List of districts of Odisha


Odisha, a state on the eastern coast of India, is divided into 30 administrative geographical units called [List of List of districts in India|districts in India|districts]. These 30 districts have been placed under three different revenue divisions to streamline their governance. The divisions are Central, North and South with their headquarters at Cuttack, Sambalpur, Berhampur respectively. Each division consists of 10 districts, and has as its administrative head a Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC), a senior rank officer of Indian Administrative Service. The position of the RDC in the administrative hierarchy is that between that of the district administration and the state secretariat. Each District is governed by a Collector & District Magistrate, who is appointed from the Indian Administrative Service. The Collector & District Magistrate is responsible for collecting the revenue and maintaining law and order in the district. Each District is separated into Sub-Divisions, each governed by a Sub-Collector & Sub-Divisional Magistrate. The Sub-Divisions are further divided into Tahasils. The Tahasils are headed by Tahasildar. Odisha has 03 Divisions, 30 Districts, 58 Sub-Divisions, 317 Tahasils and 314 Blocks.

List of districts by divisions

The 30 districts of Odisha have been placed under three different revenue divisions to streamline their governance. The divisions are Central, North and South with their headquarters at Cuttack, Sambalpur, Berhampur respectively. Each division consists of 10 districts, and has as its administrative head a Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC), a senior rank officer of Indian Administrative Service. The position of the RDC in the administrative hierarchy is that between that of the district administration and the state secretariat. The list of districts, organized by divisions:
Northern Division
Central Division
Southern Division

  • Balasore
  • Bhadrak
  • Cuttack
  • Jagatsinghpur
  • Jajpur
  • Kendrapada
  • Khordha
  • Mayurbhanj
  • Nayagarh
  • Puri
  • Boudh
  • Gajapati
  • Ganjam
  • Kalahandi
  • Kandhamal
  • Koraput
  • Malkangiri
  • Nabarangpur
  • Nuapada
  • Rayagada

    • Administration

    Collector & District Magistrate is an Indian Administrative Service Officer in charge of revenue collection and administration of a district and Superintendent of Police, an officer of Indian Police Service is responsible for maintaining law and order and related issues of a district in Odisha.

    Districts

    There are 30 districts in Odisha. Mayurbhanj is the largest district and Jagatsinghpur is the smallest district by area. Ganjam is the largest district and Deogarh is the smallest district by population in Odisha. Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha is located in Khordha district. The area and population of the 30 districts are given below:
    DistrictsHeadquartersFormation DayPopulation
    		Area Density in
    2011     		Map
    AngulAngul01-April-19931,273,8216,375200
    BalangirBalangir01-November-19491,648,9976,575251
    BalasoreBalasore23-October-18282,320,5293,634638
    BargarhBargarh01-April-19931,481,2555,837254
    BhadrakBhadrak01-April-19931,506,3372,505601
    BoudhBoudh02-January-1994441,1623444.8128
    CuttackCuttack23-October-18282,624,4703,932667
    DebagarhDebagarh01-January-1994312,5202,782112
    DhenkanalDhenkanal01-January-19481,192,8114,452268
    GajapatiParalakhemundi02-October-1992577,8173,850150
    GanjamChhatrapur01-April-19363,529,0318,206430
    JagatsinghapurJagatsinghapur01-April-19931,136,9711,759646
    JajpurJajpur01-April-19931,827,1922887.69633
    JharsugudaJharsuguda01-January-1994579,5052,081278
    KalahandiBhawanipatna01-January-19481,576,8697,920199
    KandhamalPhulbani01-January-1994733,1107,65496
    KendraparaKendrapara01-April-19931,440,3612,644545
    KendujharKendujhar01-January-19481,801,7338,303217
    KhordhaKhordha01-April-19932,251,6732,813800
    KoraputKoraput01-April-19361,379,6478,807157
    MalkangiriMalkangiri02-October-1992613,1925,791106
    MayurbhanjBaripada01-January-19492,519,73810,418242
    NabarangpurNabarangapur02-October-19921,220,9465,294231
    NayagarhNayagarh01-April-1993962,7893,890247
    NuapadaNuapada01-April-1993610,3823,852158
    PuriPuri23-October-18281,698,7303,051557
    RayagadaRayagada02-October-1992967,9117,073137
    SambalpurSambalpur16-October-19051,041,0996,702155
    SubarnapurSubarnapur01-April-1993610,1832,337261
    SundargarhSundargarh01-January-19482,093,4379,712215
    OdishaBhubaneswarApr 1, 193641,974,218154,468.98272

    Proposed Districts

    There are demands for about 28 districts. Most notable new district forming demands are given below.
    Existing DistrictNo. of New DistrictsProposed New District
    Angul3Talcher, Pallahara,Athmallik
    Balangir3Titlagarh, Kantabanji, Patnagarh
    Balasore2Nilagiri, Jaleswar
    Bargarh1Padampur
    Cuttack1Athagarh
    Ganjam4Ghumusar, Rushikulya, Berhampur, Bhanjanagar
    Kalahandi1Dharmagarh
    Kandhamal1Baliguda
    Kendujhar 1Anandpur
    Khordha1Bhubaneswar
    Mayurbhanj4West Mayurbhanj, Rairangpur, Khiching, Karanjia or Panchipur
    Puri1Nimapara
    Rayagada1Gunupur
    Sambalpur1Kuchinda
    Sundargarh2Bonai, Rourkela