Geographical area
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1,55,707 sq.km |
Total forest area
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8136 sq. km. |
Coastline
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480 |
Capital
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Bhubaneswar |
Location
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Time
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GMT + 5.30 hrs. |
Neighboring States
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West Bengal in the northeast, Jharkhand in the north, Andhra Pradesh in the south, Chattisgarh in the west, and Bay of Bengal in the east. |
The climate in Odisha (Orissa)
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seasons – Summer (March-June), Rainy Season (July-September), and Winter (October-February). |
The population of Odisha (Orissa)
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4.37 Cr |
Literacy rate
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72.87 % |
Religion
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animism, nature worship, shamanism, ancestor worship & fetishism to the highly evolved forms of religion like Hinduism, Islam, Christianism, Buddhism, and Jainism. |
Language
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Oriya |
Administrative set up
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Total districts 30 – Major are Cuttack, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Balasore, Bhadrak, Dhenkanal, Sundergarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, and Koraput. |
Transportation
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Total railway route length – 2287 km; broad gauge railway network about 2401 km; Total length of surfaced roads about 14,870 km, crisscrossed by a network of national and state highways. Regular connections are available to all major cities of the state and adjoining Kolkata, Raipur, Ranchi, Vizag, etc. |
Communication
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Facilities like E-mail, the Internet, and Cellular phones are functional almost everywhere in larger towns and cities. |
Odisha(Orissa) Tourist Attractions
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1 -Puri Beaches of Orissa are represented by a long Coastline of the Bay of Bengal with golden sand.. …
· 2 – Temples in Bhubaneshwar. …
· 3 – Puri Ratha Yatra. …
· 4 – Chilika Lake Dolphins. …
· 5 – Birding at Mangalajodi. …
· 6 – Wildlife of Simlipal National Park. …
· 7 – Mangrove Wetland of Bhitarkanika. …
· 8 – Konark Sun Temple.
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Places to see in Odisha (Orissa)
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Chandipur Beach
Gopalpur on Sea
Rath Yatra in Puri
Shri Jagannath Temple
Sun Temple Konark
Konark Dance Festival
Bhitarkanika National Park |
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