| Geographical area | 1,55,707 sq.km |
| Total forest area | 8136 sq. km. |
| Coastline | 480 |
| Capital | Bhubaneswar |
| Location | |
| Time | GMT + 5.30 hrs. |
| Neighbouring States | 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. |
| Climate in Odisha (Orissa) | seasons – Summer (March-June), Rainy Season (July-September) and the Winter (October-February). |
| Population of Odisha (Orissa) | 4.37 Cr |
| Literacy rate | 72.87 % |
| Religion | animism, nature worship, shamanism, ancestor worship & fethism to the highly evolved forms of religion like Hinduism,Islam, Christianism, Buddhism and Jainism. |
| Language | Oriya |
| Administrative set up | Total districts 30 – Major are Cuttack, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Balasore, Bhadrak, Dhenkanal, Sundergarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Koraput. |
| Transportation | 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. |
| Communication | Facilities like E-mail, Internet, Cellular phones are functional almost everywhere in larger town and cities. |
| Odisha(Orissa) Tourist Attractions | 1 -Puri Beaches of Orissa are represented by a long Coastline of Bay of Bengal with golden sand..… 2 – Temples in Bhubaneshwar.… 3 – Puri Ratha Yatra.… 4 – Chilika Lake Dolphins.… 5 – Birding at Mangalajodi.… 6 – Wildlife of Simlipal National Park.… 7 – Mangrove Wetland of Bhitarkanika.… 8 – Konark Sun Temple. |
| Places to see in Odisha (Orissa) | Chandipur Beach
Gopalpur on Sea
Rath Yatra in Puri
Shri Jagannath Temple
Sun Temple Konark
Konark Dance Festival
Bhitarkanika National Park |
