Bokaro

Bokaro, officially known as Bokaro Steel City (), is an industrial planned city in Jharkhand, India. With an estimated metropolitan population of 1.1 million and 183 square kilometres (71 sq mi) of area, it is the fourth largest city in the state. Bokaro is the administrative headquarters of Bokaro district. 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. Marafari is the oldest settlement in Bokaro which was just a village during the time of Mughals and Sultanates. Manbhum region also covered Bokaro which was ruled by Mughal and Sultanates. Bokaro became one of the first planned cities of India started in late 1960s, with establishment of the Bokaro Steel Plant led by then prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru. After independence, it became a part of Bihar state.