![]() Each district is split into sub divisions. The state has 30 Districts and each district is governed by a District Magistrate who is appointed by the Odisha Administrative Services or the Indian Administrative Services. ![]() The state capital Bhubaneswar is known as the "Temple City of India". Nearly three quarters of the area is replete with mountains and rivers (Subarnarekha, Budhabalanga, Indirabati, Kolab, Nagabali, Bansadhara, Bahuda, Baitarani, Brahmani, Mahandi, Salandi, and Rushikulya) make their way into the Bay of Bengal through Odisha. The population density is 269 per sq km while the literacy rate is 73 percent. The modern state of Odisha comprises of an area of 155,707 square kilometres, Odisha has a population of approximately 4.2 crores as per2011 census. ![]() The region was under the rule of Emperor Ashoka of the Maurya dynasty in 261 BC and known as the kingdom of Kalinga. Odisha is located on the eastern coast of India, bounded by the Bay of Bengal, sharing its western border with Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh on the South.
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