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{{Infobox subdivision type
| name = Districts of Odisha
| map = Odisha districts map.svg
| caption = Odisha Political Map
| category = [[Districts of Odisha|Districts]]
| territory = [[Odisha]]
| start_date =
| current_number = 30 districts
| number_date =
| population_range = [[Debagarh district|Debagarh]] – 3,12,520 (lowest);
[[Ganjam district|Ganjam]] – 35,29,031 (highest)
| area_range = [[Mayurbhanj district|Mayurbhanj]] –
{{Convert|10,418|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} (largest); [[Jagatsinghpur district|Jagatsinghpur]] – {{Convert|1,759|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} (smallest)
| government = [[Government of Odisha]]
| subdivision = [[List of tahsils in Odisha|Sub-Divisions, Tahasils]]
}}
Odisha, a [[States and union territories of India|state]] on the [[East India|eastern]] coast of [[India]], is divided into 30 administrative geographical units called ''[[List of districts in India|districts]]''.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Districts of Odisha|url=http://orissa.gov.in/portal/dist.asp|work=Official Portal|publisher=Government of Odisha|access-date=4 January 2013|location=Bhubaneswar}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dolr.nic.in/Hyperlink/distlistnew.htm#orissa|title=Districts of Orissa|access-date=13 January 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116131947/http://dolr.nic.in/Hyperlink/distlistnew.htm#orissa|archive-date=16 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/OR-Annual-2009/pdf/587-593.pdf |title=List of Districts |access-date=13 January 2012}}</ref> 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]] (''Central Division''), [[Sambalpur]] (''Northern Division''), [[Berhampur]] (''Southern Division'') respectively. Each division consists of 10 districts, and has as its administrative head a [[Divisional commissioner (India)|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 [[Tehsil|Tahasils]]. The ''Tahasils'' are headed by ''Tahasildar''. [[Odisha]] has 03 ''Divisions'', 30 ''Districts'', 58 ''Sub-Divisions'', 317 ''[[Tehsil|Tahasils]]'' and 314 ''Blocks''.

==History==

On 1 April 1936, when Odisha state was created, it had 6 districts - Cuttack, Puri, Balasore, Sambalpur, Koraput, and Ganjam. Later, 7 more districts were created - Balangir, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Kalahandi, Mayurbhanj, Phulbani (presently renamed to Kandhamal), and Sundargarh.<ref name=newht>[https://odishabytes.com/31-demands-on-table-odisha-govt-seeks-proposals-for-new-districts/ 31 Demands On Table, Odisha Govt Seeks Proposals For New Districts], odishabytes.com, 19 Feb 2026.</ref>

In 1993, 17 more districts were created, bringing the total to 30.<ref name=newht/>

== List of districts by divisions ==
[[File:Odisha districts map.svg|thumb|400x400px|Map of districts of Odisha. {{Legend|darkblue|Northern Division}}{{Legend|gold|Central Division}}{{Legend|maroon|Southern Division}}]]

The 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]] (''Central Division''), [[Sambalpur]] (''Northern Division''), [[Berhampur]] (''Southern Division'') respectively. Each division consists of 10 districts, and has as its administrative head a [[Divisional commissioner (India)|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:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Northern Division (HQ – Sambalpur)
!Central Division (HQ – Cuttack)
!Southern Division (HQ – Berhampur)
|-
|
* [[Angul district|Angul]]
* [[Balangir district|Balangir]]
* [[Bargarh district|Bargarh]]
* [[Deogarh district|Deogarh]]
* [[Dhenkanal district|Dhenkanal]]
* [[Jharsuguda district|Jharsuguda]]
* [[Keonjhar district|Kendujhar]]
* [[Sambalpur district|Sambalpur]]
* [[Subarnapur district|Subarnapur]]
* [[Sundargarh district|Sundargarh]]
|
* [[Balasore district|Balasore]]
* [[Bhadrak district|Bhadrak]]
* [[Cuttack district|Cuttack]]
* [[Jagatsinghpur district|Jagatsinghpur]]
* [[Jajpur district|Jajpur]]
* [[Kendrapada district|Kendrapada]]
* [[Khordha district|Khordha]]
* [[Mayurbhanj district|Mayurbhanj]]
* [[Nayagarh district|Nayagarh]]
* [[Puri district|Puri]]
|
* [[Boudh district|Boudh]]
* [[Gajapati district|Gajapati]]
* [[Ganjam district|Ganjam]]
* [[Kalahandi district|Kalahandi]]
* [[Kandhamal district|Kandhamal]]
* [[Koraput district|Koraput]]
* [[Malkangiri district|Malkangiri]]
* [[Nabarangpur district|Nabarangpur]]
* [[Nuapada district|Nuapada]]
* [[Rayagada district|Rayagada]]
|}

