Know Your State #26 Odisha

Odisha

Establishment Year

• 26 January 1950

Capital

• Bhubneswar

Tourism Slogan

• The Soul of Incredible India

Number of District

• 30

Official Language

1. Odia 
2. English

High Court

• Odisha High Court 

Chief Justice

• Justice Vineet Saran

Governor

• S.C. Jamir 

CM

• Naveen Patnaik (BJD)

Literacy

• 73.45%

Airport

1. Savitri Jindal Airport
2. Nuagaon Airport
3. Rasgovindpur Airstrip
4. Barbil Tonto Aerodrome
5. Utkela Airstrip 
6. Biju Patnaik International Airport
7. Brahmapur Airport
8. Charbatia Air Base
9. Birasal Airstrip
10. Hirakund Airstrip
11. Jajpur Airstrip
12. Jeypore Airport
13. Jharsuguda Airport
14. Kendujhar Airstrip
15. Lanjigarh Airstrip
16. Nawapara Airport
17. Phulbani Airstrip
18. Rourkela Airport

Tribe

• Kondha or Kandha

Folk dance

1. Chhau Dance 
2. Goti Pua
3. Tiger Dance
4. Dalkhai Dance
5. Dhap Dance
6. Ghumra Dance
7. Karma Dance 
8. Keisabadi Dance  

Animal

• Sambar deer

Bird

• Blue Jay

Flower

• Ashoka

Tree

• Indian Fig Tree

Festival

1. Durga Puja
2. Kumar Purnima
3. Deepabali
4. Prathamastami
5. Dola Purnima and Holi
6. Rath Yatra
7. Ganesh Chaturthi
8. Raja Prabha
9. Bali Yatra
10. Gajalaxmi Puja
11. Naukhai 
12. Sitalsasthi
13. Dhanu Yatra 

Lake

1. Anshupa Lake
2. Chilka Lake  
3. Kanjia Lake 

River

1. Bhargavi River
2. Dhamra River
3. Kathajodi River
4. Koina River
5. Kuakhai River
6. Kushabhadra River
7. Mahanadi
8. Nagavali River
9. Ong River
10. Sabari River
11. Subarnarekha River
12. Vaitarani River
13. Vamsadhara River

Dam

1. Hirakund Dam
2. Jalaput Dam
3. Mandira Dam
4. Patora Dam
5. Rengali Dam
6. Indravti Dam

Waterfall

1. Ammakunda Falls
2. Badaghagara Waterfall
3. Bagra Falls
4. Barehipani Falls
5. Beniadhus fall
6. Budhakholo Falls
7. Chatikona Falls
8. Deokunda Falls
9. Duduma Waterfalls
10. Gandahathi Falls
11. Handi Bhanga Waterfall
12. Harishankar Falls
13. Hathi Pathar Falls
14. Joranda Falls
15. Khandadhar Falls Sundagarh
16. Khandadhar Falls, Kendujhar
17. Khanduala Falls
18. Koilighugar Waterfall
19. Phurlijharan Falls
20. Pradhanpat Falls
21. Putudi Falls
22. Machhakunda Falls
23. Miriglotah Falls
24. Nrusimhanath Falls
25. Rabandarh Falls
26. Sanaghagara Waterfall
27. Sonepur Falls

Zoological Park

• Nandankanan Zoological Park, Bhubaneswar

Wildlife Sanctuary

1. Badrama Wildlife Sanctuary
2. Baisipalli Wildlife Sanctuary
3. Balukhand-Konark Wildlife Sanctuary
4. Bhitarkanika
5. Chandaka Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary
6. Chilika Bird Sanctuary
7. Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary
8. Gahirmatha Sanctuary
9. Hadgarh Wildlife Sanctuary
10. Kapilasa Wildlife Sanctuary
11. Karlapat
12. Kotgarh
13. Khalasuni
14. Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary
15. Lakhari Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
16. Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary
17. Satkosia Gorge Wildlife Sanctuary
18. Simlipal National Park
19. Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary

Tiger Reserve

1. Satkosia Tiger Reserve
2. Simlipal Tiger Reserve

Thermal Power Plant

1. Talcher Super Thermal Power Station
2. Sterlite Jharsuguda Power Station
3. Vedanta Jharsuguda Captive Power Plant
4. Angul Thermal Power Station
5. National Aluminium Company Captive Power Plant
6. Kamalanga Thermal Power Plant
7. Talcher Thermal Power Station
8. Hirakud Captive Power Plant

Hydroelectric Power Station

1. Upper Indravati Power Station
2. Hirakud Dam
3. Upper Kolab Power Station
4. Sindol Complex Power Station
5. Potteru Hydro Electric Project
6. Jalaput Dam
7. Rengali Dam

Solar Power Station

1. Green Energy Development Corporation Ltd 
2. S N Mohanty
3. Skygen Infrabuild
4. Konark Kranti Energy
5. Sunark Solar
6. Abacus Holdings
7. Orion Solar
8. Skygen Infrabuild
9. M G M Minerals

Raajratna Energy Holdings

• Tata Power

Wind Power Station

• Damanjodi Wind Power Plant