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Cuttack

    Cuttack is the second-largest city and former capital of the Indian state of Odisha. It is commonly known as the commercial capital of Odisha with a large number of business and trading houses located in and around the city. Famous for its silver filigree work, Cuttack is also known as the Silver City.

     

    Geographically, the city of Cuttack is situated at the apex of the Mahanadi River Delta and is 28 km north of the capital of Orissa, Bhubaneswar.

    The city is also the second-largest hub for textiles in eastern India, after Raipur. Believed to have the largest GDP among all cities in Odisha, Cuttack is home to large business houses and a wide array of industries ranging from steel, ferrous alloys and logistics to agriculture, textiles and handicrafts.

     

    Besides several industries, Cuttack is also home to many educational institutes, sports facilities and the famous Oriya Film Industry. Along with Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack has become a real estate hotspot especially because of its strategic importance in the economy of Odisha.

     

    Stats and Facts

    The population of Cuttack, as per the provisional reports of the 2011 census, is 6,06,007. The urban/metropolitan population, on the other hand, is 6,58,986

     

    As per the census 2011 reports, Cuttack has a near-ideal sex ratio of 997 per 1000 males. The child sex ratio, however, is 916 per 1000 boys

    The same reports indicate an impressive average literacy rate in the city, at 91.17%

    The city of Cuttack is also referred to as the Millennium City and the Silver City

     

    The official language of Cuttack is Oriya. Other widely spoken languages include Hindi and English

    The city is famous for its Dussera festival celebrations

    · The city of Cuttack experiences a tropical wet and dry climate. The hottest month in Cuttack is May with temperatures reaching a maximum of 40°C

     

    Economy and Industrial Profile

     

    The district of Cuttack comprises a wide range of industries ranging from steel, ferrous alloys and logistics to agriculture, textiles and handicrafts

    Currently, there are 11 large-scale industries in and around Cuttack including steel, alloys, fireclay, power, automobile and so on

    The country’s largest producer of ferrous alloys, Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys (IMFA) is located at Choudwar, Cuttack

     

    The city is also home to traditional industries like textiles and handicrafts along with a number of medium and small scale industries

    Agro-based industries in Cuttack are involved in the production of crops, vegetables and fruits

    Cuttack also has two of the biggest wholesale commodity markets of the state, at Malgodown and Chatrabazaar, catering to the entire state

     

    Connectivity

    The nearest airport to Cuttack, the Biju Patnaik Airport, is located in the state capital of Bhubaneswar. Through Bhubaneswar, it is connected by air to major cities like Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Visakhapatnam, Nagpur, and Hyderabad

     

    Cuttack is covered by an extensive network of roads. A part of the Golden Quadrilateral project, the national highway NH-5 passes through the city and runs from Chennai to Kolkata. The city also has one of the largest bus terminuses in India, with thousands of government and private buses plying to hundreds of destinations every day

    Situated on the Howrah-Chennai mainline of the East Coast Railway, the Cuttack Railway Station is an important station. Owing to this Cuttack enjoys good rail link to all parts of the country especially for transportation of industrial cargo as well as passenger service through super-fast express trains

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    All Localities in Cuttack

     

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