Angul district; also known as Anugul, is one of the thirty districts of Odisha in eastern India. The city of Angul is the district headquarters of Angul district. 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 . The district has an area of . It is bounded by Dhenkanal and Cuttack district in the east, Deogarh, Kendujhar and Sundargarh district in north, Sambalpur and Sonepur in west and Boudh and Nayagarh in the south side. The district is abundant with natural resources. Angul, The district headquarters is about from the state capital Bhubaneswar. A study jointly conducted by Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D) and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reveals that Angul district is among the top ten most polluted Indian cities where the pollution level reached a "very alarming" level. Divisions The following is the list of blocks, tehsils and subdivisions in the district of Angul: Subdivisions Angul Athmallik Talcher Pallahara Blocks Angul Sadar Athmallik Sadar Chhendipada Talcher Sadar Pallahada Sadar Banarpal Kishorenagar Kaniha Tehsils Angul Athmallik Talcher Pallahada Chendipada Banarpal Kishorenagar Kaniha Demographics According to the 2011 census, Angul district has a population of 1,273,821, ranking of 380th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 11.55%. Anugul has a sex ratio of 942 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 78.96%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 18.81% and 14.10% of the population respectively. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 95.50% of the population in the district spoke Odia, 1.41% Ho and 1.30% Hindi as their first language. Politics Legislative Assembly Constituencies The following are the five Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Angul district and the elected members of the Angul district: 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