Odisha
Odisha ଓଡ଼ିଶା | |
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 A chariot wheel of the Sun Temple, Konârak, India | |
 Seal | |
 Location of Odisha in Indie | |
 Map of Odisha | |
| Coordinates (Bhubaneswar): 20°09′N 85°30′E / 20.15°N 85.50°ECoordinates: 20°09′N 85°30′E / 20.15°N 85.50°E | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East Indie |
| Established | 1 April 1936 as Orissa Province (Utkala Dibasa/Odisha Day) |
| Capital | Bhubaneswar Cuttack(1936-1948) |
| Largest city | Bhubaneswar[1] |
| Boroughs | 30 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Bodi | Government of Odisha |
| • Governor | S.C. Jamir |
| • Chief Minister | Naveen Patnaik (BJD) |
| • Legislature | Unicameral (147 seats) |
| • Parliamentary constituency | 21 Lok Sabha; 10 Rajya Sabha[2] |
| • High Court | Odisha High Court, Cuttack |
| Area | |
| • Total | 155820 km2 (60,160 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 9th |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 41,947,358 |
| • Rank | 11th |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-OR |
| HDI |  0.442 (Low) |
| HDI rank | 19th (2011)[3] |
| Literacy | 73.45%[4] |
| Offeecial leid | Odia, English |
| Website | www |
| Seembols | |
| Sang | Bande Utkala Janani |
| Dance | Odissi |
| Ainimal | Sambar |
| Bird | Indian Roller |
| Flouer | Ashoka |
| Tree | Sacred fig |
Odisha or Orissa[5][6] (Odia: ଓଡ଼ିଶା) is ane o the 29 states o Indie, locatit in the east o Indie.
References
[eedit | edit soorce]- ↑ "Cities having population 1 lakh and above, Census 2011" (PDF). Government of Indie. Retrieved 2 Februar 2015.
- ↑ "Our Parliament" (PDF). Lok Sabha. Government of Indie. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 3 Februar 2015. Retrieved 2 Februar 2015.
- ↑ "Inequality- Adjusted Human Development Index for India's States". UNDP. Archived frae the original on 7 Julie 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ "State of Literacy" (PDF). Census of Indie. p. 110. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ "Orissa celebrates Odisha". The Times of Indie. 5 November 2011. Archived frae the original on 27 December 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ↑ "Mixed views emerge as Orissa becomes Odisha". India Today. 6 November 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
