Layout of Rourkela

Rajiv Gandhi Square

Popularly known as the Traffic Gate, the road to Rourkela railway station branches off here from the ring road. It is a major bus stop and also an auto stand where one can get autos to South Rourkela, that is, Fertilizer Township, Lathikata, Jalda and neighboring areas. Also it is a major entrance to the Rourkela Steel Plant.

Bisra

This place is the center of Rourkela Township, as it connects the sector area to the Steel Plant. Attached to this Bisra Maidan is there , Where various type Melas held specially during winter season. One famous festival is called "Dushera" held in October. In this field "Ravana Poda" (a type of fireworks festival) is held. In Hindu religion it's a belief that that day all the evil power are destroyed By 'Maa DURGA'. It is generally said to be best to visit in mid-October during "Dushera".

Chhend

Chhend colony is the biggest colony in ASIA. It is located near to the Mountain. It is beside the river, and somewhat close to a bunch of fields. It is well connected to the Ring Road. It is poorly connected to the highway, as the on-ramps ascend to the highway at a 30 degree incline, which makes driving all but impossible. Many motorists have lost their lives, and the engineer, Parvit Dinderwhal, was fired by the municipality. All the buildings are well planned and well designed. There are lot of private buildings with RDA houses located. SBI ATM is available 24 hrs near the phase-I.

Traffic Tower

This is the place where the traffic of the steel city is regulated to some extent. There is a traffic light post which controls the junction of a bypass road with the ring road. The bypass road which branches from the ring road here passes through Sector-3, 4 and 5 and again rejoins the ring road at Ambagan square. Moving a little distance further is the famous Indira Gandhi Park or simply I.G. Park. On the bypass road there are several other important buildings; among them are the Training Hostel of RSP, Software Technology Parks Of India (STPI), Padmanava College of Engineering(PCE) and the Panthanivas. And there's a Gayatri Temple which lies opposite the Traffic Tower.

P.C.E Square

Named after the Padmanava College of Engineering it is also known as the D.A.V chowk, a women's college right of the square whereas Padmanava college lies on the left. The road branching to Padmanava college in Sector-4 also leads to the women's police station, estate office, horticulture office and education department office of the Rourkela Steel Plant. Also the Central Reserve Police Force or the C.R.P.F 89th Battalion is present nearby. Some other offices of the steel plant are located on the right of ring road like the Town Services Department.

Biju Patnaik Square

Named after the famous son of Orissa Shri Biju Patnaik a statue of this great leader has been erected here. The road right to it leads to Sector-2 and Sector-1 and also to the National Institute of Technology or the N.I.T. The OSRTC Government Bus terminal, German Club & Maxmular Library, Oriya Sahitya Pathachakar (Library) is present nearby. To the right of the square lies the road connecting to bypass road. Also the famous Ahirabandh Temple (Jagannath Temple) is present nearby which is located just near the Sector-3 Police Station. Further on this road are located the famous restaurants of Madhuban, Renuka and Vatika which are totally air conditioned and provide variety of cuisines.

ector- 2/3 Square

The road left to this leads to sector-3 and the right road leads to sector-2, C block.

Panitanki chowk

This is an important junction as the road from Koelnagar-Jhirpani meets here the Ring Road. It is named after a water tank which supplies water to the locality. "Panitanki" is the oriya meaning of a water tank. Also one can go to Sector-20 and Sector-2 from here.

ector-20 Chowk

The road left here leads to Sector-20 and a branch of this road to Sector-19. Moving a little ahead one more important road is connected to ring road is VIP Road, through which, one can reach the famous Rourkela House a luxury guest house for dignitaries who visit the Steel City.

Ambagan Square

This is a major junction as the bypass road meets again the Ring Road. The road left leads to Ambagan Ispat Market a popular market center of the township and also to the largest hospital of the region, Ispat General Hospital (IGH).

Further lies Hamirpur a famous spot. A number of banks are present here like the State Bank of India, Bank of India, UCO Bank, United Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, Bank of Baroda, Pubjab National Bank etc.

A special reservation counter of the South-Eastern Railway is also present here. The other road, that is, the bypass road leads to Sector-5.

Moving a little ahead on the Ring Road, lies the famous Bhanja Bhawan and Telephone Bhawan, located in Sector-6.

ector-7/17 Square

It's the famous 7/17 Square i.e. Sector-7 & Sector-17 Square. The road left leads to Sector-7 & the road right leads to Sector-17. Also the branch roads of this road provide a shortcut to Sector-15, Sector-16 and Sector-18. A little ahead lies Sector-14. A little farther ahead is Sector-11. Just to one side is Sector-10, and to the other side is Sector-3. There is a shopping square in the center of Sector-5.

DAV Square

The square is named as because of DAV School and polytechnics. it Is connected to STI, Basanti Colony And Chhend Colony.