Local businesses in Rourkela
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Restaurants and cafes: 16
- SLR Restaurant; Juice Center; MV & GDB Night Canteen; Day Canteen; Hexagon; Night Canteen; Dosa Plaza
- Hotels and lodges: 7
- CVR Hall of Residence; Adarsh hotel; M N International; North Guest House; south guest house; KMS hall
- Places of worship: 4
- sacred heart Cathedral Cgurch; sacred heart Cathedral Church; Maa Vaishno Devi Temple; Jaganath Temple
- Parks and stadiums: 12
- Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium; Ispat Stadium; Ispat Nehru Park; Traffic Park; Indira Gandhi Park; Childrens Park
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.
- Local economy
- Rourkela is called the industrial capital of Odisha and was the first place in India to house an integrated steel plant. The city has also joined the IT world through an STPI earth station.
- 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.