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ODISHA Q ODISHA separate ABOUT THE STATE OF state as a ofthe formation ofthe Utkala Dibasa 1 April (inthe memory odisha Day/ provinceon 1April 1936) Odisha Cuttack (1936-1948) capitalof Bhubaneswar irst city Cuttack l& Largest Capital Orissa High Court, HighCourt 30 Numberofdistricts Total 314 Blocks 317 October 2023- Incumbent Tahsils Raghubar Das (27th) 31 12 June 2024- Incumbent GovernorofOdisha Mohan Charan Majhi (15th)February 2024- Incumbent Sri ChiefMinisterof Odisha Chakradhari Sharan Singh - 7th Court: chief Justiceof OdishaHigh Sri Pitambar Acharya Advocate General, Odisha Seats) : Unicameral (147 seats) Legislature (Vidhan Sabha Parliamentary constituency Lok Sabha (21 seats) seats) Rajya Sabha (10 Odia |Languages Odia, English Official Languages STATE SYMBOLS Emblem of Odisha Ashoka State emnblem Crest Lion Capital of from Konark Sun Temple Emblem of Odisha Warrior and Horse statue Blazon (Government ofOdisha) in Odia and Motto Odisha Sasan Devanagari Sambar Deer State Animal Indian Roller State Bird Ashoka State Flower Ashvattha (Sacred fig) State Tree Mahanadi mahseer Kantakabi Lakshmikanta Fish Bande Utkala Janani: Written bysession of the Utkal Union Song Mahapatra, first sung at the 9th Conference at Puriin 913 Odissi State Dance Chhau dance Eolk dances of Odisha  146 Geographical Area State Boundaries GEOGRAPHICAL EXTENT 155707sq km (8th rank in Country) isar (Four neighbouring States) West Bengal in the North-East, Jharkhand in the Forest Cover Pradesh in the South, Chhattisgarh in the West 39.3 1% North, Andhra Total Population (2011 DEMOGRAPHY Sex Rat io: 978 Census) 41,947,358 (11th in Country) Density: 269 Male Population: 21,201,678 Total Literacy Rate: 73.45% Female Population: 20,745,680 Infant Mortality Rate (INR):40 (Per 1000, live birth) Male Literacy: 82.40% Female Literacy: 64.36% Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR): 2.22 (Per live birth) 1000, HALLOF FAME Largest District (Area wise) Largest District (Population wise) Mayurbhanj Largest Town Ganjam Largest Populated City Cuttack Largest Residential Area Bhubaneswar Longest River Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar Mahanadi River Highest Mountain Peak Largest Mine Deomali, Koraput Largest Lake Talcher Coal Mines Largest Waterfall Chilika(Puri, Khurda and Ganjam) Duduma: formed by the Machkund river (the border of Largest Hot Springs Koraput (Odisha) and Visakhapatnam (Andhra Largest Fort Atri (Baghamari, Khordha) Pradesh) Largest Stadium Barabati Fort Largest Library Barabati Stadium., Cuttack Largest Zoo Harekrushna Mahatab State Library, Bhubaneswar Largest Park Nandankanan Largest Airport Ekamra Kanan Bhubaneswar BijuPattnaik Paradeep PortInternational Airport, Bhubaneswàr Largest Port Largest Museum Largest Railway Platform Jayadeva State Museum, Largest Railway Junction Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar Largest Missile Launching Center of DRDO Khordha Road Largest Pilgrim Center Chandipur, Balasore Puri Largest Temple Largest Fair Sri Jagannath longest-serving chief minister of Odisha Baliyatra Temple, Puri (Cuttack) Naveen Patnaik  147 ENERAL, KNOWLEDGE FIRST IN ODISHA Minister of Odisha Krushna Chandra Gajapati Prime 1946-May1950) Fist Chief Minister of Independent Odisha/ Harekrushna Mahatab(Apr Fist ChiefMinisterof Odisha Fist 1971- Jun 1972 Independent Chief Minister of Odisha Biswanath Das (Apr Fist Nandini Satapathy(Jun 1972- Mar 1973) Woman Chief