Odisha

Odisha, spelled Orissa until 2011, is a state located in . It is the eighth-largest state by area, and the eleventh-largest by population, with over 41 million inhabitants.

Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Bhubaneswar and Puri.

, the capital of Odisha, lies on the banks of the River Kuakhai which is part of the Mahanadi River delta. Together with and , it forms the Swarna Tribhuja or Golden Triangle of Odisha tourism.

, also known as Jagannath or Purushottama , is a seaside pilgrimage town in the state of Odisha. It is a major tourist destination with the famous temple of Lord Jagannath and a very long beach offering beautiful and pleasant sights.

is the second largest city of Odisha after . The state's former capital is steeped in old traditions, with a perfect combination of traditional and modern lifestyles.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as North Coast and Northwest Odisha.

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covers the north-western region of Odisha.

Odisha

Latitude of center
20.5431° or 20° 32′ 35″ north
Longitude of center
84.6897° or 84° 41′ 23″ east
Population
42,000,000
Elevation
512 metres (1,680 feet)
Abbreviation
“OR”
United Nations Location Code
IN ORS
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2240991967
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
1261029
Wiki­data ID
Q22048
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Yue Chinese—“Odisha” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: Odisha
  • Achinese: Orissa
  • Afrikaans: Odisha
  • Afrikaans: Orissa
  • Albanian: Orissa
  • Amharic: ኦዲሣ
  • Amharic: ኦዲሻ
  • Angika: उड़ीसा
  • Arabic: أديشا
  • Arabic: أديشة
  • Arabic: أريسة
  • Aragonese: Odisha
  • Armenian: Օդիշա (նահանգ)
  • Armenian: Օդիշա
  • Assamese: উৎকল
  • Assamese: উৰিষ্যা
  • Assamese: ওড়িশা
  • Assamese: কলিংগ
  • Asturian: Odisha
  • Awadhi: ओडिशा
  • Azerbaijani: Odisha
  • Azerbaijani: Orissa
  • Balinese: Odisha
  • Basque: Odisha
  • Basque: Orissa
  • Belarusian: Адыша
  • Belarusian: Арыса
  • Bengali: উড়িষ্যা
  • Bengali: ওড়িশা
  • Bhojpuri: ओडिशा
  • Bishnupriya: ওড়িশা
  • Breton: Odisha
  • Breton: Orisa
  • Bulgarian: Одиша
  • Bulgarian: Ориса
  • Burmese: သြရိဿပြည်နယ်
  • Burmese: ဩဋိသာပြည်နယ်
  • Catalan: Orissa
  • Cebuano: State of Odisha
  • Central Bikol: Odisha
  • Chechen: Орисса
  • Chinese: Odisha
  • Chinese: 奥迪沙邦
  • Chinese: 奥迪萨邦
  • Chinese: 奥里萨
  • Chinese: 奥里萨邦
  • Chinese: 奧里薩
  • Chinese: 奧里薩邦
  • Chinese: 欧迪沙
  • Chinese: 阿里沙省
  • Chuvash: Одиша
  • Croatian: Orissa
  • Czech: Urísa
  • Czech: Uríša
  • Danish: Odisha
  • Danish: Orissa
  • Dhivehi: އޮރިއްސާ
  • Dotyali: उडिशा
  • Dutch: Odisha
  • Dutch: Orissa
  • Esperanto: Odiŝo
  • Esperanto: Oriso” (historical)
  • Estonian: Odisha
  • Estonian: Orissa
  • Fiji Hindi: Odisha
  • Fiji Hindi: Orissa
  • Finnish: Odisha
  • Finnish: Orissa
  • French: Odisha
  • French: Orissa” (historical)
  • Galician: Odisha
  • Galician: Orissa
  • Gan Chinese: 奥里萨邦
  • Georgian: ოდიშა
  • Georgian: ორისა
  • German: Bundesstaat Odisha
  • German: Odisha
  • German: Orissa
  • Goan Konkani: Orisa
  • Goan Konkani: ओरिसा
  • Goan Konkani: ಒರಿಸ್ಸಾ
  • Greek: Ορίσα
  • Gujarati: ઑડિશા
  • Hakka Chinese: O-lî-sat-pang
