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Bokāro

Jharkhand · India
City population
564,319
#88
in India
#4
in Jharkhand
#989
worldwide
New DelhiBokāro
23.669, 86.152 · 1,048 km from New Delhi
City population
564,319
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in India
#88
of 3,732 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#989
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of India
0.0%
of the national population

About Bokāro

At 1,048 km from New Delhi, Bokāro is the fourth-largest city in Jharkhand with a population of 564,319. The city sits amid a cluster of industrial towns; Chas lies 4 km away with 141,640 residents, while Phusro (185,555) is 18 km distant. Chandrapura and Dugda are also nearby at 9 km each, with populations of 27,425 and 22,740 respectively.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in India
#88of 3,732
LargestSmallest
Position in Jharkhand
#4of 80
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
India
Region
Jharkhand
Rank in region
#4of 80
Distance to capital
1,048 km
to New Delhi
Elevation
209 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
23.669, 86.152
Record updated
2024-01-07
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 3,732 in India

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

4KMChas142K people18KMPhusro186K people21KMKātrās57K people22KMSijua32K people22KMKāro39K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Bokāro564K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Bokāro compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Bokāro564K

Bokāro Population FAQ

What is the population of Bokāro?

Bokāro has a city population of 564,319. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Bokāro?

Bokāro is in Jharkhand, India, 1,048 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 23.669, 86.152.

How big is Bokāro compared with other cities in India?

It is the 88th largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, holding 0.0% of the national population.

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