The
District Bokaro of the Jharkhand State was created in the year 1991 by carving out one
subdivision consisting of two blocks from Dhanbad District and six blocks from Giridih
District. The District Headquarter B S City is having latitude of 23.29 and longitude of
86.09. The District Bokaro has a Geographical area of 2861 sq Km and 357663.36 Hectares of
Land. The Average altitude of the Land is 210 mts from mean sea level. Situated in the Chhotanagpur Plateau, the vast
rolling topography of the city is typical, strewn by graded valleys and winding streams.
In this setting, within a short period of two decades, a new city with a strong
multi-dimensional economic base, has blossomed into a regional urban centre of around 8.0
lakh people drawn from different parts of the country, giving the city the character of
Mini India.
