Rourkela
Rourkela (ⓘ) is a planned city located in the northern district Sundargarh of Odisha, India. It is the third-largest Urban Agglomeration in Odisha after Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. It is situated about 328 kilometres (204 mi) west of state capital Bhubaneswar and is surrounded by a range of hills and encircled by the rivers Koel, Sankha, & Brahmani. The city is also popularly known as Ispat Nagar and Steel City of Odisha as well. 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.
Rourkela | |
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City | |
| Nickname(s): "Steel City", "Ispat Mahanagar", "Engineering Hub", "Industrial Capital of Odisha" | |
Rourkela Location in Odisha, India Rourkela Rourkela (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°14′57″N 84°52′58″E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Sundargarh |
| Established | 3 March 1954 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Rourkela Municipal Corporation |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly | Shri Sarda Prasad Nayak, (BJD) |
| • Mayor | Vacant |
| • Municipal Commissioner | Subhankar Mohapatra, IAS |
| • SP of Rourkela Police District | Shri Mitrabhanu Mahapatra, IPS |
| Area | |
| • City | 200 km2 (80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 218.23 m (715.98 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • City | 600,000 |
| • Rank | India 80th, Odisha 3rd |
| • Density | 6,504/km2 (16,850/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 640,750 |
| Demonym(s) | Rourkelite Rourkelia |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia and English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 769001-769xxx |
| Telephone code | 0661 |
| Vehicle registration | OD-14 |
| UN/LOCODE | IN RRK |
| Website | www |
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 & categorised as a Tier-2 city.