Angul


Angul is a town and a municipality and the headquarters of Angul district in the state of Odisha, India.
in Nalconagar, Angul

Geography

Anugul is located at. It has an average elevation of above sea level.
The total geographical area of the district is 6232 km2. From the point of view of area it stands 11th among the 30 Districts of Odisha.

Demographics

India census, Angul had a population of 44,390. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Anugul 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.

Politics

In the 2019 Indian general election, Mahesh Sahoo won from Dhenkanal.
In Loksabha general election 2014, Nagendra Pradhan and Tathagat Satpathy were elected from Sambalpur and Dhenkanal loksabha constituency respectively.
Angul is part of Dhenkanal.
The current MLA from Angul is Rajanikant Singh of BJD who is elected in 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election and subsequently elected unopposed as the deputy speaker of the assembly. He won the seat in State elections of 2004, 2009, and 2014. 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 in 1980.
Girija Nandini Sahoo of BJD is the current President Zilla Parishad, Angul. She will hold the post from 2012–2017.

Climate