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Odisa

Odisha
State
Official seal of Odisha
Seal
Location of Odisha
Coordinates (Bhubneswar): 20°09′N 85°30′E / 20.15°N 85.50°E / 20.15; 85.50Coordinates: 20°09′N 85°30′E / 20.15°N 85.50°E / 20.15; 85.50
Country India
Statehood 01 April 1936
Capital Bhubaneswar
Largest city Bhubaneswar
Boroughs 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, Cuttack
Area
 • 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)
ISO 3166 code IN-OR
HDI Increase 0.5567 (moderate)
Literacy 73.45%
Official language Odia
Website www.odisha.gov.in
State symbols of Odisha
Language Odia
Anthem Bande Utkala Janani
Dance Odissi
Animal Sambar
Bird Blue jay
Flower Ashoka
Tree Indian fig tree

Odisha (pronunciation: Listeni/əˈdɪsə/) (formerly Orissa) (/ɒˈrɪsə, ɔː-, -/; is one of the 29 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. It is also the 3rd most populous state of India in terms of tribal population.Odia (formerly known as Oriya) is the official and most widely spoken language, spoken by 33.2 million according to the 2001 Census.


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