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Odisha (English: / ə ˈ d ɪ s ə /; [19] Odia: ⓘ), formerly Orissa (the official name until 2011), [20] is a state located in Eastern India. It is the eighth-largest state by area, and the eleventh-largest by population, with over 41 million inhabitants. The state also has the third-largest population of Scheduled Tribes in India. [21]
The State Cabinet approved for the move in June 2008 and the government of Odisha passed a resolution in the state assembly in August 2008 for the purpose and sent it for Center's approval. [3] The bill having been passed in both the houses of the Parliament, the enactment of the legislation has been assented by the President of India.
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.
Odisha (formerly Orissa) is one of the 28 states of India, located on the eastern coast. It is surrounded by the states of West Bengal to the northeast, Jharkhand to the north, Chhattisgarh to the west and northwest, and Andhra Pradesh to the south and southwest.
Odisha is one of the most religiously and ethnically homogeneous states in India. More than 94% of the people are followers of Hinduism. [25] Hinduism in Odisha is more significant due to the specific Jagannath culture followed by Odia Hindus due to independent rule of Odia Hindu kings. Hinduism flourished in the eastern coastal region under ...
Odisha has 9036.36 MW installed capacity of electricity production, out of which 6753.04 MW is coal-generated. 2166.93 MW is generated by hydro power and 116.39 MW by other renewable sources. [47] Odisha was the first state in India to reform its power sector. In 1996, it passed the Orissa Electricity Reform Act to restructure and privatize the ...
Orissa is the former name of the state of Odisha in India. Orissa may also refer to: Places. Orissa Subah, a Mughal imperial province;
The Orissa Tributary States, also known as the Gadajats (ଗଡ଼ଜାତ) [1] and as the Orissa Feudatory States, [2] were a group of princely states of British India now part of the present-day Indian state of Odisha. The Orissa Tributary States were located in the Garhjat Hills, the hilly and former heavily forested region of eastern ...