Angul City Guide
Located in the state of Odisha, Angul is not popular on the tourism map.
However, the beautiful destination is known for its natural scenic beauty
and Satkosia wildlife sanctuary along with bank of Mahanadi River that is
known for a variety of wildlife. It has a 22 km long narrow gorge in the
patyway of Mahanadi River that makes it one of the top and of course
mightiest gorges in the country. During your Angul tour in Odisha, you will
also explore Tikarpara – a heaven for crocodiles in the state. Not forget to
mention the Rengali biosphere that is the part of Angul.
Apart from the aforementioned tourist places and attractions, there is a lot
more to explore in Angul and its surrounding areas. In simple words, you
will explore the beautiful shrines too. What is the most beautiful and
attractive of all shrines is the sleeping image of Lord Vishnu located at
Bhimkund that is a village on the bank of River Brahmani. Budhi Thakurani
Temple, Sailashreekhetra, Hingula Peetha, etc are some other attractions.
Not forget to mention the Ravan Chhaya that is an important traditional art
of Angul. During your tour to Bhubaneswar in Odisha or when you explore Puri
, Chilika and Konark, just spend some hours or a day in Angul. Definitely,
you will explore the most beautiful and real charm of Odisha tourism that is
less popular.
As Angul is a commercial and industrial centre of Odisha, it has a developed
transportation network. It is well connected with the capital Bhubaneswar
and other parts of Odisha. Situated on NH 42 at a distance of 160 km from
Bhubaneswar, the place is an important road junction of the State connected
by regular bus services from Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Talcher,
Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Rourkela, Raipur, Durgapur and other important places
of the State and nearby States.
Angul Railway Station is on the Barang Jn.–Sambalpur section of
Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line in the East Coat Railway Zone headquartered at
Bhubaneswar. Important train routes to Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Howrah, Nagpur,
New Delhi, Kurla, Visakhapatnam make it helpful for Angul citizens to
commute to other parts of nation.
In Angul, taxis, buses and autos are available easily. There are a number of
moderately priced hotels in the town.
The nearest domestic airport is
Biju Patnaik International
Airport, located in Bhubaneswar, 150 km southeast of Angul. It is about
three hours drive to Biju
Patnaik International Airport from Angul. To make arrangements for a
taxi from Airport to Angul, contact one the taxi operators and travel agents
that have counter in the Airport.
Angul Quick Facts
State: Odisha
Languages: Oriya and Hindi
STD Code : 06764
Weather: Hot in summer and moderately cool in winter
Best Season: Winter, October to March
Famous For: Religious, Scenic, Industries
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