Angul
Sign in to saveAngul (also known as Anugul) is a city, municipality and the headquarters of Angul district in the state of Odisha, India. Angul has an average elevation of above sea level and total area of 6232 km2. The Angul steel plant, operated by Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL), is a major integrated steel facility and known as largest steel plant in the country. ==Geography== Angul is located at . It has an average elevation of above sea level. The total geographical area of the district is 6232 km2. It terms of area, it stands 11th among the 30 Districts of Odisha.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Angul
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Statue of B. R. Ambedkar, Nalconagar, Angul.jpg
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- Statue of B. R. Ambedkar in Nalconagar, Angul
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- Statue of B. R. Ambedkar in Nalconagar, Angul
- Settlement.nickname
- Aluminium City Of Odisha
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- India Odisha#India
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- right
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- Location in Odisha, India
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
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- District
Key dates
- Inception
- 1993
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Angul district
- Area
- +21.71
- Elevation
- +194
- Capital of
- Angul district
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Angul (also known as Anugul) is a city, municipality and the headquarters of Angul district in the state of Odisha, India. Angul has an average elevation of above sea level and total area of 6232 km2. The Angul steel plant, operated by Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL), is a major integrated steel facility and known as largest steel plant in the country. ==Geography== Angul is located at . It has an average elevation of above sea level. The total geographical area of the district is 6232 km2. It terms of area, it stands 11th among the 30 Districts of Odisha.
==Demographics== As of the 2011 Census of India, Angul had a population of 44,390. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Angul has an average literacy rate of 77.53%, higher than the national average of 74.04%; with 58% of the males and 42% of females literate. About 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. There are 3 government high schools present for Odia medium education. A Sishu Vidya Mandir and two Kendriya Vidyalaya Angul Schools are there for children.