State of India
Odisha
ओडिशाOdisha is a state of India. It covers about 155,000 km² (59,900 mi²), the 8th largest of the 36 states and union territories in Natural Earth’s file for India, and about the same size as Tunisia. About 42.0 million people live there (Wikidata, 2011).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 155,000 km²59,900 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 156,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| Share of India | 4.9%of the area of the 36 states and union territories |
| Rank by area | 8th of 36states and union territories of India |
| Population | 42.0 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Density | 270 people per km² |
| Capital | Bhubaneswar |
| Latitude range | 18°N to 23°N |
| Type | State |
What the numbers say about Odisha
- Odisha covers 4.9% of the area of India and ranks 11th of 36 by population, against 8th by area.
- It would take 20.3 states and union territories the size of Odisha to cover India.
- The largest, Rajasthan, is 2.21× the size of Odisha; the smallest, Lakshadweep, is less than 0.1% of it.
- Closest in size within India: Andhra Pradesh (161,000 km², 1.03×) and Chhattisgarh (135,000 km², 1.15×).
- Counted as a country, Odisha would be larger than 147 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 93rd by area, between Tunisia (157,000 km²) and Nepal (147,000 km²).
- With 42.0 million people it would rank 34th of 238 by population.
- Odisha has 270 people per km², about the density of Trinidad and Tobago, which has 267 per km².
- That makes Odisha the 23rd most densely populated of the 36 states and union territories, 68% of the average for India (400 per km²).
- Odisha lies at 21°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.1×.
- Laid out flat, Odisha stretches about 528 km north to south and 636 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 156,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 155,000 km², to within 2%.
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Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- ChinaAreaShandong1.00× · 156,000 km²PeopleFujian1.01× · 41.5 million (2020)
- United StatesAreaGeorgia (United States)1.02× · 152,000 km²PeopleCalifornia1.06× · 39.5 million (2020)
- FranceAreaNouvelle-Aquitaine1.83× · 85,000 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- SpainAreaCastile and León1.64× · 94,800 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- JapanAreaHokkaido (Japan)1.97× · 78,800 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- BrazilAreaAcre1.01× · 154,000 km²PeopleSão Paulo0.95× · 44.4 million (2022)
- AustraliaAreaVictoria68% · 228,000 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- MexicoAreaCoahuila1.03× · 151,000 km²Peoplenone within 2×
Where Odisha sits in India
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2011. India’s units share the 2011 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12