odisha |
The language spoken by the majority of the people is Odia. The landscape of Odisha is dotted with a large number of temples.'The Lingaraj temple at Bhubaneshwar,Sun Temple at Konark,Jagannath Temple at Puri are famous.
There are 30 districts in Odisha. Bhubaneswar is the capital of Odisha.
According to the 2001 census of India, the total population of Odisha is 36,706,920, of which 18,612,340 (50.89%) are male and 18,094,580 (49.11%) are female, or 972 females per 1000 males. This represents a 16.25% increase over the population in 1991. The population density is 236 per km² and 85.01% of the people live in rural areas and 14.99% live in urban areas.