Bokaro Steel City (Hindi: बोकारो स्टील सिटी) pronunciation (help·info), often known as City of Scholars[citation needed], is a major industrial city in the State of Jharkhand, in India. It is the district headquarters of Bokaro which is one of the most industrialized zone in India.
Bokaro Steel City is the home of the largest steel plant in Asia, and several other large, medium and small industries like Jaypee Cements, ECL, DVC, CCL, HSCL, BRL, SAIL, ONGC etc. Some big corporates are also setting up there industries here, such as - ArcelorMittal 12ml/t steel plant, Posco 3ml/t steel plant Monnet Steel 2ml/t steel plant and SAIL greenfield steel plant of 12 ml/t are coming soon around the city. In the next five Bokaro alone contribute half of the steel production of the country. Apart from steel plants a power plant of 1000 MW is also coming up.
Bokaro is the headquarters of the Bokaro district as well as Koylanchal range (Bokaro, Dhanbad and Giridih). It is also one of the three headquarters of the Police IG zone, apart from Ranchi and Dumka, covering seven districts- Hazaribagh, Dhanbad, Giridih, Koderma, Chatra, Bokaro, and Ramgarh.[1]
Bokaro , the name originated from the river Bokaro in the west side of the district. Total Urban population of Bokaro Steel city including Chas, Jainamore, Industrial area(tupkadih) and realstate hub Chira Chas is near about 1000000. The urban area of City is more tha 250 km2. Situated on the Chhota Nagpur Plateau, the city is strewn by valleys and winding streams.It is one of the best cities in India for living and 48th cleanest city of India and 2nd in Jharkhand. In this setting, within three decades, the area has blossomed into a regional urban centre of around a million people
History
Formerly there was a village named Maraphari (it is also pronounced as Marafari) deep in the jungles of Chota Nagpur. The closest village cluster was Chas. Purulia was the closest town and the area was ruled by the Maharaja of Kashipur. Folklore has it that this area came under Mughal rule by the conquests of Man Singh. The region was named ManBhoom after him (VeerBhoom and SinghBhoom are the neighbouring regions also named after him, Veer Man Singh).
This remote place came into prominence when Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru planned to build the first swadeshi steel plant with the help of the Soviets. The proximity to coal, iron ore, manganese, and other raw materials had helped in the selection of this place. The steel plant was incorporated as a limited company on 24 January 1964, and was later merged with SAIL and came to be known as Bokaro Steel Limited (BSL). The late 1960s and early 1970s saw heavy construction of the steel plant as well as the township. The first blast furnace started on 2 October 1972.
The Sector III and Camps I and II were the first to come in the township followed by Sectors II, IX, IV and so on. The first private school came in the form of St. Xavier's School which the Jesuits from Hazaribagh built on invitation from the BSL management. The 1980s saw rapid development of the township with new sectors, schools, parks, zoos and other public amenities. Township development ceased with the completion of IV/F and IV/G. In all Bokaro Steel City consists of 12 sectors (sectors VII and X do not exist).
The late 1990s saw sprucing up of the City Park and creation of islands, new schools and the success of Bokaro's students in all India level competition exams, specially IITs. During this period Bokaro also emerged as the eastern hub for academics. Bokaro has a cosmopolitan culture as the population consists of people from all parts of India.
The primary economy is supported by the services sector. The city market situated at the center of the city in Sector 4 has shops selling computer hardware and has computer training institutes, making Bokaro a hub of computer studies for the region. The old Chas bazaar still remains a cheap wholesale market, and dundi baag is one of the biggest vegetable markets in the region. Besides these, each sector has its own small shopping center catering to the day to day needs of the people.
Ram Mandir market is located in sector 1, 3 km from the city centre (city centre is the big market in all of these every thing is available there).
Chas is the wholesale market of district.
Dhundibag is the wholesale market for vegetables/crockery and local and traditional utensils.
Cooperative colonymedical store, beauty parlor.
Sector-9 market is the centre market of sector 9, located northward of city.
Sector-8 (Rai Chowk) Market is the centre market of sector 8, located 5 km from the city centre.
Sector-6 market is the centre market of sector 6, located 4 km from the city centre.
Laxmi Market - located just 1 km from City Centre is famous for fruits and non veg items.
Sector-12 Market is the centre market of sector 12, located 6 km from the city centre.
Sector-3 Market is the centre market of sector 3, located 1 km from the city centre.
Sector-5 Market is the centre market of sector 5, located 3 km from the city centre.
kurmidih Market is the centre market of Bokaro industrial area Balidih, located near NH-23 (next to railway station)
Destinations in Bokaro
Aaiyappa Mandir | Balidih | Bokaro Ispat Pustakalaya | Bokaro Steel Plant | Bokaro Thermal | Buddha Vihar | Chandrapura | Chas | City Centre Sector 4 | City Park | Cooperative Colony | Garga Dam | Gayatri Mandir | Jainamore | Jawaharlal Nehru Biological Park | Kali Mandir | Mohan Kumar Mangalam Stadium | Noori Masjid | Parasnath Hills | Pindrajora | Pupunki Ashram | Rajrapa | Ram Mandir | Siwandih | Tenughat | Topchanchi
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