# Telo, Bokaro (Jharkhand) – Town Population, History & Facts

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Town · Bokaro, Jharkhand 

# Telo

Telo is a town in Chandrapura sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand (census town). The 2011 Census counted **14,274 people** in 2,690 households. Literacy was 73.2%.

- 14,274people (2011)
- 2,690households
- 73.2%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Population of Telo

■ Telo · ■ Bokaro urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**894

Working population ****28.1%**

**27.7%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Telo

Of every 100 households in Telo in 2011, 83 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Telo · ■ Bokaro urban average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**36%

Tap water ****12%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%**

**11%

Use banking services ****59%**

**79%

Television ****43%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**43%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**9%

None of these assets ****14%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**49%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What people in Telo work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,804 (45%) · **■** Household industry 122 (3%) · **■** Farming 793 (20%) · **■** Marginal 1,289 (32%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How has the population of Telo changed?

From 12,491 in 2001 to 14,274 in 2011.

**2001

**2011

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Telo in numbers and road distances

- Density1,116 per km²
- Annual rainfall926 mm
- Temperature range7 °C to 45 °C

### Road distances

- Ranchi (state capital)135 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)30 km by road
- Bokaro Steel CITY (city of 1 lakh+)30 km by road
- Dhanbad (city of 5 lakh+)42 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Services and economy in Telo

### Civic services

- Pucca roads10 km
- DrainageOpen and closed drains
- Flush toilets6
- Electricity — homes50

### Hospitals

- ●Dispensaries1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitals1 · 1 doctors

### Schools and colleges

- ●Primary schools2 govt · 2 private
- ●Senior secondary schools1 private

### Banks

- Nationalised banks1
- Co-operative banks1

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Hospitals, banks, ATMs and more in Telo

- Banks3 in Telo
- Schools1 in Telo

Source: [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Telo?14,274 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Telo in?Bokaro district, Jharkhand
- What was the population of Telo in 2001?12,491