Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Linguistic maps of Odisha. Odia is the official language of Odisha [139] and is spoken by 82.70% of the population according to the 2011 census of India. [138] It is also one of the classical languages of India. English is the official language of correspondence between state and the union of India.
Odisha, a state on the eastern coast of India, is divided into 30 administrative geographical units called Districts. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] These 30 districts have been placed under three different revenue divisions to streamline their governance.
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. [2] Seal of Odisha
Odia (/ ə ˈ d iː ə /; [1] [11] ଓଡ଼ିଆ, ISO: Oṛiā, pronounced ⓘ; [12] formerly rendered as Oriya) is a classical Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the official language in Odisha (formerly rendered as Orissa), [ 13 ] where native speakers make up 82% of the population, [ 14 ] and it is also spoken ...
But it provides for the continued use of English for the 'purposes within the state for which it was being used before the commencement of the Constitution', until the Legislature of the State otherwise provides by law. [2] Orissa is the first state to be evolved on the basis of language. So The Orissa Official Language Act, 1954 was enacted in ...
Odia (formerly known as Oriya) is the official and most widely spoken language, spoken by 33.2 million according to the 2001 Census. [1] The modern state of Odisha was established on 1 April 1936, as a province in British India, and consisted predominantly of Odia-speaking regions. [2] April 1 is celebrated as Odisha Day. [3]
On 20 February 2014, the Odia language was given the status of a classical language of India, making it the sixth language to have the status. [163] The Assembly Election 2024 was won by BJP and Mohan Charan Majhi became the Chief Minister of the state.
The Government of Odisha and its 30 districts consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Odisha, a judiciary, and a legislative branch. Like other states in India, the head of state of Odisha is the Governor , appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Central government, and their post is largely ceremonial.