==Administration==
Collector & District Magistrate is an [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) Officer in charge of revenue collection and administration of a district and Superintendent of Police (SP), an officer of [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) 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:<ref name="AdminUnit">{{cite web |title=Administrative Unit |url=http://odisha.gov.in/ |publisher=Revenue & Disaster Management Department, Government of Odisha |access-date=27 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821033240/http://www.odisha.gov.in/revenue/web/AdministrativeUnit.asp?GL=2 |archive-date=21 August 2013 }}</ref><ref>The Office of Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.</ref>
{{static row numbers}}{{sticky header}}
{| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers sticky-header"
|- class="static-row-header"
!Districts
!Headquarters
!Formation Day<ref name=":0" />
!Population (2011 Census<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/state/districtlist/orissa.html|title=List of districts of Orissa|website=census2011.co.in}}</ref>)
!Area (km2)
!Density in 2011 (/km2)
!Map
|-
|[[Angul district|Angul]] || [[Angul]]
|01-April-1993|| align="right" | 1,273,821 ||align="right"| 6,375 ||align="right"| 200
|[[File:Angul in Odisha (India).svg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Balangir district|Balangir]] || [[Balangir]]
|01-November-1949|| align="right" | 1,648,997 || align="right" | 6,575 || align="right" | 251
|[[File:India Odisha Balangir district.svg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Balasore district|Balasore]]|| [[Balasore]]
|23-October-1828|| align="right" | 2,320,529 || align="right" | 3,634 || align="right" | 638
|[[File:India Odisha Balasore district.svg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Bargarh district|Bargarh]] || [[Bargarh]]
|01-April-1993|| align="right" | 1,481,255 || align="right" | 5,837 || align="right" | 254
|[[File:India Odisha Bargarh district.svg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Bhadrak district|Bhadrak]]|| [[Bhadrak]]
|01-April-1993|| align="right" |1,506,337|| align="right" |2,505|| align="right" |601
|[[File:India Odisha Bhadrak district.svg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Boudh district|Boudh]] || [[Boudh]]
|02-January-1994|| align="right" | 441,162 ||align="right"| 3444.8 ||align="right"| 128
|[[File:India Odisha Boudh district.svg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Cuttack district|Cuttack]]|| [[Cuttack]]
|23-October-1828 || align="right" | 2,624,470 || align="right" | 3,932 || align="right" | 667
|[[File:India Odisha Cuttack district.svg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Deogarh district|Debagarh]]|| [[Debagarh]]
|01-January-1994|| align="right" | 312,520 || align="right" | 2,782 || align="right" | 112
|[[File:India Odisha Debagarh district.svg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Dhenkanal district|Dhenkanal]]|| [[Dhenkanal (City)|Dhenkanal]]
|01-January-1948|| align="right" | 1,192,811 || align="right" | 4,452 || align="right" | 268
|[[File:Dhenkanal in Odisha (India).svg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Gajapati district|Gajapati]]|| [[Paralakhemundi]]
|02-October-1992|| align="right" | 577,817 || align="right" | 3,850 || align="right" | 150
|[[File:India Odisha Gajapati district.svg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Ganjam district|Ganjam]]|| [[Chhatrapur]]
|01-April-1936 || align="right" | 3,529,031 || align="right" | 8,206 || align="right" | 430
|[[File:India Odisha Ganjam district.svg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Jagatsinghpur district|Jagatsinghapur]]|| [[Jagatsinghpur|Jagatsinghapur]]
|01-April-1993|| align="right" | 1,136,971 || align="right" | 1,759 || align="right" | 646
|[[File:India Odisha Jagatsinghpur district.svg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Jajpur district|Jajpur]]|| [[Jajpur]]
|01-April-1993|| align="right" | 1,827,192 || align="right" | 2887.69 || align="right" | 633
|[[File:India Odisha Jajpur district.svg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Jharsuguda district|Jharsuguda]]|| [[Jharsuguda]]
