🗺 State & UT profiles

Odisha

Population (2011)41,947,358

Density (per sq km)269

Urban population (%)16.68

Kingdoms and empires9

Events on the map4

🗺 Geography

⛰ Land and rivers

Physiographic divisions: The Peninsular Plateau (part of the state)

Mountains & hills: The Eastern Ghats (part of the state)

Plateaus: The Chotanagpur Plateau (part of the state)

Rivers: Mahanadi, Indravati

Physical India →

⚠ Natural hazards

NCERT’s hazard maps do not name this state as a whole.

Natural hazards →

🌿 Protected areas and natural heritage

Biosphere reserves: Similipal (1994)

Ramsar wetlands (6): Chilika Lake, Bhitarkanika Mangroves, Satkosia Gorge, Ansupa Lake, Tampara Lake, Hirakud Reservoir

Tiger reserves (2): Simlipal, Satkoshia

Climate & life → · Water & protected areas →

🏭 Resources and economy

Crops: Jute

Minerals & energy: Iron ore, Manganese, Bauxite

Industries: Aluminium smelting

Major ports: Paradip (Odisha)

Resources & economy →

📜 History

👑 Who held this land

Kingdoms, empires and cultures whose territory, as drawn on our map, covered a large part of today’s Odisha, or that were based here. Extents are approximate, so treat this as a guide to who held the region — not as exact borders.

Kalinga c. 700–261 BCE · based here

Mauryan Empire c. 321–185 BCE

Mahameghavahana (Chedi) of Kalinga c. 200 BCE – c. 50 CE · based here

Pushyabhuti (Vardhana) Dynasty c. 500 CE – c. 647 CE

Eastern Ganga Dynasty c. 1078 – 1434 · based here

Gajapati Kingdom 1434 – 1541 · based here

Mughal Empire 1526 – 1857

British East India Company 1600 – 1858

Maratha Empire 1674 – 1818

700 BCE1950

📅 Events in Odisha

c. 261 BCE ★ Kalinga War · Dhauli, Kalinga
c. 150 BCE Kharavela's Hathigumpha inscription · Udayagiri, Bhubaneswar
c. 1135 Jagannath temple at Puri begun · Puri
c. 1250 Konark Sun Temple built · Konark

🏛 Historic places

Dhauli Rock Edictsc. 260 BCE Konark Sun Templec. 1250

🎨 People and culture

👥 2011 Census

Population: 41,947,358
Share of India’s population (%): 3.47
Density (per sq km): 269
Decadal growth 2001–11 (%): 13.97
Urban population (%): 16.68
Work participation rate (%): 41.8

People →

🎨 Art & culture

Classical dances: Odissi

Living painting traditions: Pata Chitra

UNESCO intangible heritage: Chhau dance

Art & culture →

Geography: features are those on our Geography map that cover a good part of the state (or that NCERT places in it); hazards, reserves, crops, minerals, industries and ports are where NCERT, UNESCO or the Ramsar list name or place them. Census figures are for 2011, as NCERT prints them.

How this is made: nothing here is new — it is YugMap’s own map data sorted by today’s states. A kingdom is listed if its territory on our map covered at least 40% of the state at some point, or if its centre or capital lies here; events and places are listed where their map point falls inside the state. State outlines follow India’s official map.