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Geographical
Information of Orissa
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| Location |
17.49
and 22.34 North Latitude, and 81.27 and 87.29 East
Longitude |
| Capital
City |
Bhubaneswar |
|
Total
Area in Sq. Km.
|
155.707,
4.8% of total area of India.
|
|
Total
Population (as per 1991 Census)
|
36.7
million
|
| Native
Language |
Oriya
|
|
Density
per Sq.Km (as per 1991 Census)
|
203
|
|
Total
Urban Population (as per 1991 Census)
|
42,34,983
|
|
Total
Rural Population (as per 1991 Census)
|
2,74,24,753
|
|
Number
of Districts
|
30
|
|
Number
of Sub Divisions
|
58
|
|
Number
of Tahasils
|
147
|
|
Number
of Blocks
|
314
|
|
Number
of Tribal Blocks
|
118
|
| Peoples |
Local
peoples are known as Oriyas including 62 tribes.
|
|
Number
of Gram Panchayats
|
5263
|
|
Total
Number of Villages (as per 1991 Census)
|
51057
|
|
Number
of Municipalities
|
31
|
|
No
of NACs
|
70
|
|
Total
Literacy ( 1991)
|
1,29,45,917
|
|
Literacy
Rate
|
49.1
%
|
|
Per
Capita Income (1997-98)
|
6994
|
|
Industrial
Employment
|
1,71
Lakh.
|
|
Industrial
Units
|
1899
|
|
Domestic
Airports
|
4
|
|
Climate
|
500
Summer
|
|
|
70
Winter
|
|
Normal
Rainfall
|
1482.2
mm
|
|
Water
Resources
|
12
% of India
|
|
Seasons
|
Summer
- March to June
Rainy - July to September
Winter - October to February
|
|
Clothing
|
Light
weight / cotton clothing for summer and rainy season.
Warm
garments for winter.
Raincoat
/ Umbrella will be handy during rainy season.
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Infrastructural
Information of Orissa
Top
|
|
Land
Mass of Orissa
|
4.74
% of India .
|
|
Villages
Electrified
|
70.6
%
|
|
Domestic
Airport
|
4
|
|
Air
Strips
|
17
|
|
Total
Road Length ( 96 - 97)
|
218625
Km.
|
|
a.
National Highway
|
1625
KM
|
|
b.
State Highway
|
4406
KM
|
|
c.
Major District Road
|
4735
KM
|
|
Coastline
|
Over
480 kms, dotted with virgin beaches like Chandipur,
Chandrabhaga, Puri, Gopalpur, etc.
|
|
Railway
Routes ( 96-97 )
|
|
|
Broad
Gauge
|
2192
KM
|
|
Narrow
Gauge
|
144
KM
|
|
No.
of Railway Station
|
266
|
|
No.
of post offices ( 94-95 )
|
8072
|
|
a.
Head P.O.
|
35
|
|
b.
Sub P.O.
|
1345
|
|
c.
Branch
|
6683
|
|
No.
of Police Stations
|
442
|
|
No.
of Telephone Exchanges ( 94-95 )
|
676
|
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No.
of Hospitals ( 94-95)
|
180
|
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No.
of Universities
|
5
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Agricultural
Information of Orissa
Top
|
|
Gross
cropped Area ( in thousand hectares . 1995 - 1996 )
|
96.68
|
|
Irrigation
Potential Created ( Khariff and Rabi ) In thousand
hectares ( 95 -98 )
|
32.58
|
|
Total
Area under Forest ( In sq. kms)
- 37% of total area
of the State
|
58,135
|
|
Net
Area shown ( In thousand Hectares ) 95 - 96
|
62.10
|
|
Fertilizer
Consumption per Hect. of Gross Cropped Area ( Kg) 96 -
97
|
30.52
|
|
Orissa
|
30.52
|
|
All
India
|
75.7
|
|
Net
irrigated Potential Created As % of Net Cultivable
Area ( Orissa ) 96 - 97
|
15.59
Hq.( 35.0 %)
|
|
Orissa
|
15.59
|
|
All
India
|
35.0
%
|
|
Average
size of Operational Holding
|
1.34
|
|
Orissa
|
1.34
|
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All
India
|
1.57
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