Raurkela Industrial Township

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Raurkela Industrial Township
city
Raurkela Industrial Township
Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates: 22°11′14″N 84°53′57″E / 22.1872°N 84.8991°E / 22.1872; 84.8991Coordinates: 22°11′14″N 84°53′57″E / 22.1872°N 84.8991°E / 22.1872; 84.8991
Country  India
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Population (2011)
  city 210,412
  Metro 552,970
Languages
  Official Oriya
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Raurkela Industrial Township is a town in Sundargarh District in the Indian state of Odisha.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Rourkela Industrial Township had 210,412 inhabitants, forming with Rourkela town an Urban Agglomeration of 552,970. [citation needed]As of 2001 India census,[1] Raurkela Industrial Township had a population of 206,566. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Raurkela Industrial Township 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 Township, 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

  1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 


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