Orissa Province

Orissa Province
ଓଡ଼ିଶା
Province of British India
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1936–1947 →

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Orissa in a 1907 map of British India before the creation of the province
History
 - Bifurcation of Bihar and Orissa Province 1936
 - Independence of India 1947
Area
 - 1901 35,664 km2 (13,770 sq mi)
Population
 - 1901 5,003,121 
Density 140.3 /km2  (363.3 /sq mi)

Orissa Province was a province of British India created in April 1936 by partition of the Bihar and Orissa Province. It is now the State of Odisha.

On 1 Apr 1912 Bihar and Orissa were separated from Bengal to form the Bihar and Orissa Province. On 1 Apr 1936, Bihar and Orissa Province was split to form Bihar Province and Orissa Province. Parts of the Ganjam District and the Vizagapatam District of Madras Presidency were transferred to Orissa Province along with portions of the Vizagapatam Hill Tracts Agency and Ganjam Hill Tracts Agency.[1]

History

On 14 Oct 1803, Orissa was occupied by the British Raj. Under the Raj, it was a division of the Bengal Presidency with its capital in Cuttack. It had an area of 35,664 km² and 5,003,121 inhabitants in 1901.[2] The province included the Orissa Tributary States. On 1 April 1912, the province of Bihar and Orissa was detached from Bengal, and the Orissa Tributary States were under the authority of the governor of Bihar and Orissa. In 1936, Orissa became a separate province with five districts.[3]

Governors

Chief ministers

See also

References

  1. ↑ Provinces of British India
  2. ↑ Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  3. ↑ Joseph E. Schwartzberg, ed. A historical atlas of South Asia, New York/Oxford 1992, ISBN 0-19-506869-6

Coordinates: 20°18′N 85°18′E / 20.30°N 85.30°E