Odisha
Odisha | |
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| Etymology: "Land of the Odias" | |
| Nickname(s): Soul of India India’s Best Kept Secret | |
| Motto: | |
| Anthem: Bande Utkala Janani (Odia) "I Adore Thee, O Mother Utkala" | |
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| Coordinates: 20°16′N 85°49′E / 20.27°N 85.82°E | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| Previously was | Orissa Province |
| Formation | 1 April 1936 Utkala Dibasa |
| Capital | Bhubaneswar |
| Largest city | Bhubaneswar |
| Districts | 30 (3 divisions) |
| Government | |
| • Body | Government of Odisha |
| • Governor | Kambhampati Hari Babu |
| • Chief Minister | Mohan Charan Majhi |
| • Deputy Chief Minister | Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Pravati Parida |
| Area | |
• Total | 155,707 km2 (60,119 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 8th |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 500 km (310 mi) |
| • Width | 1,030 km (640 mi) |
| Highest elevation (Deomali) | 1,672 m (5,486 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total |  41,974,218 |
| • Rank | 11th |
| • Density | 307/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 16.68% |
| • Rural | 83.32% |
| Demonym | Odia |
| Language | |
| • Official | Odia & English |
| • Official script | Odia script |
| GDP | |
| • Total (2026-27) |  ₹11.07 lakh crore (US$110 billion) (nominal) $544.25 billion (PPP) |
| • Rank | 15th |
| • Per capita | ₹263,733 (US$2,700) (nominal) $12,966 (PPP) (21st) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-OD |
| Vehicle registration | OD |
| HDI (2022) | 0.610 Medium (33rd) |
| Literacy (2024) | 79.0% (25th) |
| Sex ratio (2011) | 979♀/1000 ♂ (9th) |
| Website | odisha |
| Symbols of Odisha | |
| Foundation day | Utkala Dibas |
| Bird | Indian roller |
| Fish | Mahanadi mahseer |
| Flower | Asoka |
| Mammal | Sambar |
| Tree | Sacred Fig |
| State highway mark | |
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| State highway of Odisha OD SH1 – OD SH57 | |
| List of Indian state symbols | |
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Odisha (Oriya: oṛiśā, pronounced [oˈɽisa] ⓘ), spelled Orissa until 2011, is a state located in eastern India. It is the eighth-largest state by area, and the eleventh-largest by population, with over 41 million inhabitants. The state also has the third-largest population of Scheduled Tribes in India. It neighbours the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal to the north, Chhattisgarh to the west, and Andhra Pradesh to the south. Odisha has a coastline of 485 kilometres (301 mi) along the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean. The region is also known as Utkaḷa and is mentioned by this name in India's national anthem, Jana Gana Mana.
The ancient kingdom of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka in 261 BCE resulting in the Kalinga War, coincides with the borders of modern-day Odisha. The modern boundaries of Odisha were demarcated by the British Indian government, the Orissa Province was established on 1 April 1936, consisting of the Odia-speaking districts of Bihar and Orissa Province, Madras Presidency and Central Provinces. Utkala Divas (lit. 'Odisha Day') is celebrated on 1 April. Cuttack was made the capital of the region by Anantavarman Chodaganga in c. 1135, after which the city was used as the capital by many rulers, through the British era until 1948. Thereafter, Bhubaneswar became the capital of Odisha.