Facts and Figures About Odisha (Orissa)

Location

Odisha is located in eastern India, bordered by the Bay of Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, and Andhra Pradesh to the south. 

Size

Odisha is the eighth-largest state in India by area, covering 155,707 square kilometers. 

Population

Odisha is the eleventh-largest state in India by population, with over 41 million people. 

Economy

Odisha’s economy is the 15th-largest in India, with a gross domestic product of ₹5.86 trillion (US$70 billion). 

Literacy

Odisha’s literacy rate is 73.4%, which is just below the national average of 74.04%. 

Coastline

Odisha has a coastline of about 485 kilometers (301 miles) along the Bay of Bengal. 

Regions

Odisha is divided into four geographical regions: the Northern Plateau, Central River Basins, Eastern Hills, and Coastal Plains. 

Districts

Odisha is divided into 30 districts, which are further subdivided into 314 blocks called tahasil. 

Famous places

Odisha is home to the leaning temple of Huma in Sambalpur, the Puri temple, and the Hirakud Dam, the world’s longest earthen dam. 

Famous festivals

Odisha is the birthplace of the India surf festival. 

Daringbadi

Known as the Kashmir of Odisha, Daringbadi receives unexpected snowfall in winters.

Geographical area

 1,55,707 sq.km

Total forest area

 8136 sq. km.

Coastline

 480

Capital

 Bhubaneswar

Location 

Time

 GMT + 5.30 hrs.

Neighboring States

 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)

 seasons – Summer (March-June), Rainy Season (July-September), and Winter (October-February).

The population of Odisha (Orissa)

 4.37 Cr

Literacy rate

 72.87 %

Religion

 animism, nature worship, shamanism, ancestor worship & fetishism to the highly evolved forms of religion like Hinduism, Islam, Christianism, Buddhism, and Jainism.

Language

 Oriya

Administrative set up

 Total districts 30 – Major are Cuttack, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Balasore, Bhadrak, Dhenkanal, Sundergarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, and Koraput.

Transportation

 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

 Facilities like  E-mail, the Internet, and Cellular phones are functional almost everywhere in larger towns and cities.

Odisha(Orissa) Tourist Attractions

  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.  

Places to see in Odisha (Orissa)

 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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