Angul
City in Odisha, India
Angul (also known as Anugola) is a city, municipality and the headquarters of Angul district in the state of Odisha, India. Angul has an average elevation of 195 m (640 ft) above sea level and total area of 6232 km2. It is the site of the Angul steel plant, .
01Geography
Angul is located at 21°13′N 86°07′E / 21.21°N 86.11°E / 21.21; 86.11. It has an average elevation of 195 m (640 ft) 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.
02Demographics
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.
03Politics
Angul is part of Dhenkanal (Lok Sabha constituency).
In the 2024 Indian general election, Rudra Narayan Pany (BJP) won from Dhenkanal (Lok Sabha constituency) , which witnessed a closely watched contest between BJP and BJD.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the Dhenkanal parliamentary constituency was won by Mahesh Sahoo of the BJD.
The MLA from Angul (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency) is Pratap Chandra Pradhan of BJP who was elected in the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election by defeating BJD candidate Sanjukta Singh with a margin of 17,433 votes.
The former MLA of Angul was Rajani Kant Singh of the BJD He won the seat in State elections of 2004, 2009, and 2014 and also served as the Deputy Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly. His father Adwait Prasad Singh had won this seat in 2000 as a BJD candidate, in 1990 as JD candidate and in 1977 as JNP candidate. Earlier MLAs from this seat were Ramesh Jena of INC in 1995, Prafulla Mishra of INC in 1985, and Santosh Kumar Pradhan of INC(I) in 1980.
Girija Nandini Sahoo of BJD was President of Zilla Parishad, Angul from 2012 to 2017.
04Climate
| Climate data for Angul (1991-2020, extremes 1906-2012) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.7 (98.1) |
42.1 (107.8) |
43.1 (109.6) |
46.1 (115.0) |
47.2 (117.0) |
47.2 (117.0) |
41.1 (106.0) |
38.1 (100.6) |
38.1 (100.6) |
37.7 (99.9) |
35.3 (95.5) |
33.3 (91.9) |
47.2 (117.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.7 (83.7) |
32.1 (89.8) |
36.6 (97.9) |
39.8 (103.6) |
40.2 (104.4) |
36.8 (98.2) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.7 (90.9) |
30.6 (87.1) |
28.7 (83.7) |
33.7 (92.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.1 (57.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
19.7 (67.5) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
13.6 (56.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) |
7.2 (45.0) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
14.3 (57.7) |
12.8 (55.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
5.6 (42.1) |
3.5 (38.3) |
3.5 (38.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 10.4 (0.41) |
14.4 (0.57) |
22.9 (0.90) |
38.0 (1.50) |
81.2 (3.20) |
172.6 (6.80) |
301.7 (11.88) |
285.5 (11.24) |
214.2 (8.43) |
105.2 (4.14) |
17.4 (0.69) |
9.1 (0.36) |
1,272.6 (50.10) |
| Average rainy days | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 9.0 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 11.2 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 66.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 58 | 51 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 63 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 63 | 60 | 61 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department | |||||||||||||
Angul has been ranked 6th best “National Clean Air City” under (Category 3 population under 3 lakhs cities) in India.
05Notable sites
Sources and credits
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