recently you visited odisha with your family during summer vacation write a descriptive writing
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Orissa is one of the Twenty-fifth states of India. Its geographical location is given by its extension from 810 – 27’E to 870-29’E Longitudes and 170-49’N to 220-34’N Latitudes on the eastern coast of India. It covers an area of about 155,707 square kilometres.
The State has two major physiographic divisions, i.e.; the coastal plains and the high lands and plateaus of Orissa. The State’s major rivers flowing towards the Bay of Bengal have formed the coastal plains. This region is the most developed part of the state due to its fertile and productive alluvial soil.
The climate of the state is more or less of extreme type. The month of May is the hottest month, where the maximum temperature is varying from 33.3°C to 47.3°C. The December month is the coldest month in the state, where the minimum temperature is varying from 11.6° C to 13.9°C.
The state is divided into 30 districts from the administrative point of view. There are 58 Sub-divisions, 147 Tehsils, 314 Community Development Blocks, 5263 Gram panchayats having 46,989 Inhabited and 4068 Uni-habited villages. There are also, 124 towns, 424 police stations
The total population of the state was 316 lakhs according to 1991 Census. Among them 160 lakhs are male and 156 lakhs are female population. They comprise 50.6 per cent and 49.4 per cent as male and female population respectively. Besides, 274 lakhs i.e.; 86.7 per cent of the total population live in the rural areas whereas the rest 42 lakhs i.e.; 13.3 per cent live in urban areas of the state.
The total workforce of the state was 119 lakhs according to 1991 census. Among them 104 lakhs treated as main workers and 15 lakhs as Marginal workers. They constitute about 87.4 per cent and 12.6 per cent respectively to the total workers in the state.
Unemployment and Poverty in Orissa:
It has estimated that the total backlog of unemployment at the end of Seventh Plan was 7.30 lakh. The annual addition of labour force being 2.70 lakh, the total addition of labour force during two annual plans, i.e.; 1990-91 and 1991-92 would be 5.40 lakhs and the estimated generation of employment was of the order of 5.68 lakh.
Agriculture is the main stay of the State’s economy and sustenance of the life of the people. It provides employment opportunities to about 65 per cent of the total population and contributes nearly 36 per cent to the net State Domestic Product.
The contribution of agricultural sector to the industry and Trade and Commerce sector is also more. In the State like ours, most of the people engaged themselves in agro-based industries. Likewise, agricultural products are the main source of trade and commerce.
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1 Geographical Feature of Orissa
2 Climate of Orissa
3 Administrative Setup in Orissa
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