Bokaro Steel City

Bokaro, officially known as Bokaro Steel City (pronunciationⓘ), is a large and planned city in Jharkhand, India.[1] It is the fourth most populous city in the state[2] and one of the first planned cities of India.[3] Bokaro is the administrative headquarters of Bokaro district.[4] The city is located on the banks of Garga River and on the fringes of Bokaro river and is surrounded by hill ranges at Giridih and Ramgarh districts.[5] It is one of the most peaceful cities in India.[6] As per 2011 census, the city's population was 563,417 and 1,100,000 of its metropolitan area.[7] The city span across 183 km in geographic area.[5] Marafari is the oldest settlement in Bokaro which was just a village during the time of Mughals and Sultanates.[4] The nearby cities of Purulia was ruled by Maharaja of Kashipur.[7] Manbhum region also covered Bokaro which was ruled by Mughal and Sultanates. After independence, it became a part of Bihar state. Bokaro Steel City is the headquarters of the Bokaro District as well as Koylanchal range (Bokaro, Dhanbad and Giridih) and is also one of the headquarters of the Police IG zone, apart from Ranchi and Dumka, covering seven districts- Hazaribagh, Dhanbad, Giridih, Koderma, Chatra, Bokaro, and Ramgarh (North Chotanagpur Division).[8]