Balasore District

Population: 2,317,419 (2011)

State: Orissa

Language: Oriya

Headquarters: Balasore

 

Date of Formation: October 1828

Area: 3806 square kilometers

Density of Population: 609 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 80.66 % - Male: 88.06 %, Female: 72.95 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:957

 

Boundaries of Balasore District

 

North: West Bengal

South: Bhadrak District, Orissa

East: Bay of Bengal

West and North West: Mayurbhanj District, Orissa

 

Balasore District Average Rainfall: 1832.3 mm

Balasore District Maximum Temperature in Summer: 43.1 deg C

Balasore District Minimum Temperature in Winter: 10.6 deg C

 

BALASORE DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: River Buhdabalangaa, River Subarnarekha

Sub Divisions: Baleshwar, Nilagiri

Tehsils: Baleswar, Busta, Nilagiri, Jaleswar, Soro

Assembly Constituencies: Jaleswar, Bhograi, Basta, Balasore, Remuna, Nilagiri, Soro, Simulia

 

Balasore District Nearby Attractions

 

1.  Ayodhya

2. Balaramgadi

3. Bardhanpur

4. Bhusandeswar

5. Chandaneswar

6. Chandipur

7. Kasaphal

8. Langaleswar

9. Laxmannath

10. Panchalingeswar

11. Raibania

12. Remuna

13. Sajanagarh

14. Talasari

15. Tripisagadia

16. Kupari

 

Balasore District Facts: It serves as the launching station for sounding rockets. NH 5 passes through this district. Chandipur sea beach is shallow and the tide comes to the shore only four times a day.    

 

Major Agricultural Products: Paddy, groundnut, mung, biri, mango, vegetables

 

Major Industries: Stone works, salt making, brass works, clay works, rubber, plastic, alloys

 

Major Industrial Units: Ori Plast Ltd, Orissa Plastic Processing, Jagannath Biscuits Pvt Ltd, Orissa Rubber Industries, Birla Tyres, Ispat Alloys Ltd, Emami Paper Mill Ltd, Polar Pharma India Ltd

 

What is Balasore District Famous For: Forests and mines and brass utensils

 

Famous People From Balasore District: Manoj Das, Kamalakanta Jena, Radhanath Ray, Brajanath Ratha, Fakir Mohan Senapati, Dinakrushna Das

 

Balasore District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Sunday Jun 10 , 2012

 

Places in Balasore District