|01-January-1994|| align="right" | 579,505 || align="right" | 2,081 || align="right" | 278
|[[File:Jharsuguda in Odisha (India).svg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Kalahandi district|Kalahandi]]|| [[Bhawanipatna]]
|01-January-1948|| align="right" | 1,576,869 || align="right" | 7,920 || align="right" | 199
|[[File:Kalahandi in Odisha (India).svg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Kandhamal district|Kandhamal]]|| [[Phulbani]]
|01-January-1994|| align="right" | 733,110 || align="right" | 7,654 || align="right" | 96
|[[File:India Odisha Kandhamal district.svg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Kendrapara district|Kendrapara]]|| [[Kendrapara]]
|01-April-1993|| align="right" | 1,440,361 || align="right" | 2,644 || align="right" | 545
|[[File:India Odisha Kendrapara district.svg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Kendujhar district|Kendujhar]]|| [[Kendujhar]]
|01-January-1948|| align="right" | 1,801,733 || align="right" | 8,303 || align="right" | 217
|[[File:India Odisha Kendujhar district.svg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Khordha district|Khordha]]|| [[Khordha]]
|01-April-1993|| align="right" | 2,251,673 || align="right" | 2,813 || align="right" | 800
|[[File:Khordha in Odisha (India).svg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Koraput district|Koraput]]|| [[Koraput]]
|01-April-1936|| align="right" | 1,379,647 || align="right" | 8,807 || align="right" | 157
|[[File:Koraput in Odisha (India).svg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Malkangiri district|Malkangiri]]|| [[Malkangiri]]
|02-October-1992|| align="right" | 613,192 || align="right" | 5,791 || align="right" | 106
|[[File:India Odisha Malkangiri district.svg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Mayurbhanj district|Mayurbhanj]]|| [[Baripada]]
|01-January-1949|| align="right" | 2,519,738 || align="right" | 10,418 || align="right" | 242
|[[File:India Odisha Mayurbhanj district.svg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Nabarangpur district|Nabarangpur]]|| [[Nabarangpur|Nabarangapur]]
|02-October-1992|| align="right" | 1,220,946 || align="right" | 5,294 || align="right" | 231
|[[File:India Odisha Nabarangpur district.svg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Nayagarh district|Nayagarh]]|| [[Nayagarh]]
|01-April-1993|| align="right" | 962,789 || align="right" | 3,890 || align="right" | 247
|[[File:India Odisha Nayagarh district.svg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Nuapada district|Nuapada]]|| [[Nuapada]]
|01-April-1993|| align="right" | 610,382 || align="right" | 3,852 || align="right" | 158
|[[File:India Odisha Nuapada district.svg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Puri district|Puri]]|| [[Puri]]
|23-October-1828|| align="right" | 1,698,730 || align="right" | 3,051 || align="right" | 557
|[[File:India Odisha Puri district.svg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Rayagada district|Rayagada]]|| [[Rayagada]]
|02-October-1992|| align="right" | 967,911 || align="right" | 7,073 || align="right" | 137
|[[File:India Odisha Rayagada district.svg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Sambalpur district|Sambalpur]]|| [[Sambalpur]]
|16-October-1905|| align="right" | 1,041,099 || align="right" | 6,702 || align="right" | 155
|[[File:India Odisha Sambalpur district.svg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Subarnapur district|Subarnapur]]|| [[Subarnapur, Odisha|Subarnapur]]
|01-April-1993|| align="right" | 610,183 || align="right" | 2,337 || align="right" | 261
|[[File:India Odisha Subarnapur district.svg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Sundergarh district|Sundargarh]]|| [[Sundergarh|Sundargarh]]
|01-January-1948|| align="right" | 2,093,437 || align="right" | 9,712 || align="right" | 215
|[[File:India Odisha Sundargarh district.svg|175x175px]]
|-
|- class="sortbottom static-row-header"
|'''''[[Odisha]]'''''||'''[[Bhubaneswar]]''' ||Apr 1, 1936|| align="right" | 41,974,218 || align="right" | 154,468.98 || align="right" | 272
|[[File:Odisha locator map.svg|175x175px]]
|-
|}