Minister Smt. Hubback(1 April 1936) Sir John Austen Fist FitstGovernor Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi Indiarnto become Governor of Odisha 1947) Fitst Governor (before Independence) (1April 1946 - 14 August 1947) andlast August Governor(After Independence) Kailash Nath Katju(15 First Court from Odisha Ranganath Mishra ofSupreme FirstCJI f Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab of Odisha Hioct Central Minister Lok Sabha Specaker Rabi Ray FirsttOdia VV Giri Awardee ofOdisha Eirst Bharat Ratna Prof. Pranakrushna Parija Padmabhushan Awardees Education) First Odia Awardees Laxminarayan Sahu (For Sirst Odia Padmashree MinatiMohapatra Awardees Fitst Odia Arjuna Gopinath Mohanty awardee irst Odia Jnanpith Ranu Mishra First Woman Commissioner Sowmya Mishra Officer of Odisha First Woman IPS Pragnya Paramita Das First Woman IAS Srikrushna Mohapatra Commissioner First Odia Police Lalitendu Maansingh First Odia Foreign Justice Lalitendu Maansingh Ambassador First Odia American Jatindra Nath Mohanty First District Collector Nilamani Senapati First Odia ICS Officer Saroj Jena First Air Marshal Chetana Sahu |First Odia Everest Mountaineer Mahakabi Sarala Das First Odia Poet Fakir Mohan Senapati Berhampur First Autobiography Writer Sitaram Vilas Talkies (SSBT), First Cinema Hall of Odisha Gapa Helebi Sata (1976) First Colour Odia Film Utkal Deepika FirstNewspaper Ukal Printing Press Hirakud |First Printing Press First River Dam First River Dam Hirakud Dainika Asha |FirstDaily Newspaper Ravenshaw College, Cuttack (1868) Cuttack (1944) First College Sreeram Chandra Bhanja Medical College, (1956) |First Medical College University College of Engineering. Burla Bhubaneswar (1986) First Engineering College Orissa Engineering College, First Private Engineering College  148 COMPLEXES IMPORTANTTEMPLES AND BUDDHIST TEMPLES BUILTBY CITY Parasurameswar Temple 7th century AD Shailodbhava dynasty Bhubaneswar Mukteswar Temple Brahmeshwar Tenmple 950-975 CE Kolavati Devi ( nother of Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar Somavamsis king Udyotakesari) in in 1058 CE Lingaraj Ter1ple Somavanshi king Jajati Keshari Bhubaneswar I1th century AD Biraja Temple Somavamsi rulerin Jajpur (Known as 1lth century AD (Biraja Kshetra) Rajarani Temple 1lth century AD Bhubaneswar Jagannath TempBe Ganga dynasty king Anantavarman Puri (White Pagoda) Chodaganga in the 12th century CE Konark Sun Temple " also called as Black Pagod Narasimhadeva-I in 13th Konark Declared a UNESCOWorld Centuryof the Eastern Ganga Heritage site in 1984 Dynasty Materials Used-Chlorite, Laterite, and Khondalite Rocks Ananta Basudeva Temple Queen Chandrika Devi Bhubaneswar (daughter of king Ananga Bhima Deva II) in 13th century AD Huma Temple 16th century AD Tara Tarini Temple A Brahmin named Basu Praharaj Sambalpur at the banks of Rishikulya river near Dhauli Stupa (Peace Pagoda) the Japan Brahmapur (siteof a set of rock edicts left by th¢ the KalingaBuddha Sangha and Nippon Buddha Bhubaneswar Indian emperor Ashoka in Sangha in 1972 about 260 BC) Lalitgiri (Buddhist centre) Ratnagiri(Buddhist centre) Jajpur "Ratnagiri-Udayagiri-Lalitgir" complex is also called Cuttack Birupa river valley. Udayagiri (Buddhist centre) Diamond Triangle" Jajpur IMPORTANT HISTORICAL SITES IN ODISHA HISTORICAL SITES Ashoka rock inscriptions at Jaugada LOCATION DISTRICT Rock inscription of theedics of Ashoka and the Pandya, Ganjam sculpture Salrock cut cell with a niche and an inscription of