Rourkela
Sign in to saveRourkela () is a planned city located in the northern district Sundargarh of Odisha, India. It is a Tier-2 city and the third-largest city in Odisha after Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. It is situated about west of the state capital Bhubaneswar and is surrounded by a range of hills and encircled by the rivers Koel, Sankha, and Brahmani. The city is also popularly known as Ispat Nagar and Steel City of Odisha.
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Place details
- Region
- Odisha
- Country
- India
- Population
- 273,317
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Rourkela
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.nicknames
- "Steel City", "Ispat Mahanagar", "Engineering Hub", "Industrial Capital of Odisha"
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Odisha #India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Odisha, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Odisha
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Sundargarh
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
Key dates
- Inception
- March 1954
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Sundargarh district
- Population
- +552970
- Area
- +90
- Elevation
- +216
- Shares border with
- Ambikapur
- Image
- Rourkela Icons.jpg
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- Hans Zehrer
Article
24 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Economy
- Administration
- City layout
- Demographics
- Religion
- Language
- Transportation
- Road transportation
- Railways
- Airport
- Health care
- Tourism and recreation
- Education
- Universities
- Sports
- Hockey
- Stadiums
- Media
- Festivals
- Notable residents
- References
Rourkela () is a planned city located in the northern district Sundargarh of Odisha, India. It is a Tier-2 city and the third-largest city in Odisha after Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. It is situated about west of the state capital Bhubaneswar and is surrounded by a range of hills and encircled by the rivers Koel, Sankha, and Brahmani. The city is also popularly known as Ispat Nagar and Steel City of Odisha.
The town has one of the largest integrated steel plants set up with German collaboration Known as Rourkela Steel Plant, of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL). It also has one of the premier national level technical institute known as National Institutes of Technology (NIT Rourkela). Every year, on 3 March Rourkela Day has been celebrated. The city has been selected as smart city in the third phase of the National Smart Cities Mission on 20 September 2016, which is to drive economic growth and improve the quality of life of people by enabling local area development. Rourkela has been declared India's Fastest Moving City (East Zone 2–10 Lakh). Rourkela is third largest city of Odisha state and categorised as a Tier-2 city.