Bokaro District

Bokaro district (Hindi: बोकारो जिला) is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, 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. The district has a population of about 2 million (2011 census). Bokaro District is one of the most industrialised zone in India. Bokaro is famous for its Steel Plant which is the biggest in Asia. It is the fourth integrated public sector steel plantin India built with Soviet help. It also famous for its quality educational system. Besides,it is also a popular tourist destination for people from Eastern Region and also foreigners. 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 Corporation" and many more. Bokaro industrial area is located in Bokaro steel city established by state public sector BIADA (Bokaro Industrial Area Development Authority). Around 500 SSI units aresituated in this industrial area and they are having good infrastructural support Bokaro Steel City is also the Police HQ of Chhotanagpur Division. The district is currently a part of the Red Corridor.