Indo Islamic Heritage
Azad Nagar Masjid is a neighbourhood mosque located in Azad Nagar, Sibandih (Dumro) within Bokaro Steel City, in the state of Jharkhand, India. It serves as an important local place of worship for the Muslim community, offering daily prayers (Salat), the weekly Friday (Jumu’ah) congregational prayer, and religious gatherings during major Islamic festivals such as Ramadan and Eid. The mosque is one of several Islamic worship sites listed in local directories for Bokaro.
Azad Nagar Masjid is an active neighbourhood mosque located in the Azad Nagar area of Sibandih (also called Dumro) in Bokaro Steel City, within the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand. The mosque appears in local business and place directories as one of the Islamic worship sites serving the community of Bokaro, especially in the 827010 postal zone that covers parts of Sibandih, Islampur, Millat Nagar, and surrounding localities.  Although official historical records detailing the year of construction of Azad Nagar Masjid are not publicly available, the mosque likely emerged as part of the organic development of Bokaro Steel City’s neighbourhoods during the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Bokaro Steel City itself is a planned industrial town founded around the Bokaro Steel Plant, and over time residential areas like Azad Nagar grew to include religious and social infrastructure such as mosques, temples, and community centres.  Azad Nagar Masjid provides for the five daily prayers (Salat) prescribed in Islam and plays a central role during the weekly Friday Jumu’ah gathering, when larger congregations come together for prayer and the sermon (khutbah). The mosque also functions as an important venue for community unity during the holy month of Ramadan, with communal iftars (breaking of the fast) and extended evening prayers (Tarawih), and during festival occasions such as Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha, drawing worshippers from its locality and adjacent neighbourhoods.  Architecturally, Azad Nagar Masjid reflects the practical design of many urban community mosques in India — with an open prayer hall oriented toward the Qibla (direction of Mecca), ablution (wudu) facilities for worshippers, and accessible spaces for congregational gatherings. Though the mosque is not listed among India’s officially recognized historical heritage sites, it remains significant within the everyday spiritual life of Bokaro’s Muslim population as a living place of worship and social gathering.
Year of Built: NA
Address: J4R3+HRW, Dumro, Azad Nager, Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand 827010
Country: India
State: Jharkhand
District: Bokaro
Pincode: 827010
Longitude: 86.1670° E
Latitude: 23.7200° N