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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Angul}}
{{original research|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Angul district
| other_name =
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| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Odisha|District]]
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| image_caption = Top: [[Nalconagar, Angul|Nalconagar]] Jagannath Temple Bottom: Panchadhara Ghati, [[Athmallik]]
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| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1 April 1993
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| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Angul]]
| government_type = District
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| leader_title = [[District collector|Collector & District Magistrate]]
| leader_name = Abdaal M. Akhtar, IAS
| leader_title1 = Superintendent of Police
| leader_name1 = Rahul Jain, IPS
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| elevation_m = 875.5
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| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 06764
| registration_plate = Angul OD-19, Talcher OD-35
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'''Angul district''', also known as '''Anugul district''', is one of the [[list of districts of Odisha|thirty]] districts of [[Odisha]] in eastern [[India]]. The city of [[Angul]] is the district headquarters of Angul district. A major industrial hub of the state, the district hosts numerous industries relating to coal, bauxite and steel apart from extensive forests including the [[Satkosia Tiger Reserve]].

==History==
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The name "Angul" of the district originates from its headquarters, [[Angul]]. According to L.S.S. O’Malley, the name is believed to be a transformation of "Anugol," with a legend attached. In the past, the region was inhabited by [[Khonds]], Savaras, and [[Gondi people|Gonds]], with Khonds being predominant. It was divided into principalities led by Khond chiefs, until the Odisha King established rule, aided by Rajputs and adventurers, over the Khonds who paid tribute. The last Khond chief, Anu, rebelled, and a conspiracy led to his deposition through a struggle called "gol." The conquerors commemorated their victory by naming the land "Anugol," which evolved into "Anugula" or "Anugol" in colloquial language.

The district is actually a conglomeration of various parts with differing administrative history. Angul subdivision, roughly the central part of the district, was initially a feudatory state under the [[East India Company]] who had entered into a treaty with its rules after the lapse of Maratha authority in the area around 1803. In 1847, the then raja, Somanath Singh, revolted against the Company and was therefore deposed and exiled. His state was escheated as a Government Estate and was attached to the Orissa Division for administrative convenience. A Tahsildar was appointed in charge of the same. In 1891, the [[Bengal Presidency]] Government constituted Angul into a separate district and added the Phulbani subdivision of present day [[Kandhamal district]] to it. A Deputy Commissioner cum [[District Magistrate]] was appointed with extensive powers. This continued till 1936 when the new state of Orissa abolished the district and merged the Angul portion with [[Cuttack district]]. It later formed a part of [[Dhenkanal district]] after 1949.

The [[Pallahara]], [[Athamallik]] and [[Talcher]] subdivisions of the district were also separate feudatory states, known as Garhjats in Odisha. Each had a Raja as the ruler and a different administrative setup under the overall supervision of the Superintendent at [[Sambalpur]]. After 1949, like the Angul subdivision, these were all merged to form a part of the Dhenkanal district. On April 1, 1993, these were clubbed together and a new district with Angul as headquarters was constituted.

== Geography ==
Angul is located in the centre of the state of [[Odisha]] and lies between the latitudes of 20°31′N and 21°40′N and longitudes of 84°15′E and 85°23′E. The altitude is between {{convert|564|and|1187|m}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999 |archive-date=16 June 2004 |title=Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional) |access-date=1 November 2008 |publisher=Census Commission of India}}</ref> The district has an area of {{cvt|6232|km2}}. It is bounded by [[Dhenkanal district|Dhenkanal]] and [[Cuttack district]] in the east, [[Deogarh district|Deogarh]], [[Keonjhar District|Kendujhar]] and [[Sundargarh district]] in north, [[Sambalpur district|Sambalpur]] and [[Sonepur district|Sonepur]] in west and [[Boudh district|Boudh]] and [[Nayagarh district|Nayagarh]] in the south side. The district is abundant with natural resources. Angul, The [[district]] [[headquarters]] is about {{convert|150|km}} from the state capital [[Bhubaneswar]].

== Divisions ==
The district administration is headed by a Collector and District Magistrate, usually called the Collector who combines in his office the roles of revenue collection, law and order maintenance and implementation of development programmes. He is assisted at headquarters by two Additional District Magistrates (ADM) and by four Sub Collectors cum Sub Divisional Magistrates posted at Angul, Pallahara, Athamallik and Talcher for the first two roles. Below subdivision level, the district is divided into 8 Blocks which are co-terminus with Tahsils. While the former deals with the development aspect, the latter is a revenue unit. The Block Development Officer (BDO) and [[Tahsildar]] cum Executive Magistrate are the respective heads of each. The Collector is usually an officer of the [[Indian Administrative Service]] while the other officers belong to the Odisha Administrative Service.

