Municipality · Angul district
Anugul
Anugul is a municipality, governed by an elected municipal council, in Angul district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 43,795 people in 9,778 households, up 15.2% from 38,018 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 43,795
- Literacy
- 91.3%
- Area
- 21.71 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 23
- Sub-district
- Anugul
- LGD body code
- 248140
People and work in Anugul
- Population
- 43,795
- 23,474 male · 20,321 female
- Households
- 9,778
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 91.3%
- men 94.4% · women 87.8%above urban Angul (86.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 866
- below urban Angul (889)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 848
- People per km²
- 2,017
- Scheduled Castes
- 5,039 (11.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,473 (3.4%)
What the 15,823 workers did
- Cultivators54 (0.3%)
- Agricultural labourers154 (1.0%)
- Household industry754 (4.8%)
- Other work13,568 (85.7%)
- Marginal workers1,293 (8.2%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Population since 1961
Census counts for each decade in which Anugul was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 21.71 km²
- Population class
- Class III
- Community development block
- Angul
- Annual rainfall
- 1,225.3 mm
- Temperature range
- 8°C to 46°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 161 km by road
- District headquarters
- In the town
- Nearest railway station
- Angul (in the town)
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Cuttack, 132 km
- Roads
- 63 km pucca, 249 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 31,500
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 14 (10 government, 4 private)
- Middle schools
- 11 (6 government, 5 private)
- Secondary schools
- 9 (7 government, 2 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 6 (4 government, 2 private)
- Degree colleges
- 11
- Engineering colleges
- 1
- Polytechnics
- 2
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 120 beds
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 2
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 28
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 11
- Private banks
- 6
- Co-operative banks
- 2
- Cinema halls
- 2
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 2
- Stadiums
- 2
- Main manufactured products
- Aluminium Utensils, Carbon Factory, Aluminium Products
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since.
Other towns in Angul
- Talcher
- Nalco
- Dera Colliery Township
- Ghantapada
- Athmallik
- Gotamara
- Kandasar (Part)
- Rengali Damproject Township
- Budhapanka
- Nuahata
- Palalahada
- Jorada (Bada)
- Kulad (Part)
- Danara
- T.T.P.S. Township
- Tipo
- F.C.I. Township
See also: Anugul sub-district · People of Angul district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Anugul as a municipality (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.