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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Angul}}
{{original research|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Angul district
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Odisha|District]] of [[Odisha]]
| image_skyline = Panchadhara Ghati, Athmallik.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Panchadhara Ghati, Athmallik
| image_map = India Odisha Angul district.svg
| coordinates = {{coord|20.833|N|85.1|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Orissa Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Odisha]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1 April 1993
| founder =
| named_for =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Angul]]
| government_type = Municipality
| governing_body =
| leader_title = [[District collector|Collector & District Magistrate]]
| leader_name = Er.Siddharth Shankar Swain,IAS
| leader_title1 = [[Divisional Forest Officer|Divisional Forest Officer Cum Wildlife Warden]]
| leader_name1 = Karthick V
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 6232
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 875.5
| population_total = 1,273,821<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/408-anugul.html |title=Anugul (Angul) District Population Census 2011, Orissa literacy sex ratio and density |website=census2011.co.in |access-date=9 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106131221/http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/408-anugul.html |archive-date=6 January 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = 199
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Odia language|Odia]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 759100{{ndash}}759122
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 06764
| registration_plate = Angul OD-19, Talcher OD-35
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest cities
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Cuttack]], [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Sambalpur]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank2_info_sec1 = 0.942 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| blank3_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank3_info_sec1 = 78.96%
| blank4_name_sec1 = [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank4_info_sec1 = 5
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Climate of India|Climate]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Climatic regions of India|Aw]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]])
| blank2_name_sec2 = [[Precipitation (meteorology)|Precipitation]]
| blank2_info_sec2 = {{cvt|1421|mm|in}}
| blank3_name_sec2 = Average summer temperature
| blank3_info_sec2 = {{cvt|47|°C|°F}}
| blank4_name_sec2 = Average winter temperature
| blank4_info_sec2 = {{cvt|10|°C|°F}}
| website = {{URL|https://angul.nic.in}}
}}

{| class="bordered infobox"
! colspan="2" bgcolor="#003A6C" | <center> General Information </center>
|-
| Subdivisions: || 4
|-
| Blocks: || 8
|-
| Municipalities: || 2
|-
| N.A.C.: || 2
|-
| Tehsils: || 5
|-
| Forest Coverage: || {{cvt|2716.82|km2}}
|-
| Villages: || 1,922
|-
| Grama panchayat: || 180
|-
| Towns: || 9
|}
'''Angul''' ({{lang-or|ଅନୁଗୋଳ}}; also known as '''Anugul''') is one of the [[list of districts of Odisha|thirty]] districts of [[Odisha]] in eastern [[India]]. The city of [[Angul]] is the district headquarters of Angul district.

== Geography ==
Angul is located in the centre of the state of [[Odisha]] and lies between the latitudes of 20°31′N and 21°40′N and longitudes of 84°15′E and 85°23′E. The altitude is between {{convert|564|and|1187|m}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999 |archive-date=16 June 2004 |title=Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional) |access-date=1 November 2008 |publisher=Census Commission of India}}</ref> The district has an area of {{cvt|6232|km2}}. It is bounded by [[Dhenkanal district|Dhenkanal]] and [[Cuttack district]] in the east, [[Deogarh district|Deogarh]], [[Keonjhar District|Kendujhar]] and [[Sundargarh district]] in north, [[Sambalpur district|Sambalpur]] and [[Sonepur district|Sonepur]] in west and [[Boudh district|Boudh]] and [[Nayagarh district|Nayagarh]] in the south side. The district is abundant with natural resources. Angul, The [[district]] [[headquarters]] is about {{convert|150|km}} from the state capital [[Bhubaneswar]].

A study jointly conducted by [[IIT Delhi|Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D)]] and [[Central Pollution Control Board]] (CPCB) reveals that Angul district is among the top ten most polluted Indian cities where the pollution level reached a "very alarming" level.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/Angul-Talcher-seventh-most-polluted-industrial-cluster-in-the-country/article15955757.ece |title=Angul-Talcher seventh most polluted industrial cluster in the country |date=5 January 2010 |work=The Hindu}}</ref>

=== Divisions ===
The following is the list of blocks, tehsils and subdivisions in the district of Angul:

'''Subdivisions'''
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* [[Angul]]
* [[Athmallik]]
* [[Talcher]]
* [[Pallahara]]
{{div col end}}

'''Blocks'''
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* Angul Sadar
* Athamalik Sadar
* Chhendipada
* Talcher Sadar
* Pallahada Sadar
* Banarpal
* Kishorenagar
* Kaniha
{{div col end}}

'''Tehsils'''
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* Angul
* Athamalik
* Talcher
* Pallahada
* Chendipada
* Banarpal
* Kishorenagar
* Kaniha
{{div col end}}

== Demographics ==

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Angul district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,273,821,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web |url=http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php |title=District Census 2011 |access-date=30 September 2011 |year=2011 |publisher=Census2011.co.in |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611224943/http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php |archive-date=11 June 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Estonia]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web |author=US Directorate of Intelligence |title=Country Comparison:Population |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html |access-date=1 October 2011 |quote=Estonia 1,282,963 July 2011 est. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927165947/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html |archive-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> or the US state of [[New Hampshire]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |title=2010 Resident Population Data |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 September 2011 |quote=New Hampshire 1,316,470 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=19 October 2013 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 380th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus /> The district has a population density of {{convert|199|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus /> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 11.55%.<ref name=districtcensus /> Anugul has a [[sex ratio]] of 942 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus /> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 78.96%.<ref name=districtcensus />

