Bero block is an administrative division in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of Ranchi district, Jharkhand state, India. Geography Bero is located at . Bero CD block is located on the Ranchi plateau proper. It has an average elevation of above mean sea level and the land is undulating. Bero CD block is bounded by the Chanho and Mandar CD blocks on the north, Itki CD block on the east, Lapung CD block on the south, and Bharno block in Gumla district and Bhandra and Kairo CD blocks in Lohardaga district on the west. Bero CD block has an area of 290.70 km2.Bero and Narkopi police stations serve Bero CD block. The headquarters of Bero CD block is located at Bero village. Demographics Population According to the 2011 Census of India, Bero CD block had a total population of 113,090, all of which were rural. There were 57,311 (51%) males and 55,779 (49%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 17,518. Scheduled Castes numbered 2,226 (1.97%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 69,995 (61.86%). The percentage of Scheduled Tribes in Ranchi district, in 2011, was 47.67% of the population (rural) in the blocks. The percentage of Scheduled Tribes, numbering 1,042,016, in the total population of Ranchi district numbering 2,914,253 in 2011, was 35.76%. The Oraons forming 18.20% of the population and the Mundas forming 10.30% of the population, were the main tribes. Other tribes included (percentage of population in brackets) Lohra (2.46), Bedia (1.32) and Mahli (1.09). Large villages (with 4,000+ population) Bero CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Khukhra (5,527), Puriya (4,413) and Bero (7,193). Literacy census, the total number of literate persons in Bero CD block was 64,504 (67.49% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 37,437 (77.45% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 27,067 (57.30% of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 20.15%. census, literacy in Ranchi district was 77.13%. Literacy in Jharkhand was 67.63% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%. See also – List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate Language and religion Hindi is the official language in Jharkhand and Urdu has been declared as an additional official language. Rural poverty 60-70% of the population of Ranchi district were in the BPL category in 2004–2005. In 2011-12, the proportion of