The District of Angul situated at the heart of Odisha was a part of Undivided Dhenkanal District till early March 1993, but for the administrative convenience, Dhenkanal District was divided into two parts i.e. Dhenkanal and Angul vide State Government Notification No. DRC-44/93/14218/R. dated 27 March 1993. Angul District came into existence as a separate District on April 1, 1993. The District is surrounded by Cuttack & Dhenkanal on the east, Sambalpur & Deogarh on the west, Sundargarh & Keonjhar on the north and Phulbani on the south. Covering an area of 6232 sq.km, Angul District is located at Latitude 20.50 North to 85.00 East Longitude.The altitude of this place is 564 to 1187 mts.
Angul District is densely populated as per the 2011 census.The District has 1930 villages having 1273821 population. Total population comprises of 655718 male population and 618103 female population. District‘s rural population is more compared to its urban population, as is the case in almost all other Districts of the state. Total rural population of the District is 1067275 while total urban population is 206546. as per 2011 census. The District has 239552 SC and 179603 ST population.
Public Representatives
List of Members of Parliament of the District
| Sl. No. | Constituency name | Name | Photo |
| 1 | 09-Dhenkanal | Shri Mahesh Sahoo |  |
| 2 | 03-Sambalpur | Shri Nitesh Ganga Deb |  |
List of Members of Legislative Assembly of the District
| Sl. No. | Constituency Name | Name | Photo |
| 1 | 059-Pallahara | Shri Mukesh Kumar Pal |  |
| 2 | 060-Talcher | Shri Braja Kishore Pradhan |  |
| 3 | 061-Angul | Shri Rajani Kant Singh |  |
| 4 | 062-Chhendipada (SC) | Shri Susanta Kumar Behera |  |
| 5 | 063-Athamallik | Shri Ramesh Chandra Sai |  |
