Odisha (formerly Orissa) is one of the states of India, located in the eastern coast. It is surrounded by the states of West Bengal to the north-east, Jharkhand to the north, Chhattisgarh to the west and north-west, and Andhra Pradesh to the south.
Odisha has 485 kilometres (301 mi) of coastline along the Bay of Bengal on its east, from Balasore to Malkangiri. It is the 9th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population.Odia (formerly known as Oriya) is the official and most widely spoken language, spoken by 33.2 million according to the 2001 Census.
Statehood 01 April 1936 (Utkal Dibasa)
Capital Bhubaneswar
Largest city Bhubaneswar
Total District 30
Government
• Body Government of Odisha
• Governor S.C. Jamir
• Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik (BJD)
• Legislature Unicameral (147 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency 21 Lok Sabha;10 Rajya Sabha
• High Court Odisha High Court, CuttackArea
• Total 155,820 km2 (60,160 sq mi)
Area rank 9th
Population (2011)
• Total 41,947,358
• Rank 11th
• Density 270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Odia
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Literacy 73.45%
Official language Odia
Website www.odisha.gov.in
The name of the state was changed from Orissa to Odisha, and the name of its language from Oriya to Odia, in 2011, by the passage of the Orissa (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2010 and the Constitution (113th Amendment) Bill, 2010 in the Parliament.The name of the state was changed from Orissa to Odisha, and the name of its language from Oriya to Odia, in 2011, by the passage of the Orissa (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2010 and the Constitution (113th Amendment) Bill, 2010 in the Parliament.
There are 30 districts in Odisha — Angul, Balangir, Balasore, Bargarh, Bhadrak, Boudh, Cuttack, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Kendrapara, Keonjhar, Khordha, Koraput, Malkangiri, Mayurbhanj, Nabarangpur, Nayagarh, Nuapada, Puri, Rayagada, Sambalpur, Subarnapur, Sundargarh.
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Odisha has 485 kilometres (301 mi) of coastline along the Bay of Bengal on its east, from Balasore to Malkangiri. It is the 9th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population.Odia (formerly known as Oriya) is the official and most widely spoken language, spoken by 33.2 million according to the 2001 Census.
Statehood 01 April 1936 (Utkal Dibasa)
Capital Bhubaneswar
Largest city Bhubaneswar
Total District 30
Government
• Body Government of Odisha
• Governor S.C. Jamir
• Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik (BJD)
• Legislature Unicameral (147 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency 21 Lok Sabha;10 Rajya Sabha
• High Court Odisha High Court, CuttackArea
• Total 155,820 km2 (60,160 sq mi)
Area rank 9th
Population (2011)
• Total 41,947,358
• Rank 11th
• Density 270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Odia
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Literacy 73.45%
Official language Odia
Website www.odisha.gov.in
The name of the state was changed from Orissa to Odisha, and the name of its language from Oriya to Odia, in 2011, by the passage of the Orissa (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2010 and the Constitution (113th Amendment) Bill, 2010 in the Parliament.The name of the state was changed from Orissa to Odisha, and the name of its language from Oriya to Odia, in 2011, by the passage of the Orissa (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2010 and the Constitution (113th Amendment) Bill, 2010 in the Parliament.
There are 30 districts in Odisha — Angul, Balangir, Balasore, Bargarh, Bhadrak, Boudh, Cuttack, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Kendrapara, Keonjhar, Khordha, Koraput, Malkangiri, Mayurbhanj, Nabarangpur, Nayagarh, Nuapada, Puri, Rayagada, Sambalpur, Subarnapur, Sundargarh.
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