of elephaht Dhaui. Khurda Chandeswar Pillar Santikara Dhauli Khurda Paintings on the rock locally known as Ravana Chhaya and othr Siriapur, Cuttack ancient monuments and remans Sitabhanji, Keonjhar  149 GENERALKNOWLEDGE GEOGRAPHY OF ODISHA : SOILS, AND DRAINAGE centraltract comprises aseries of platcaus a'sgeologicformations vary considerably The inland area to the west nbothageandi character. Inthe interior regions, and basins occupying theGhats; the platcau areas and northofthe Eastern Cstending across the stable landmass of the but several of the Indiansubcontinent (a fragent of the ancient provide scant resources,Kalahandi, Balangir. basins notably the supercontincnt Gondwana), arefound some of have the soil and theoldest rocks of EEarth's crust, while along Hirakud, and Jharsuguda- support local to seaboard are deltaic alluvial deposits and (he irrigation facilities sand. agriculture. ndges of windblown coastal plains are formed of alluvial soils be can divided broadly into four The to the Bay The state natural divisions: the northern plateau, deposited by the many rivers flowingknown as Ghats, the central tract, and area is of Bengal; localiy the coastal plain to the the Eastern thecoastal plains. The northern plateau (in the the Balasore (Baleshwar) River delta in the northern part of the state) is an extension of northeast, the Mahanadi southwest. ihe forest-covered and mincral-rich Chota centre, and the Chilka plain to the main rivers the Nagpur plateau centred in Jharkhand. parallel In addition to the Mahanadi, Budhabalanga, ,The Eastern Ghats, extending roughly are' the Subarnarekha, 10the coast and rising to an elevationof about Baitarani, Brahmani, Rushikulya. and 3.600 feet (1,100 metres), are remnants of a Vamsadhara. eastern of the very ancient line of hills in Odisha's saltwater Chilka Lake is one peninsular India. largest lagoons in India. MOUNTAIN RANGES OF ODISHA DISTRICT FACTS IMPORTANT PEAKS HEIGHT rich biodiversity 1672 mn Koraput Deomali 1501 m Gajapati flora plus faunal diversity, unique Mahendragiri Hills temples, numerous streams and the clear blue sea at a distance (abode of Lord Parashurama) Rayagad lookslike two jaws and houses a shrine Devagiri Range of Lord Shiva at its neeting pont Khordba Significance for seekers ot Buddhsm Dhauli Hills since there is a becautiful ShantiStupa in its premises, hold five rock-cut Buddhist chambers (3rd century BC). Kalahandi Available ot The bauxite plently and Niyamgiri Hills 1515 m homeland to one of lndia's most remote ribes, Dongria Kondh Balangir and|aluminium operations Gandhamardhan Hills 1060m Bargarh |I87 m Kendujhar Thud highest peak otOdisha Malayagiri Hills | Kapilash Dhenkanal A Scenie site to both the adventure Mountain Range kovers and tlindu devotees. Kandhannal Kashni ot Odisha Daringbadi Badam Pahar Hil s 1075 n  150 RIVERS OF ODISHA Most of the major rivers of Odisha flow the Budhabalanga, the Salandi, and the eastwards and ultimately empty into the Bay of Bengal. However, can be distinguisheddepending into four on the source thcy Rivers which originate inside through other the Vamsadhara River, and Odi states the s (hehRau , sthinh Bahu,eut Rivers that originate groups: which flowNaOdigasvha,ali outside Odisha Rivers which originate inside (the Brahmani, the Subarnarekha, the Ib, and tributaries ofrivers th Rive, the Kolab, and the Indravati tSihrloeugh ru Riotvee the Mahanadi). states (the Rivers originating in Odisha (the Baitarani, Machkund, the River). IMPORTANT RIVERS RIVER NAME ORIGIN/ SOURCES TRIBUTARIES/ MAJOR DISTRIBUTARIES FACTS The Mahanadi 851 km long (494 km Sihawa hills of the Seonath, the Hasdeo, Mahanadi branches o in Odisha) Bastar Plateau in the Jonk and the sixth largest in India Dhamtari district of around Naraj Bridge Mandin Chatishgarh &which Chhattisgarh Ib, The Ong, and the from is approx. 