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| Angul | |
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| Coordinates | 20°47′50″N 85°1′26″E / 20.79722°N 85.02389°ECoordinates: 20°47′50″N 85°1′26″E / 20.79722°N 85.02389°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Orissa |
| District(s) | Angul |
| Nearest city | Bhubaneswar, Cuttack,Rourkela |
| Parliamentary constituency | Sambalpur & Dhenkanal |
| Sex ratio | 893 female per 1000 male ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 68% |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Climate Temperature |
according to weather (Köppen) • 51 °C (124 °F) |
| Website | www.angul.nic.in |
Angul (also known as Anugul) (Oriya: ଅନୁଗୋଳ) is a town and a notified area committee and the headquarters of Anugul district in the state of Orissa, India.
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[edit] Geography
Anugul is located at 21°13′N 86°07′E / 21.21°N 86.11°E[1]. It has an average elevation of 195 m (640 ft).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Anugul had a population of 38,022. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Anugul has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 58% of the males and 42% of females literate. About 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Politics
Current MLA from Angul Assembly Constituency is Rajani Kant Singh of BJD, who won the seat in State elections of 2004. Adwait Prasad Singh had won this seat in 2000 as 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.[3]
Angul is part of Dhenkanal (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]
[edit] Colleges
- Government Autonomous College, Angul
- Womens' College, Angul
- Raneswar Institute of management and Information Technology,Angul
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Anugul
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 116-Angul Constituency of ORISSA". Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/March2004/pollupd/ac/states/s18/Partycomp116.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Orissa". Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2000/background/S18/Orissa_AC_Dist_PC.pdf. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
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