==Proposed districts==
{{anchor | New | Demand }}

There are demands for at least 31 new districts listed below (north to south, west to east).<ref name=newdt1>[https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Feb/20/received-proposals-for-creation-of-31-new-dists-66-sub-divisions-minister Received proposals for creation of 31 new dists, 66 sub-divisions: Minister], Indian Express, 20 Feb 2026.</ref><ref name=newdt2>{{Cite web |title=New district demands |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/odisha-government-receives-demands-for-creation-of-28-more-districts/articleshow/107501059.cms}}</ref><ref name=newdt3>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2024-02-07 |title=Odisha govt has received proposals for formation of 28 new districts: Minister |url=https://theprint.in/india/odisha-govt-has-received-proposals-for-formation-of-28-new-districts-minister/1957496/ |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of Demanded/Proposed districts of Odisha (as of 2026)<ref name=newdt1/><ref name=newdt2/><ref name=newdt3/>
! Existing District !! No. of New Districts !! Proposed New District(s)

|-
| Mayurbhanj || 4 || West Mayurbhanj, [[Rairangpur]], [[Khiching]], [[Karanjia]] or [[Panchpir Assembly constituency|Panchipur]]

|-
| Baleshwar (Balasore) || 3 || [[Nilagiri]], [[Jaleswar]], [[Soro, Balasore|Soro]]

|-
| Sundargarh || 2 || [[Bonai State|Bonai]], [[Rourkela]] (Vedvyas district)

|-
| Kendujhar (Keonjhar) || 1 || [[Anandapur Assembly constituency|Anandpur]]

|-
| Bargarh || 1 || [[Padmapur|Padampur]]

|-
| Sambalpur || 1 || [[Kuchinda]]

|-
| Angul<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Express News |date=2023-09-29 |title=Odisha government received proposals for 25 more districts in state |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/odisha/2023/Sep/29/odisha-government-received-proposals-for-25-more-districts-in-state-2619308.html |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>|| 3 || [[Talcher]], [[Pallahara]], [[Athmallik]]

|-
| Balangir || 3 || [[Titlagarh]], [[Kantabanji]], [[Patnagarh]]

|-
| Cuttack || 2 || [[Athgarh State|Athagarh]], [[Chandikhol]]

|-
| Khordha || 1 || [[Bhubaneswar]]

|-
| Kalahandi || 1 || [[Dharamgarh|Dharmagarh]]

|-
| Kandhamal || 1 || [[Baliguda]]

|-
| Ganjam || 5 || [[Ghumusar Gangapur|Ghumusar]], Rushikulya ([[Aska Assembly constituency|Aska]]), [[Berhampur]], [[Bhanjanagar]], [[Kabisuryanagar]]

|-
| Puri || 1 || [[Nimapada|Nimapara]]

|-
| Rayagada || 1 || [[Gunupur]]

|-
| Koraput || 1 || [[Jeypore]]

|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Districts of Odisha}}
* [http://www.odisha.gov.in Official website of Government of Odisha]

{{Odisha}}
{{Districts of India}}

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[[Category:Lists of districts in India|Odisha]]
[[Category:Odisha-related lists|Districts]]

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