10 kn Tel in Odisha Cuttack City, aeang River Kathajodi and The Brahmani Two major rivers from It Birupa. 799 km long the Chota Nagpur enters into the Bay of (541 km in Odisha) Plateau of Jharkhand, Bengal along with a second largest river the Sankh and the South combined mouth with tàe of the state Koel merge at Veda Baitarani near Dhanaz Vyasa near Rourkela in Bhadrak. Sundargarh district The Baitarani forming the Brahmani. Gonasika in the 360 kmn Salandi which originates Guptaganga hills of the from the Meghasani Kendujhar district Hills of Similipal Mountain Ranges, Salandi 144 km Meghasani Hills of the Mayurbhanj Similipal Mountain range in Mayurbhanj district The Budhabalanga eastern slopes of the 164 km the Palapala, the Similipal mountain the Kalo, the Sunei, range the Deo, the Sanjo, The Subarnarekha and the Katra Gangahari 433 km Chhotanagpur plateau of Jharkhand flows through (70 km in Odisha) Jharkhand- Odisha  151 ENERALKNOWLEDGE MAJOR ORIGIN/ SOURCES TRIBUTARIES / RVERNAME DISTRIBUTARIES FACTS mouth delta at its Dhan¢ino heRushikulya Rushimala hills of the Baghua and the Eastern Ghats in the Badanadi flows through Odisha 65 km Kandhamal district Andhra Pradesh- Odisha TheBahuda village Luba from the Singhataj hills the Eastern Ghats in Gajapati district Pedagada, Bengigedd flows through Odisha - Durgakangar hills of Andhra Pradesh TheVanshadhara the Eastern Ghats, onthe right and Chuladhua Nalla, Kalahandi district Pondaka Nalla, Harabhangi, Sananadi and Mahendratanya situated on left. Odisha - flows through Bijipur hills of the Andhra Pradesh TheNagavali Eastern Ghats in Kalahandi district Godavari a tributaryofthe Eastern Ghats in river The Indravati Kalahandi districts It flows through Andhra Sinkaran hills of the Pradesh and confluences The Kolab Eastern Ghats in with the Godavari. Koraput districts DAMS OF ODISHA IMPORTANT RIVERS AND Important Dams S.no Rivers Important Dams S.no Rivers 4 Brahmani River Rengali Dam 1 Mahanadi River Hirakud Dam 5 Sankha River Mandira Dam 2 MachkundRiver Jalaput Dam Jonk Riyer Patora Dam ODISHA IMPORTANT LAKES OF FACTS LOCATEDIN NEAR BY Asia's largest brackish water S.NO LAKES Puri Bhusandpur in Chillika Lake It extends from Rambha-Malud lagoon district in the North to in Ganjan district Odisha's largest freshwater lake district Anshupa Lake Opposite Bankiin Cuttack Northernoutskirts Freshwater,Natural lake Kanjia Lake Near Nandankanan, of Bhubaneswar Four distributaries of Mahanadi near Puri 4 fresh water lake River system - the Bhargavi, the Sara Kushabhadra, the Mugei and the Dhanua drain into the lake Chatrapur feed by the backwater of located alongside the town of Rushikulya river Tampara  152 FACTS ABOUT CHILIKA It has been listed as a Abrackish water hgoon, Spread World Heritage site. tentative over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts ofOdisha at the outh ofthe Daya River, fkowing into the Bay of Islands: Badakuda, Break fast, UNESCO KanHtohnaepyamntOhna, Bengal. Kalijai Hill, Birds Island, Largest brackish water estuarine Lake ofAsia Krushnaprasadrah(Old and biggest lake of India. Fist Indian wetland of Parikuda), Nalabara