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Geographical area
Total forest area
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Location
Neighbouring States
Climate in Orissa
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Population of Orissa
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Orissa Tourist Attractions
Places to see in Orissa
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155,707 sq. km
58136 sq. km.
480 km.
Bhubaneshwar
GMT + 5.30 hrs.
Between 17° C31'N - 20° 31'N and 81° 31'E - 87° 30'E
West Bengal in the north east, Jharkhand in the north,
Andhra Pradesh in the south, Chattisgarh in the west,
Bay of Bengal on the east
Typically tropical with three major seasons, Summer
(March-June), Rainy (July-September), Winter
(October-February).
150 cm.
36804660 (2001 census), 3.58% of country's Population.
Population density 236 per square km. Male -
1,86,60,570, Female - 1,81,44,090 and the sex ratio F:M
is 972:1000. The urban population is 55,17,238 whereas
rural is 3,12,87,422.
Total 63.08 percent; 71.35 percent male and 50.51
percent female.
The majority (over 94 percent) consists of Hindus.
Muslim, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhist and Jains form a
very small minority.
Unilingual Oriya speaking state.
Total districts 30 - Major are Cuttack, Puri, Khurda,
Nayagarh, Balasore, Bhadrak, Dhenkanal, Sundergarh,
Sambalpur, Deogarh, Koraput.
Airport at Bhubaneswar; Total railway route length -
2287 km; broad gauge railway network about-2401 km;
Total length of surfaced roads about 14,870 km, criss-crossed
by a network of national and state highwas. Regular
connections available to all major cities of the state
and adjoining Kolkata, Raipur, Ranchi, Vizag etc.
Facilities like STD, ISD, E-mail, Internet, Cellular
phones are functional almost everywhere in larger town
and cities.
Time honoured temples, virgin beaches, lakes, tribal
areas, handicrafts and handlooms, wildlife reserves,
majestic monuments, fair and festivals.
Chandipur Beach
Gopalpur on Sea
Rath Yatra in Puri
Shri Jagannath Temple
Sun Temple Konark
Konark Dance Festival
Bhitarkanika National Park |
