| District |
Khordha |
| State |
Orissa |
| Geographical Location |
Latitude 200 12’ N to 200 25' N and Longitude 850 44' E to 850 55' E. (It is about 64 km from Puri, the abode of Lord Jagannath, and forms the apex of the "Golden Triangle" with Konark and Puri as the other two points.) |
| Average Elevation |
45 M above mean Sea Level.
|
| Average Rain Fall |
1470 mm |
| Municipal Area |
135 Sq. Km. |
| Development Area |
233 Sq. Km. |
| Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Twin City Development Area |
720 Sq. Km. |
| City Population |
6,47,302 ( as per 2001 Census )
|
| Twin City Population |
11, 82,441 (as per 2001 Census) |
| Projected Twin City Population |
2.38 Million (2021 projection as per City Development Plan) |
| Languages |
Oriya, Hindi, English, Bengali and Telugu. |
| Climate |
Tropical (Temperature- Max-460 C and Min- 100 C) |
| By Air |
The Biju Patnaik Airport in Bhubaneswar is a modern Airport with night landing facility. With the development of the new terminal building in progress it is poised for international operations in the near future. Bhubaneswar is connected to the cities of Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Vishkhapatnam, Hyderabad and Raipur through regular Flights. |
| By Rail |
To all parts of India from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. Bhubaneswar is directly connected by rail with Kolkata, Puri, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Tirupati, Thiruvanthapuram and Trichirapalli. The Eastern Freight Corridor passes through the city. |
| By Road |
The National Highway NH-5 connecting Calcutta with Chennai passes through the city. Several other National Highways like NH203, State Highways and major Arterial road originate from the city. Regular buses ply between Bhubaneswar and Berhampur, Chilka, Cuttack, Konark, Paradip, Puri Rourkela Sambalpur and other places in the State. Interstate bus services operate daily to Kolkata (West Bengal) Raipur (Chattishgarh) and Tatanagar (Jharakhand). |
| Water Supply |
Excellent Water Supply from rivers and other sources |
| Power Supply |
It is a World Bank Model city for Power Distribution reforms in the country. Also has lowest power tariff in the country. The city and state is power surplus. |
| Literacy Rate |
City Average literacy rate 79% as per 2001 Census > than the National Average of 65.4% |
| Recreation Parks |
Botanical Gardens, parks, theatres and clubs. |
| Health Care |
Fully equipped generic and specialty hospitals with state-of-the-art infrastructure. |