Nuapara, Somolo and Sanakuda Primary inflows: streams international importance Malaingunicludinandg Ltuhrae. under the Ramsar Convention in 1981. Bhargavi, Daya, Makra, WATEREALLS IN ODISHA rivers. WATEREALLS RIVERS LOCATION FACTS Barchipani falls Budhabalanga Mayurbhanj Highest waterfall of the state (400 Joranda Budhabalanga Mayurbhanj metres) Khandadhar falls Korapani Nala, Sundergarh Second highest waterfall of the state atributary to the Brahamani Sanaghagarab & Machhakandana Keonjhar Perennial waterfall Badaghagara. Bhimkund river, atributary to the Baitarani Dev Kund Baripada Known as bathtub of God and Goddess Harishankar Jira river, a tributary of Bolangir Lord Harishankar temple is situated at the the Tel bottom of the south slope of Gandhamardan Mountain Nrushingh Nath A tributary of Bargarh The temple of Sri Sri Nrusinghanath (Bhimdhar) the Tel (Lord Vishnu) is situated at the bottom of the northern slope of Duduma Machakund Gandhamardan Mountan river a tributary Koraput Machhakund (Duduma) is located near it Hydroelectric Projext of the Godavari Phurlijharan Atributary of the Indravati Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi IMPORTANT THERMAL, NUCLEAR AND S.NO. NAME OF TYPE POWER PLANT HYDROELECTRICITY POWER PLANTS LOCATION FACTS Talcher Thermal Thermal Power Station Angul in Odisha It is the second power plant n IB Thermal Thermal India, coal-fired largest power plants Power Station Jharsuguda town in Jharsuguda distric: Hirakud Power Thermal Hirakud in Coal-tired power plants Sambalpur dist. Coal-tired power plants Plant IMPORIANT NATIONAL PARKS, BIRD S.NONAME AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARY OF ODISHA LOCAION ;Simlipal Simlipal National Park is a Mavurbhanj district national park and a tiger reserve inthe  153 ENERAL, KNOWLEDGE NO/ NAMIE LOCATION Kendrapara park located inthe Bhiarkanika Bhitarkanika National Park is a national Crocodile(Crocodylus porosus). District. The park is home to Saltwater and many black ibis, darters King Cobra, White Crocodile, Indian python, other specics of flora and fauna. district. locatedin the Angul Satkosia Gorge Satkosia Tiger Reserve IS a tigcr reserve sanctuary in Keonjhar and wildlife Hadgarh Hadgarh Wildlife Sanctuary is a Mayurbhanj districts. Chandaka- forest adjacent to Nandankanan Amidst the natural bcauty of natural the vicinity of Kanjia lake. lies in Zoological Park Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary, Nandankanan MPORTANTFESTIVALS OF ODISHA CNO. FESTIVALS REMARKS known as Gandhalepana yatra isthe longest Chandan Yatra Chandan Yatra also temple at Puri, India. festival observed at Jagannath celebrated by the entire Hindu of power is Durga Puja Odisha Worshipto the goddess particular in the form of Durga puja. and Bengalis in traternity ingeneral associated with Lord Jagannath a Hindu festival Puri Rath Yatra Ratha Yatra is Odisha held at Puriin the state of popular festival of Orissa. Dola Purnima Dola Purnima or Holi is a bathed by 108pitchers of deities are Deva Snana Purnima Snana Purnima is the day the Sitala temple in the precincts of the well near water brought from the Jagannatha temple. together to classical dancers from all over the country get Konark Dance Festival| Eminent Konark. stone- Sun temple at 6 a master piece in pay tribute to PLACES IN ODISHA SOME IMPORTANT FACTS DISTRICT Crocodile Sanctuary PLACES Scenic Spot and Wildlife, Angul Textiles Tkarpada Tie and Dye Tassar Berhampur Ganjam Appliqué Works Puri