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Odisha is situated in eastern coast on Bay of Bengal. Map of the coastline around Chilka Lake Satellite view of the Mahanadi River near Subarnapur, in Subarnapur district of Odisha.
Odisha (English: / ə ˈ d ɪ s ə /; [19] Odia: ⓘ), formerly Orissa (the official name until 2011), [20] is a state located in Eastern India. It is the eighth-largest state by area , and the eleventh-largest by population , with over 41 million inhabitants.
According to the 2011 census Khordha district has a population of 2,251,673, [1] roughly equal to the nation of Latvia [8] or the US state of New Mexico. [9] This gives it a ranking of 201st in India (out of a total of 640). [1] The district has a population density of 799 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,070/sq mi). [1]
[8] [10] Nalbana Island is the core area of the Ramsar designated wetlands of Chilika Lake. Nalbana means a weed covered island In the Odia language.... It is a major island in the centre of the lake and has an area of 15.53 km 2 (6.0 sq mi). The island gets completely submerged during the monsoon season.
Ganjam was a part of ancient Dakshina Kalinga. [3] The Mauryan emperor Ashoka inscribed his message at Jaugada near the banks of the Rushikulya, in the present-day Ganjam district.
Cuttack has an air base named Charbatia Air Base for the exclusive use for light exercises and on and off training purposes of the Indian Air Force. The nearest commercial airport is the Biju Patnaik International Airport at Bhubaneswar , about 28 km away but the establishment of an airport in Cuttack, at Choudwar or Naraj to serve such a large ...
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