The following is the list of blocks, tehsils and subdivisions in the district of Angul:

'''Sub-division'''
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* [[Angul]]
* [[Athmallik]]
* [[Talcher]]
* [[Pallahara]]
{{div col end}}

'''Blocks'''

{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* Angul Sadar
* Athmallik Sadar
* [[Chhendipada]]
* Talcher Sadar
* Pallahada Sadar
* Banarpal
* [[Kishorenagar]]
* Kaniha
{{div col end}}

'''Tehsils'''
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* Angul
* [[Athmallik]]
* Talcher
* Pallahada
* Chendipada
* Banarpal
* [[Kishorenagar]]
* Kaniha
{{div col end}}

In addition to the officers noted above, a chief development officer cum executive officer, Zila Parishad is posted at Angul. He supervises the functioning of the BDOs directly and reports to the Collector who is ex officio Chief Executive Officer of the Zila Parishad. Various line departments like education, health care, agriculture are headed by officers of the rank of Deputy Collectors who are also directly under the operational control of the Collector. All departments also have a parallel setup at the block level with the BDO directly supervising the field level functionaries. Each block is further divided into Gram Panchayats. Angul has a total of 225 Panchayats which are headed by an elected head called the Sarpanch assisted by an executive officer.

The three urban areas of Angul, [[Talcher]] and [[Athamallik]] are each headed by an executive officer who report to the Collector through the Project Director, District Urban Development Agency.

Maintenance of law and order is supervised by the [[Superintendent of Police]] (SP), an officer of the [[Indian Police Service]]. The SP is technically subordinate to the District Magistrate but in practice is almost completely independent except for certain statutory functions. He is assisted by Additional and Deputy SPs at the headquarters and by SDPOs at police subdivision levels. The district has a total of 25 thanas or Police Stations, each headed by an Inspector in-charge. Owing to the large industrial establishments and major mining related disputes, Angul has a heavier than usual police presence.

There are three Divisional Forest Officers posted in the District for Angul, Satkosia and Athamallik. They belong to the [[Indian Forest Service]] and are responsible for the preservation of wildlife and management of forests. In addition, the DFO at [[Debagarh|Deogarh]] exercises control over the Pallahara subdivision. A Regional Chief Conservator of Forests posted at Angul supervises them apart from heading the Satkosia Tiger Reserve.

The civil and criminal justice system are under the District and Sessions Judge at Angul. He is assisted by Additional District Judges, Civil Judges (Senior and Junior) Divisions and Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrates. The District Magistrate, ADM and SDMs are also Executive Magistrates and report to the District and Sessions Judge in that capacity.

== Demographics ==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,78,144|13=1911|14=2,87,294|15=1921|16=2,50,480|17=1931|18=3,09,044|19=1941|20=3,60,714|21=1951|22=4,08,041|23=1961|24=5,00,033|25=1971|26=6,28,537|27=1981|28=7,85,734|29=1991|30=9,61,037|31=2001|32=11,40,003|33=2011|34=12,73,821|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=center}}

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Angul district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,273,821,<ref name=districtcensus>{{Cite web |title=District Census Handbook 2011 - Angul|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/914/download/36524/DH_2011_2115_PART_A_DCHB_ANUGUL.pdf|website=[[Census of India]]|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> ranking of 380th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus /> The district has a population density of {{convert|199|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus /> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 11.55%.<ref name=districtcensus /> Anugul has a [[sex ratio]] of 942 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus /> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 78.96%. 16.21% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 18.81% and 14.10% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus />

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|title=Religion in Angul district (2011)<ref name="census2011-religion">{{cite web|title=Table C-01 Population by Religious Community: Odisha|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11387/download/14500/DDW21C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=Census of India, 2011|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
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{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages of Angul district (2011)<ref name="census2011-langreport"/>
|label1 = [[Odia language|Odia]] |value1 = 95.50 |color1 = saddlebrown
|label2 = [[Ho language|Ho]] |value2 = 1.40 |color2 = deepskyblue
|label3 = [[Hindi]] |value3 = 1.30 |color3 = orange
|label4 = Others |value4 = 1.79 |color4 = grey
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At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 95.50% of the population in the district spoke [[Odia language|Odia]], 1.41% [[Ho language|Ho]] and 1.30% [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref name="census2011-langreport">{{cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Odisha|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10217/download/13329/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2100.XLSX|website=Census of India 2011 |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