Craft Village, famous for Pipili India's first heritage village, Puri Pattachitra Paintings Raghurajpur and horns Craft like Combs of bones Paralakhemundi Gajapati Cuttak Cuttak LacCrati&Lacquer Cratt Nabarangpur Nabarangpur Cuttack Cuttack Silver Filigree Pottery and Terracotta Barpali village Bargarh Stone Carving (raft Puri, Bhubaneswar, Lalitgiri and Khiching ODISHA Bhumias " Gonds " OraOns TRIBES OF IMPORTANT " Santals " Bondas " Matia " Dharua Paraja SauraS C Kondhs IHoluva Gadaba Koyas Didayees Bathudi " Kolha  154 ECONOMY OF ODISHA STATE OFTHE ECONOMY Per Capita Income As per the International (PCI)INR.of Odisha INR. 48499 in 201l1-12 to Monetary Fund (IMF) assessment the world output is expected to grow at -4.9 per cent in2020-21. Central Statistical Organization (CSO) in its Advance estimates pegged India's growth at-7.7 per cent during 20(RE) registering an increase of: per cent over the period. The share of agriculture: and GVA of the state is estimated at allied 104a5b6outin0, i15 2020-2 1i. The economy of Odisha has while that of industry is contribution of services is36.26 21.2 per 7 sedtorse per cent per annum during 2012-13grown at 7.1 per to 2019-20 and 2020-21 in terms of the 42.47 per Cent Advance expected growth rate is (-) 4.92 per cent in 2020 21 (AE).The decline in the growth rate for 21 (AE) is attributed to the 2020 The services sector recordeda a per cent in 2020-21(AE) because Esoftimeoaft-e3s1.% decrease Transport, deSctionreags Trade & Repair Services: of Covid-19 on the state devastating impact Communication; and Real estate economy. But for the resilience of the state economy and effective governance measure in Poverty Reduction: During activitotie2011.s. 2004-05 the decline would have managing the pandemic, 12, the state could achieve reduction higher ie., by 24.6 percentage points,pover relatety been much sharper. Acomparative analysis of growth performance the national level reduction of 15.3 of Odisha vis-a-vis other states of India during points. This could be possible due topercaentag 2012-13 to 2019-20 reveals a positive government and its effective interventionsstabe differential trend in the State's average annual Exports: The value of goods exported rom growth rate. indicates that between 2012-13 It Odisha exhibits an increasing trend and 2019-20, Odisha's 12 to 2017-18. from 201:. econonmy grew at an average annual rate of 7.1 per cent, a rate faster from the state Barringpatchy declines, expors are moving on sound footng than the national average of6.6 per cent and 13 during the period 2011-12 to2019-20. other states of the country. The contraction in Odisha's real GSDP growth in 2020-21at -4.92 Employment Scenario: As per usual status per cent is lower than the contraction of the approach (PS+SS) unemployment moderated z 2018-19 (7.0%) in comparison to2017-18(7.1 national economy (-7.7 per cent). % ) in consonance with National trends as pr JNANPITH AWARDWINNERS FROM ODISHA Periodic Labour Force Survey(PLFS), GOI. Awardees Year Gopinath Mohanty 1973 Literary Work Sachidananda Routray 1986 Novel-Amrutara Sontana Sitakant Mahapatra 1993 Poetry- Pallisri Pratibha Ray 2011 Poetry-Sabdar Akash Novels IMPORTANTSTADIUMS IN ODISHA Stadium Kalinga Stadium (Hockey Stadium) City Bhubaneswar Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium Barabati Stadium (cricket stadium) Rourkela Cuttak East Coast Railway Stadium (cricket stadium) KIIT Stadium Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium Rourkela