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 95.50% of the population in the district spoke [[Odia language|Odia]], 1.41% [[Ho language|Ho]] and 1.30% [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,78,144|13=1911|14=2,87,294|15=1921|16=2,50,480|17=1931|18=3,09,044|19=1941|20=3,60,714|21=1951|22=4,08,041|23=1961|24=5,00,033|25=1971|26=6,28,537|27=1981|28=7,85,734|29=1991|30=9,61,037|31=2001|32=11,40,003|33=2011|34=12,73,821|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

{{Pie chart
| thumb = right
| caption = Languages of Angul district in 2011 census
| label1 = [[Odia language|Odia]]
| value1 = 95.50
| color1 = gold
| label2 = [[Ho language|Ho]]
| value2 = 1.40
| color2 = lavender
| label3 = [[Hindi]]
| value3 = 1.30
| color3 = orange
| label4 = Others
| value4 = 1.79
| color4 = Grey
}}

== Politics ==
=== Legislative Assembly Constituencies ===
{{Main|List of constituencies of Odisha Vidhan Sabha}}
The following are the five [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]] constituencies<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf |title=Assembly Constituencies and their EXtent |access-date=28 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305154017/http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls |title=Seats of Odisha |access-date=28 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305013054/http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> of Angul district and the elected members<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ws.ori.nic.in/ola/mlaprofile/listofmem1.asp |title=List of Member in Fourteenth Assembly |work=ws.ori.nic.in |quote=MEMBER NAME |access-date=19 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502003512/http://ws.ori.nic.in/ola/mlaprofile/listofmem1.asp |archive-date=2 May 2007}}</ref> of the Angul district:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! No.
! Constituency
! Reservation
! Extent of the Assembly Constituency (Blocks)
! Member of 14th Assembly
! [[Political party|Party]]
|-
! 59
| [[Pallahara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Pallahara]]
| None
| Pallahara, Kaniha (part)
| Mahesh Sahoo
| bgcolor="#004225" | [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]]
|-
! 60
| [[Talcher (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Talcher]]
| None
| Talcher (M), Talcher, Kaniha (part)
| Braja Kishore Pradhan
| bgcolor="#004225" | [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]]
|-
! 61
| [[Angul (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Angul]]
| None
| Angul (M), NALCO (C. T), Angul (part), Banarpal (part)
| Rajani Kant Singh
| bgcolor="#004225" | [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]]
|-
! 62
| [[Chhendipada (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chhendipada]]
| SC
| Chhendipada, Banarpal (part)
| Sushanta Behera
| bgcolor="#004225" | [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]]
|-
! 63
| [[Athmallik (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Athmallik]]
| None
| Athmallik (NAC), Athmallik, Kishorenagar, Angul (part)
| Surendra Sai
| bgcolor="#004225" | [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]]
|}

=== Lok Sabha constituencies ===

Since 2008, Angul district is represented in [[Dhenkanal (Lok Sabha constituency)]] and [[Sambalpur (Lok Sabha constituency)]].

[[Angul (Lok Sabha constituency)]] does not exist in 1952 general elections to 1st Lok Sabha. However it is created from 2nd till 5th Lok Sabha during 1957 till 1976. Badakumar Pratap Gangadeb got elected in 1957 and 1971 for 2nd and 5th Lok Sabha while [[Harekrushna Mahatab]] was elected in 1962 to 3rd and D. N. Deb was elected in 1967 to 4th Lok Sabha. Angul Seat ceased after the creation of [[Deogarh (Lok Sabha constituency)]] in 1977 from 6th Lok Sabha. Deogarh seat was also delimited in 2008.<ref name="angul-ls">{{cite web |title=All Members of Lok Sabha (Since 1952) Members Biographical Sketches |url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/lokprev.aspx |access-date=21 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729134043/http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/lokprev.aspx |archive-date=29 July 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Natural resources and coal mines ==
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Angul district has the Radhikapur West coal block which is known for its good quality coal.<ref>https://www.gem.wiki/Radhikapur_(West)_coal_mine#cite_note-MSTC-1</ref> In December 2020, the coal mines were auctioned for supplying to an Aluminium Smelter plant in Jharsuguda.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Market|first=Capital|date=2020-12-31|title=Vedanta wins Radhikapur West Coal Block|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-cm/vedanta-wins-radhikapur-west-coal-block-120123100195_1.html|access-date=2020-12-31}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official Website|http://angul.nic.in/}}

{{Geographic location
| Centre = Angul district
| North = [[Sundargarh district]]
| Northeast = [[Kendujhar district]]
| East = [[Dhenkanal district]]
| Southeast = [[Cuttack district]]
| South = [[Nayagarh district]]
| Southwest = [[Subarnapur district]] [[Baudh district]]
| West = [[Sambalpur district]]
| Northwest = [[Debagarh district]]
}}

{{Angul district}}
{{Odisha}}
{{Mahanadi Basin}}
{{Authority control}}

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