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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 ...
The Odisha Highlands are densely forested with tropical semi-evergreen and tropical dry and moist deciduous forests. The Scheduled Tribes account for as much as 37% of the region's population and the Gonds are a major tribal group of this region. [7] Malaria is a major public health concern in these hills. [8]
The 30 districts of Odisha have been placed under three different revenue divisions to streamline their governance. The divisions are Central, North and South with their headquarters at Cuttack (Central Division), Sambalpur (Northern Division), Berhampur (Southern Division) respectively.
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The Odisha semi-evergreen forests (also Orissa semi-evergreen forests) are a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of eastern India.The ecoregion covers an area of 8,600 square kilometers (3,300 sq mi) on the coastal plain of Odisha state, bounded by the Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forests west and north-west, transitioning from the huge ecoregion Lower Gangetic Plains moist ...
Location Map of Karlapt Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha, India.jpg. Karlapat Entrance. Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary (Odia: କର୍ଲାପାଟ୍) is a wildlife sanctuary located in Kalahandi district and a popular tourist attraction of Odisha in India. [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.
The Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forests, presently known as East Deccan moist deciduous forests, [2] is a tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ecoregion in east-central India. The ecoregion covers an area of 341,100 square kilometers (131,700 sq mi), extending across portions of Andhra Pradesh , Chhattisgarh , Jharkhand ...