shyamali and besides the Lalpania Gomia road a very attractive statue of “Birsa Bhagwan’ is made. A small but very pleasant water fall is adding in the beauty of Lalpania, here water is falling from a height of approx 15meters and at the bottom of the fall a big cantilever stone creating cave like scene , a shiva linga has been placed in side there by famous local holyman Shri Ram Sharan Giri adding spiritual atmosphere .
Jawaharlal Nehru Biological Park
	situated around 12 km from the city centre stablished in the 1980s and it is situated 2km from the city centre. The zoological park became famous for its rare collection of big cats such as White Tigers and Asiatic Lions. The zoo houses many amazing species of animals and plants and is a truly fascinating place to visit for adults and children alike. It also has a toy train and boating facility available in its artificial lake.
City Park
	The city park is situated 2 km from the city centre and it is a lovely place with greenery, lake and beautiful restaurants along the lake’s shore providing a perfect setting for spending some quality time with family and friends. The lake has boating facility available in it. The city park having a musical fountain inside it.
City Center
	One can shop for some of the most popular brands of clothing and electronics here. The city center houses some great clothing brands such as Monte Carlo, Woodland, Levis among others. It also a great place to buy gadgets so all you gadget hungry folks out there, can head straight for the city center, while in Bokaro.