  • Hakka Chinese: Orissa
  • Hausa: Odisha
  • Hebrew: אודישה
  • Hindi: उत्कल
  • Hindi: ओडिशा
  • Hindi: कलिंग
  • Hungarian: Orisza
  • Icelandic: Odisha
  • Ido: Odisha
  • Indonesian: Odisha
  • Indonesian: Orissa
  • Interlingue: Odisha
  • Irish: Odisha
  • Italian: Orissa
  • Japanese: オディシャ州
  • Japanese: オリッサ
  • Japanese: オリッサ州
  • Javanese: Odisha
  • Kannada: ಒಡಿಶಾ
  • Kannada: ಒರಿಸ್ಸಾ
  • Kashmiri: اوڈِشا
  • Kazakh: Одиша
  • Kirghiz: Одиша
  • Kirghiz: Орисса
  • Korean: 오디샤
  • Korean: 오디샤주
  • Ladin: Odisha
  • Latin: Odisa
  • Latin: Orissa
  • Latvian: Orisa
  • Lithuanian: Odiša
  • Lithuanian: Orisa
  • Macedonian: Одиша
  • Macedonian: Ориса
  • Maithili: उडिसा
  • Maithili: ओडिशा
  • Malagasy: Odisha
  • Malay: Odisha
  • Malay: Orissa
  • Malayalam: ഒഡീഷ
  • Manipuri: ꯑꯣꯔꯤꯁꯥ
  • Manipuri: ꯑꯣꯗꯤꯁꯥ
  • Marathi: ओडिशा
  • Mazanderani: اودیشا
  • Min Dong Chinese: Odisha
  • Min Nan Chinese: Orissa
  • Mingrelian: ოდიშა
  • Mingrelian: ორისა
  • Mongolian: Одиша
  • Mongolian: Орисса
  • Nepali: उड़िसा
  • Nepali: ओडिसा
  • Newari: ओडिशा
  • Northern Frisian: Odisha
  • Northern Luri: ئوٙریسا
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Orissa
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Odisha
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Orissa
  • Norwegian: Odisha
  • Occitan (post 1500): Odisha
  • Oriya: ଉଡ୍ର
  • Oriya: ଉତ୍କଳ
  • Oriya: ଓଡ଼ିଶା
  • Oriya: କଳିଙ୍ଗ
  • Oromo: Odisha
  • Ossetian: Одишæ
  • Ossetian: Ориссæ
  • Ottoman Turkish (1500-1928): اریسه
  • Ottoman Turkish (1500-1928): اوریسه
  • Pampanga: Orissa
  • Panjabi: ਉੜੀਸਾ
  • Panjabi: ਓਡੀਸ਼ਾ
  • Persian: اودیسا
  • Persian: اودیشا
  • Persian: اوریسا
  • Polish: Orisa
  • Portuguese: Odisha
  • Portuguese: Odixa
  • Portuguese: Orissa
  • Pushto: اوډيشا
  • Pushto: اوړېشه
  • Romanian: Odisha
  • Russian: Одиша
  • Russian: Орисса
  • Sanskrit: ओडिशाराज्यम्
  • Santali: ᱳᱰᱤᱥᱟ
  • Scots: Odisha
  • Serbian: Калинга
  • Serbian: Одиша
  • Serbian: Ориса
  • Serbian: Уткал
  • Serbo-Croatian: Odiša
  • Serbo-Croatian: Orissa
  • Sindhi: اوڙيسا
  • Sindhi: اوڙيسيا
  • Sinhala: ඔරිස්සා
  • Sinhala: ඕඩිෂා
  • Slovak: Urísa
  • Slovenian: Kalinga
  • Slovenian: Odiša
  • Slovenian: Orisa
  • Somali: Odisha
  • South Azerbaijani: اودیسا
  • Spanish: Odisha
  • Spanish: Orissa
  • Swahili: Odisha
  • Swahili: Orissa
  • Swedish: Odisha
  • Swedish: Orissa
  • Tagalog: Odisha
  • Tajik: Одиша
  • Tajik: Орисса
  • Tamil: ஒடிசா
  • Tatar: Одиша
  • Tatar: Орисса
  • Telugu: ఒడిశా
  • Telugu: ఒడిషా
  • Telugu: ఒరిస్సా
  • Thai: รัฐโอฑิศา
  • Thai: รัฐโอริศา
  • Thai: รัฐโอริสสา
  • Tibetan: ཨོ་རི་ས།
  • Tulu: ಒಡಿಶಾ
  • Tulu: ಒರಿಸ್ಸಾ
  • Turkish: Orissa
  • Ukrainian: Одіша
  • Ukrainian: Орісса
  • Urdu: اڈيشا
  • Urdu: اڈیشا
  • Urdu: اڈیشہ
  • Urdu: اڑیسہ
  • Urdu: اُڑیسہ
  • Uzbek: Odisha
  • Uzbek: Orissa
  • Venetian: Orissa
  • Vietnamese: Odisha
  • Vietnamese: Orissa
  • Waray (Philippines): Orissa
  • Welsh: Odisha
  • Welsh: Orissa
  • Western Frisian: Orissa
  • Western Panjabi: اوڑیسا
  • Wu Chinese: 奥迪沙邦
  • Wu Chinese: 奥里萨邦
  • Yiddish: אדישא
  • Yiddish: אדישאַ
  • Yoruba: Orissa
  • Yue Chinese: 奥迪沙邦
  • Yue Chinese: 奧里薩邦
  • ओडिशा

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