Local businesses in Rourkela
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Colleges and universities: 9
- Evening College rourkela; NCC Ground; NIT Rourkela; Ispat Vidyamandir; Kalyani Rai Mahavidyalay; NIT Rourkela main building
- Hospitals: 11
- Avinash Hospital; Community Welfare Society Hospital; Kalinga Trauma Hospital; Rourkela General Hospital; Sarna Hospital; Shree Jagannath Maternity Care Centre; Ispat General Hospital; Railway Hospital; Government Hospital
- Banks: 4
- SBI Bank and ATM; UCO Bank; Indian Overseas Bank; State Bank of India
Rourkela facts
- District
- Sundargarh district
- Population, 2011 Census
- 5,52,970
- Area
- about 90 sq km, about 216 m above sea level
- PIN codes
- 769001 (Rourkela), 769010 (Rourkela - 10), 769011 (Rourkela - 11), 769013 (Rourkela - 13)
- Places nearby
- Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium (hockey stadium, 2 km), Ispat Stadium (cricket stadium, 2 km), Sacred Heart Cathedral (church, 3 km), Tribal Museum Rourkela (tribal Museum, 3 km)
- History
- In the local Sadri language Rourkela means your village.
- Culture and food
- Rourkela is cosmopolitan, and celebrates festivals including Utkala Dibasa, Rama Navami, Pana Sankranti, Rath Yatra, Nuakhai and Durga Puja.
- Geography
- Rourkela lies in Sundargarh district at about 219 m above sea level, covers about 200 sq km and is on the Howrah–Mumbai railway line.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.