Odisha is the 9th biggest state by size (155,820 km2) and the eleventh most populated state in India (41.94 million people). It is surrounded by the Indian states of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh. It has 480 kilometers of coastline on the Bay of Bengal. Bhubaneswar, the state’s biggest and capital city, has an area of 148 km2 and has a population of 885,000 people. Cuttack and Rourkela are the state’s second and third-biggest cities, respectively.
| Rank | City Name | Population | Area (km²) | Density ( inhabitants/km²) | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhubaneswar | 885,363 | 148 | 5,978 | Bhubaneswar |
| 2 | Cuttack | 663,188 | 195 | 3,397 | Cuttack |
| 3 | Raurkela (Rourkela) | 552,239 | 157 | 3,513 | Raurkela |
| 4 | Brahmapur (Berhampur) | 356,598 | 79 | 4,468 | Ganjam |
| 5 | Sambalpur | 266,271 | 89 | 2,975 | Sambalpur |
| 6 | Puri | 200,564 | 16 | 11,910 | Puri |
| 7 | Baleshwar (Balasore) | 177,751 | 68 | 2,587 | Baleshwar |
| 8 | Bhadrak | 129,228 | 31 | 4,157 | Bhadrak |
| 9 | Baripada | 116,849 | 37 | 3,100 | Mayurbhanj |
| 10 | Balangir | 98,238 | 31 | 3,160 | Balangir |
| 11 | Jharsuguda | 97,730 | 70 | 1,386 | Jharsuguda |
| 12 | Jaypur | 84,830 | 25 | 3,275 | |
| 13 | Bargarh | 80,625 | 16 | 4,822 | Bargarh |
| 14 | Brajarajnagar | 80,403 | 41 | 1,940 | Jharsuguda |
| 15 | Rayagada | 71,208 | 18 | 3,818 | Rayagada |
| 16 | Bhawanipatna | 69,045 | 15 | 4,483 | Kalahandi |
| 17 | Paradip | 68,585 | 23 | 2,937 | Jagatsinghpur |
| 18 | Dhenkanal | 67,414 | 24 | 2,716 | Dhenkanal |
| 19 | Barbil (Bada Barabil) | 66,540 | 41 | 1,605 | Kendujhar |
| 20 | Jatani | 63,697 | 26 | 2,436 | Khordha |
| 21 | Kendujhar (Kendujhargarh) | 60,590 | 26 | 2,295 | Kendujhar |
| 22 | Byasanagar | 56,946 | 39 | 1,441 | Jajapur |
| 23 | Rajagangapur | 51,362 | 26 | 1,963 | Sundargarh |
| 24 | Sunabeda | 50,394 | 76 | 658 | Koraput region |
| 25 | Koraput | 47,468 | 61 | 777 | Koraput |
