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
- Banks: 4
- SBI Bank and ATM; UCO Bank; Indian Overseas Bank; State Bank of India
- 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
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.
- Education
- Rourkela is one of the education, technical and medical research hubs of western Odisha, and students come from neighbouring states too.
- 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.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.