Bokaro: facts

At a glance

• Country: India
• Region: Jharkhand
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 564,319
• Coordinates: 23.6693° N, 86.1516° E
• Time zone: Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
• Currency: Rupee (INR)
• Distance to the capital, New Delhi: 1,048 km (651 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Birsa Munda Airport (IXR): 93 km (58 mi), straight line
• Deoghar Airport (DGH): 103 km (64 mi), straight line
• Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport (RDP): 111 km (69 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Chas: 4.1 km (2.5 mi)
• Dugda: 8.7 km (5.4 mi)
• Chandrapura: 9.4 km (5.9 mi)
• Phusro: 18 km (11 mi)
• Katras: 21 km (13 mi)

Events

• Christmas: December 2026