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Odisha

state in Eastern India
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Summary

Odisha is a state of India[1].

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: East India[2]
  • Country: India[3]
  • Head of government: Mohan Charan Majhi[4]
  • Continent: Asia[5]
  • Head of state: Ganeshi Lal[6]
  • Capital: Bhubaneswar[7]
  • Official language: Odia[8]
  • Shares border with: West Bengal[9], Jharkhand[10], Chhattisgarh[11], Andhra Pradesh[12]
  • Anthem: Bande Utkala Janani[13]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Northern division[14], Central division[15], Southern division[16]
  • Legislative body: Odisha Legislative Assembly[17]
  • Inception: April 1, 1936[18]
  • Official website: http://www.odisha.gov.in[19]
  • Population: 36,706,920[20], 41,974,218[21]
  • Office held by head of government: Chief Minister of Odisha[22]
  • Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26]
  • Official name: ଓଡ଼ିଶା[27], उड़ीसा[28], Odisha[29]
  • Female population: 20,762,082[30]
  • Male population: 21,212,136[31]

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Physical Characteristics

Odisha covers an area of 155,707 km²[32].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Odisha include Kalinga Prize[33], a science award[34], in India[35], founded in 1951[36].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Odisha include Kalinga Prize[33], a science award[34], in India[35], founded in 1951[36].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . newindianexpress.com. Retrieved . newindianexpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . 2011 census of India. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . 2011 census of India. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . 2011 census of India. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → East India
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 20.15, 'lon': 83.5}
    Sitelink count → 149
    Wikipedia languages → ['ace', 'af', 'am', 'an', 'anp', 'ar', 'as', 'ast', 'awa', 'az', 'azb', 'ban', '
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Located in the administrative territorial entity: East India"
  2. 16w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2AF9FI
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  3. 17w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → orissa-india
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: orissa-india, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289950951|orissa india (#289950951)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]"
  4. 23w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → New Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +1
    Illiterate population → {'amount': '+15231623'}
    Head of government → Mohan Charan Majhi
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Northern division, Central division, Southern division
    + 48 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ Yso id: 174374, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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