Rourkela

This article is about the city which is part of the greater metropolis of Odisha. For the greater metropolis, see Odisha.

Rourkela
City
Raurkela
Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium Rourkela Steel Plant Rourkela Municipal Corporation Mandira Dam BPUT NIT Rourkela
Nicknames:  "Steel City", "Ispat Mahanagar", "Engineering Hub", "Industrial Capital of Odisha"
Rourkela Location in Odisha, India Rourkela Rourkela (India)
Coordinates: 22°14′57″N 84°52′58″E
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Sundargarh
Established	3 March 1954
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	Rourkela Municipal Corporation
• Member of Legislative Assembly	Shri Sarda Prasad Nayak, (BJD)
• Mayor	Vacant
• Municipal Commissioner	Ms Dheenah Dastageer, IAS
• SP of Rourkela Police District	Shri Nitesh Wadhwani, IPS
Area
• City	150 km2 (58 sq mi)
Elevation	218.23 m (716.0 ft)
Population  (2011)
• City	536,450
• Rank	India 80th, Odisha 3rd
• Density	6,504/km2 (16,850/sq mi)
• Metro	273,317
Demonym(s)	Rourkelite Rourkelia
Languages
• Official	Odia and English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	769001-769017
Telephone code	0661
Vehicle registration	OD-14
UN/LOCODE	IN RRK
Website	www.rmc.nic.in

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Rourkela (Odia: [ɾauɾɔkela] ^ⓘ) officially Raurkela is a planned city located in the northern district Sundargarh of Odisha, India. It is a Tier-2 city and the third-largest city in Odisha after Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. It is situated about 328 kilometres (204 mi) west of the state capital Bhubaneswar and is surrounded by a range of hills and encircled by the rivers Koel, Sankha, and Brahmani. The city is also popularly known as Ispat Nagar and Steel City of Odisha.

The town has one of the largest integrated steel plants set up with German collaboration Known as Rourkela Steel Plant, of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL). It also has one of the premier national level technical institute known as National Institutes of Technology (NIT Rourkela). Every year, on 3 March Rourkela Day has been celebrated. The city has been selected as smart city in the third phase of the National Smart Cities Mission on 20 September 2016, which is to drive economic growth and improve the quality of life of people by enabling local area development. Rourkela has been declared India's Fastest Moving City (East Zone 2–10 Lakh). Rourkela is third largest city of Odisha state and categorised as a Tier-2 city.