== Politics ==
=== Legislative Assembly Constituencies ===
{{Main|List of constituencies of Odisha Vidhan Sabha}}
The following are the five [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]] constituencies<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf |title=Assembly Constituencies and their EXtent |access-date=28 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305154017/http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls |title=Seats of Odisha |access-date=28 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305013054/http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> of Angul district and the elected members<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ws.ori.nic.in/ola/mlaprofile/listofmem1.asp |title=List of Member in Fourteenth Assembly |work=ws.ori.nic.in |quote=MEMBER NAME |access-date=19 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502003512/http://ws.ori.nic.in/ola/mlaprofile/listofmem1.asp |archive-date=2 May 2007}}</ref> of the Angul district:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! No.
! Constituency
! Reservation
! Extent of the Assembly Constituency (Blocks)
! Member of 14th Assembly
! [[Political party|Party]]
|-
! 59
| [[Pallahara Assembly constituency|Pallahara]]
| None
| Pallahara, Kaniha (part)
| Ashok Mohanty
| bgcolor="#FF9933" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
! 60
| [[Talcher Assembly constituency|Talcher]]
| None
| Talcher (M), Talcher, Kaniha (part)
| Braja Kishore Pradhan
| bgcolor="#004225" | [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]]
|-
! 61
| [[Angul Assembly constituency|Angul]]
| None
| Angul (M), NALCO (C. T), Angul (part), Banarpal (part)
| Pratap Pradhan
| bgcolor="#FF9933" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
! 62
| [[Chhendipada Assembly constituency|Chhendipada]]
| SC
| Chhendipada, Banarpal (part)
| Agasti Behera
| bgcolor="#FF9933" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
! 63
| [[Athmallik Assembly constituency|Athmallik]]
| None
| Athmallik (NAC), Athmallik, Kishorenagar, Angul (part)
| Nalini Pradhan
| bgcolor="#004225" | [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]]
|}

=== Lok Sabha constituencies ===

Since 2008, Angul district is represented in [[Dhenkanal (Lok Sabha constituency)]] and [[Sambalpur (Lok Sabha constituency)]].

[[Angul (Lok Sabha constituency)]] does not exist in 1952 general elections to 1st Lok Sabha. However it is created from 2nd till 5th Lok Sabha during 1957 till 1976. Badakumar Pratap Gangadeb got elected in 1957 and 1971 for 2nd and 5th Lok Sabha while [[Harekrushna Mahatab]] was elected in 1962 to 3rd and D. N. Deb was elected in 1967 to 4th Lok Sabha. Angul Seat ceased after the creation of [[Deogarh (Lok Sabha constituency)]] in 1977 from 6th Lok Sabha. Deogarh seat was also delimited in 2008.<ref name="angul-ls">{{cite web |title=All Members of Lok Sabha (Since 1952) Members Biographical Sketches |url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/lokprev.aspx |access-date=21 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729134043/http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/lokprev.aspx |archive-date=29 July 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Natural resources and coal mines ==
Angul district has the Radhikapur West coal block which is known for its good quality coal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gem.wiki/Radhikapur_(West)_coal_mine#cite_note-MSTC-1|title = Radhikapur (West) coal mine|date = 30 April 2021}}</ref> In December 2020, the coal mines were auctioned for supplying to an Aluminium Smelter plant in Jharsuguda.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Market|first=Capital|date=2020-12-31|title=Vedanta wins Radhikapur West Coal Block|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-cm/vedanta-wins-radhikapur-west-coal-block-120123100195_1.html|access-date=2020-12-31}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

===Bibliography===
*{{Cite book |last=O'Malley |first=L.S.S. |title=Bengal District Gazetteers – Angul |year=1908 |url=http://indianculture.gov.in/gazettes/bengal-district-gazetteers-angul-1 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812034819/https://indianculture.gov.in/gazettes/bengal-district-gazetteers-angul-1 |archive-date=12 August 2023 |access-date=2023-08-12 |language=en }}
*{{cite book| editor-last=Taradatt |editor-first= Dr.|title=Odisha district gazetteers – Angul |url=https://gopabandhuacademy.gov.in/sites/default/files/gazetter/Angul_Gazetteer.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161220120827/https://gopabandhuacademy.gov.in/sites/default/files/gazetter/Angul_Gazetteer.pdf|url-status=live |archive-date= 20 December 2016|publisher=Gopabandhu Academy of Administration [Gazetteers Unit], General Administration Department, Government of Odisha}}
*

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|http://angul.nic.in/}}

{{Geographic location
| Centre = Angul district
| North = [[Sundargarh district]]
| Northeast = [[Kendujhar district]]
| East = [[Dhenkanal district]]
| Southeast = [[Cuttack district]]
| South = [[Nayagarh district]]
| Southwest = [[Subarnapur district]] [[Baudh district]]
| West = [[Sambalpur district]]
| Northwest = [[Debagarh district]]
}}

{{Angul district}}
{{Odisha}}
{{Mahanadi Basin}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Coal mining districts in India]]
[[Category:1993 establishments in Orissa]]
[[Category:Districts of Odisha]]

Angul district - Revision history

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