Orissa Map and Districts List State Information

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Indian State - Orissa


Orissa: At a Glance

The name Orissa is derived from Sanskrit word "Odra Vishaya" or "Odra Desa". The ancient province of "Odra desa" or "Or-desa" was limited to the valley of the Mahanadi and to the lower course of the Subarnarekha River. It comprised the whole of the present districts of Cuttack and Sambalpur and a portion of Midnapore. It was bounded on the West by Gondwana, on the North by the wild hill states of Jashpur and Singhbhum, on the East by the sea and on the South by Ganjam.

The Orissa state, which was once a land of Kings and Kingdoms, now boasts of being rich source of natural resources. Its people, temple architecture, classical dance, religions, fairs and festivals, unique handlooms and handicrafts, green woodlands, rock caves, charming blue hills have always attracted historians, tourists and travellers from all over the world. Its rich history, revolutionary freedom movement, fascinatingly sculptured temples and monuments, tribal life characterized by dance, music, rituals, hunting, gaiety and wild ways have become important topics of research for great historians and scholars.

Orissa Map

Orissa Districts List

S.No	Districts	Area in Sq Km	Population	Headquarters
1	Angul	6,347	9,61,037	Angul
2	Balasore	3,706	16,96,583	Balasore
3	Bolangir	6,552	12,30,938	Bolangir
4	Boudh	4,289	3,17,622	Boudh
5	Bhadrak	2,788	11,05,834	Bhadrak
6	Bargarh	5,832	12,07,172	Bargarh
7	Cuttack	3,915	19,72,739	Cuttack
8	Deogarh	2,781	2,34,238	Deogarh
9	Ganjam	8,033	27,04,056	Chatrapur
10	Dhenkanal	4,597	9,47,870	Dhenkanal
11	Gajapati	3,056	4,54,708	Parlakhemundi
12	Jagatsinghpur	1,759	10,14,242	Jagatsinghpur
13	Jaipur	2,885	13,86,177	Panikolli
14	Jharsuguda	2,202	4,46,726	Jharsuguda
15	Keonjhar	8,336	13,37,026	Keonjhar
16	Kalahandi	8,197	11,30,903	Kalahandi
17	Koraput	8,534	10,29,986	Koraput
18	Kendrapara	2,546	11,49,501	Kendrapara
19	Khurda	2,888	15,02,014	Khurda
20	Mayurbhanj	10,410	18,84,580	Baripara
21	Malkangiri	6,115	4,21,917	Malkangiri
22	Nawarangpur	5,135	8,46,659	Nawarangpur
23	Nayagarh	3,954	7,82,647	Nayagarh
24	Nawapara	3,408	4,69,482	Nawapara
25	Puri	3,055	13,05,365	Puri
26	Kandhamal	6,004	5,46,281	Phulbani
27	Rayagada	7,585	7,13,984	Rayagada
28	Sambalpur	6,702	8,09,017	Sambalpur
29	Sundargarh	9,942	15,73,617	Sundargarh
30	Sonepur	2,284	4,76,815	Sonepur