About Rourkela
Rourkela is a city in Odisha, India with a population of 273,317. It is the 191st largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, and the 2,088th largest worldwide. It lies 1,046 km from New Delhi.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#5of 97
Coordinates
22.225, 84.864
Record updated
27 August 2025
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 3,732 in IndiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.