What country is Odisha in?
India
What part of India?
eastern India
Was it always known by that name?
no
What was it?
Orissa
When was Orissa created?
1 April 1936
As what?
a province
Of who?
British India
What is the capital of Odisha?
Bhubaneswar
When did it become the capital?
1948
What is the language in Odisha?
Odia
Is that the official language?
yes
How many people speak it?
33.2 million
Where does that number come from?
the 2001 Census.
What is on it's north border?
Jharkhand
What about the on the west?
Chhattisgarh
What's on it's south side?
Andhra Pradesh
Does it have any water nearby?
yes
Which body of water is it?
the Bay of Bengal
Where does its coastline run?
from Balasore to Ganjam
How many states are in India?
29