Raurkela Industrial Township
Raurkela Industrial City is a city in Sundargarh District in the Indian state of Odisha.
Raurkela Industrial City | |
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Town | |
  Raurkela Industrial City Location in Odisha, India  Raurkela Industrial City Raurkela Industrial City (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22.1872°N 84.8991°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Sundargarh |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Town | 210,412 |
| • Metro | 552,970 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | OD 14 |
| Website | odisha |
Demographics
At the 2011 census, Rourkela Industrial City had 210,412 inhabitants, forming with Rourkela town an Urban Agglomeration of 552,970. As of 2001 India census,[1] Raurkela Industrial City had a population of 206,566. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Raurkela Industrial City has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 68%. In Raurkela Industrial City, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. It acquired 14th place in quality of urban sanitation under the National Rating and Award Scheme for Sanitation for Indian Cities by the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India.
References
- "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.