Angul is the headquarters of Angul district

Angul District

Angul is a district of Orissa state in India. The city of Angul is the district headquarters.-History:A bridge between western and coastal areas of Orissa where the prehistoric and protohistoric relics are found in village Bhimakund, Kankili, Kulei, Samal, Sanakerjang, Kaliakata, Paranga, Kerjang,...

 in the State of Orissa

Orissa

Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...

, India.

The district came into existence on April 1, 1993. The district covers a geographical area of 6232 km² and supports a population of about 11.40 lakhs. It is although new but strategically most advanced district because it gives highest return of revenue to the Government due to vast coal mines located here.

Big industries like National Aluminium Company

National Aluminium Company

National Aluminium Company Limited, abbreviated as NALCO, has units all over India at places like Angul and Damanjodi...

 (NALCO), Mahanadi Coalfields Limited

Mahanadi Coalfields Limited

Mahanadi Coalfields Limited is one of the major coal producing company of India. It is one of the eight subsidiaries of Coal India Limited. Mahanadi Coalfields Limited was carved out of South Eastern Coalfields Limited in 1992 with its headquarter at Sambalpur...

 (MCL), National Thermal Power Corporation

National Thermal Power Corporation

NTPC Limited is the largest Indian state-owned energy service provider based in New Delhi, India. It is listed in Forbes Global 2000 for 2010 ranked it 341st in the world...

 (NTPC), Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) Talcher

Talcher

Talcher is one of the 4 sub-divisions of Anugul district in the Indian state of Orissa . Situated on the right bank of the river Brahmani, the capital of the erstwhile Talcher State is one of the fastest growing industrial and mining complexes of the country.-Geography:Talcher is located at...

, Indian Aluminium Product Ltd  , Bhusan Steels Ltd.  , BRG ltd. etc. are situated in the district. The great natural resources and beauties like Satakosia Gorge over River Mahanadi, Rengali Dam

Rengali Dam

Rengali dam is located in Orissa. It is constructed across Brahmani River in Rengali village located 70 KM from Angul in Angul district, Orissa in India.- Construction :The dam was constructed in 1985...

 & Samal Barage over Brahmani River

Brahmani River

The Brahmani is a major seasonal river in the Orissa state of Eastern India. The Brahmani is formed by the confluence of the Sankh and South Koel rivers, and flows through the districts of Sundargarh, Kendujhar, Dhenkanal, Cuttack and Jajapur...

, hot water spring at Deulajhari in its Athmallik sub-div, Panchadhara hills, Budhi Thakurani & Lord Jagannath Temple

Jagannath Temple

-India:*Jagannath Temple, Puri, Orissa, India*Jagannath Temple, Koraput, Orissa, India*Jagannath Temple, Baripada, Mayurbhanj, Orissa, India*Jagannath Temple, Nayagarh, Orissa, India*Jagannath Temple, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India*Jagannath Temple, Delhi, India...

, the unique puppet dance.

Even though Angul district blessed with rich natural resources, it is the hottest district in India where maximum temperature goes up to 50 C during summer, and the credit goes to Orissa govt for destroying the natural greens of the district. Still the industrialization of the district has not stopped in spite of the public anger for destroying jungles. The state govt in its way to setup more and more mines, plants in the district making it difficult to live.

Politics

During the election 2007 Zilla Parisad president elected as Er. Sasmita Naik (Congress). Due to any problem she resigned from her post. That's why another election takes place and in that Mr. Santosh Kumar Naik (BJD) was elected as President.

In 2009 MLA & MP election Mr. Amarnath Pradhan (Congress) & Mr. Tathagat Satpathy (BJD) was elected from Sambalpur & Dhenkanal loksava constituency respectively.
The MLAs who are won in 2009 election :-

Mr. Sanjiv Sahu (Athamallik) (BJD)

Mr. Khageswar Behera (Chhendipada) (BJD)

Mr. Brajakisor Pradhan (Talcher) (Swadhin)

Mr. Ravi Pani (Palalahara) (BJD)

Mr. Rajanikant Singh (Angul) (BJD)

Blocks of Angul

1. Angul

2. Chhendipada

3. Kaniha

4. Banarpal

5. Athamallik

6. Kishorenagar

7. Talcher

8. Palalahara

Colleges

• Government Autonomous College, Angul
  Government Autonomous College, Angul
  The Government Autonomous College, Angul is a premier educational institute set up by the Government of Orissa, India, in the year 1957 at Angul, which was inaugurated by the then Chief Minister of Orissa Dr Harekrishna Mahatab. It is situated at the heart of Angul nearly 1 km away from NH-42....
  
  
• Womens' College, Angul
• Raneswar Institute of management and Information Technology,Angul