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The rivers of Odisha and their tributaries have cut deep and narrow valleys in this region. The Odisha highlands are also known as the Garhjat Hills. This region is well marked by a number of watersheds. A number of river valleys of varying width and flood plains dissect the Eastern Ghats in this region. The average height of this region is ...
[82] [80] The possibly endangered horseshoe crab is also found in this region. [ 83 ] Chilika Lake is a brackish water lagoon on the east coast of Odisha with an area of 1,105 km 2 .
Odisha has 485 kilometres (301 mi) of coastline along the Bay of Bengal on its east, from Balasore to Malkangiri. [1] It is the 9th largest state by area , and the 11th largest by population . Odia (formerly known as Oriya ) is the official and most widely spoken language, spoken by 33.2 million according to the 2001 Census.
East India is a region of India consisting of the Indian states of Bihar, [1] Jharkhand, [2] Odisha [3] and West Bengal [4] and also the union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. [ 5 ] The states of Bihar and West Bengal lie on the Indo-Gangetic plain .
Due to its protective central location in Ganjam district earlier it was the district headquarter and had a military cantonment during British rule. On 24 February 2024, the Government of Odisha upgraded Asika NAC to be a Municipality. [5] Asika ULB administratively divided into 18 Wards; Ward no. 1- Raghunath Nagar; Ward no. 2- Bani Bihar
This location, which gave access to the sea via Chilika Lake, gives evidence of the maritime activities of this region. The recovery of many woodworking adzes and other artifacts shows that Golabal was a boat-building centre. Golabai is the only excavated site in Odisha where boat building has been revealed.
There are 30 districts in Odisha. Mayurbhanj is the largest district and Jagatsinghpur is the smallest district by area. Ganjam is the largest district and Deogarh is the smallest district by population in Odisha. Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha is located in Khordha district.
Bhubaneswar (Odia: [ˈbʱubɔneswɔɾɔ] ⓘ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Odisha.It is located in the Khordha district.The suburban region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as Chakra Khetra and Ekamra Khetra (Area adorned with a mango tree). [4]