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About Odisha |
GEOGRAPHICAL
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Latitude
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17°
48’ North to 22° 94’ North |
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Longitude |
81°
24’ East to 87° 29’ East |
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Area |
1,60,2795 Sq. Km. |
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Coast Line |
482 Km |
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Forest Area |
58135 Sq Km |
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Length of Roads |
222303 Km |
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Length of Railway
Line |
2173 Km |
METEOROLOGICAL
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Best Period to Visit |
October to March |
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Max Temperature |
43 Degree Celsius (May) |
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Min Temperature |
15 Degree Celsius(Dec &
Jan) |
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Average Rain Fall |
127.98 Cm |
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DEMOGRAPHICAL
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Total |
Rural |
Urban |
Population
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36,706,920 |
31,210,602 |
5,496,318 |
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Sex Ratio
(Females per 1000
Males) |
972 |
986 |
895 |
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Child Population
(Age Group 0-6) |
5,180,551 |
4,551,134 |
629,417 |
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Sex Ratio of Child
Population (Females per 1000 males) |
950 |
954 |
927 |
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Literacy Rate
Males
Females |
63.61
75.95
50.97 |
60.44
73.57
47.22 |
80.95
88.32
72.68 |
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Density of
Population
(Per Sq Km) |
236 |
204 |
1967 |
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SOME IMPORTANT HISTORICAL
SEQUENCES OF Odisha
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261 B.C
: Kalinga War, Acceptance of Ahinsa Dharma by Ashok
1st
Century : Reign of Kharavela
Vth
Century : Reign of Mathor Family
IXth & Xth Century : Reign of Kharavela
1150 AD : Jagannath Temple Rebuilt
1256 AD : Konark Temple Completed
1510 : Sri Chaitanya in
Visited Odisha
1514 : Construction of commercial complex by
Portuguese at Pipili
1578 : Beginning of Afgan Rule
1751 : Beignning of Maratha Rule
1803 : Beginning of British Rule
1817 : Paika War of Liberation
1866 :
Great Bengal Famine(Then Odisha was part of Bengal Presidency)
1876 : Foundation of Ravenshaw College
1896 : Birth of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose
at Cuttack
1936 : Odisha becomes a separate
province
1937 : First election in Odisha and Congress
Ministry formed
1943 : Establishment of Utkal University
1948 : Establishment of Odisha High Court and
Cuttack Radio
Station, New Capital, Bhubaneswar,
Sadheikala & Kharasuan
Detached from Odisha
1957 : Construction of Hirakud Dam
1962 : Construction of Paradeep Port
1990 : Cuttack celebrates its one thousand
th aniversary
1999 : Super Cyclone hits Odisha coast in Oct.1998-1999 |
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