Odisha

Odisha is State located in the Eastern region of India. This article provides infomation about Odisha's overview, population, demographic information, household data, administration, and a list of its sub-districts.

Odisha Overview

Odisha State is established on 1950 and the capital of Odisha is Bhubaneswar. Total area of Odisha is 155,707 km² including 152,355 km² rural area and 3,352 km² urban area. Odia is the official language of Odisha, which is spoken by the majority of the population. As per ISO 3166-2:IN standard, The ISO code of Odisha is IN-OD.

Odisha State is further divided in to districts for administrative purposes. Mayurbhanj is the largest district of Odisha which covers area of 10418 km² while Jagatsinghapur is the smallest district of Odisha which covers area of 1668 km². Ganjam is the most populated whereas Debagarh is the least populous district in Odisha State.

Population of Odisha

As of the 2011 census, Odisha has a population of approximately 41,974,218 peoples which is divided into urban population of 7,003,656 and rular population of 34,970,562. The population density in Odisha region is about 270 persons per square kilometer.

Household in Odisha

There are about 9,637,820 houses in the district, including 1,547,833 urban houses and 8,089,987 rural houses. The average household size is about 4 people per house.

List Of District in Odisha

As per 2011 stats, there are 30 districts in Odisha. Here is the list of all Odisha districts along with area & population information.

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