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Bokaro Steel Population 2024

Bokaro Steel city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Bokaro Steel Metropolitan Region. The Bokaro Steel city is located in Jharkhand state of India.


The current estimate population of Bokaro Steel city in 2024 is 588,000 , while Bokaro Steel metro population is estimated at 799,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Bokaro Steel city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Bokaro Steel city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Bokaro Steel city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Bokaro Steel in 2011 is 414,820. Although Bokaro Steel city has population of 414,820; its urban / metropolitan population is 564,319.

Bokaro Steel Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Bokaro Steel city are 303,783 of which 174,522 are males while 129,261 are females. Average literacy rate of Bokaro Steel city is 83.47 percent of which male and female literacy was 90.58 and 75.47 percent. The sex ratio of Bokaro Steel city is 889 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 886 per 1000 boys.

Bokaro Steel Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Bokaro Steel city & its Out Growth numbers 0 in which population of 0 resides. This is around 0.00% of total population of Bokaro Steel city & its outgrowth which is 414,820.

Bokaro Steel Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Bokaro Steel city with 82.93 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Bokaro Steel with approximately 11.33 % following it. In Bokaro Steel city, Christinity is followed by 1.51 %, Jainism by 0.06 %, Sikhism by 0.20 % and Buddhism by 0.03 %. Around 3.82 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.11 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 82.93 % 344,019
Muslims 11.33 % 46,992
Christian 1.51 % 6,279
Sikh 0.20 % 850
Buddhist 0.03 % 121
Jain 0.06 % 241
Others 3.82 % 15,855
Not Stated 0.11 % 463

Bokaro Steel Future Population 2021-2031

Bokaro Steel City Metropolitan
2011 414,820 564,319
2021 539,000 733,000
2022 555,000 754,000
2023 571,000 776,000
2024 588,000 799,000
2025 605,000 822,000
2026 623,000 846,000
2027 641,000 871,000
2028 660,000 897,000
2029 679,000 923,000
2030 699,000 950,000
2031 719,000 978,000
Bokaro Steel City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 414,820 219,646 195,174
Literates 303,783 174,522 129,261
Children (0-6) 50,882 26,980 23,902
Average Literacy (%) 83.47 % 90.58 % 75.47 %
Sexratio 889
Child Sexratio 886

Bokaro Steel Metropolitan Region

Bokaro Steel city comes under Bokaro Steel Metropolitan area.
Bokaro Steel Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 564,319 298,480 265,839
Literates 411,991 236,334 175,657
Children (0-6) 70,311 37,232 33,079
Average Literacy (%) 83.40 % 90.46 % 75.47 %
Sexratio 891
Child Sexratio 888
Bokaro Steel Metropolitan Areas
Bandhgora, Bokaro Steel, and Chas