BALASORE....

                                                Today, about the beautiful coastal district of odisha.

                                                                   BALASORE

 1.      INFORMATION TABLE.

         

SL. NO.	PARTICULARS	FIGURES IN DETAIL
A	Geographical area	3634.0 Sq Kms
B	Cultivable area	2,69,630 Hects
C	Irrigated area	78,164 Hects.
D	Coast line	81 Kms.
E	Population	23,17,419 (As per 2011 census)
	Male	11,84,371
	Female	11,33,048
F	No. of subdivisions	02 (Balasore and Nilgiri)
G	No. of Tahasils	07 ( Balasore, Baliapal, Basta, Jaleswar, Nilgiri, Simulia and Soro)
H	No. of blocks	12     (Bahanaga, Balasore, Baliapal, Basta,    Bhograi, Jaleswar, Khaira, Nilgiri, Oupada, Remuna, Simulia and Soro)
I	No. of Gram panchayats	257
J	No. of villages	2971
K	Major Rivers (5)	Subarnarekha, Budhabalanga, Jalaka, Kansabansa and Sono
L	Communication facilities	Bus, Railway (BBSR to Howrah)
M	Interim Test range (I.T.R)	Chandipur (Sadar block, Srikona G.P.)

Ø  BALASORE has a hot and humid climate.

Ø  The district receives rainfall of about 1568.4 mm during the monsoon season that begins from June.

Ø  Coastal region is the blessing of god. Which is superb, and obviously a good tourist spot.

Ø   The coastal region on the north eastern side of sea of Baleshwar is often referred to as the Granary of Odisha.

Ø  Blessed with excellent network of drainage system, the region produces large quantity of good quality paddy.

Ø  Representing the religious zeal of the local indigenous inhabitants of Balasore, the district houses several notable religious shrines that draw devotees from far and wide who visit the place to seek divine blessings and eternal happiness.

Ø  Some of the prominent religious monuments of Baleshwar are;

Ø               Ayodhya

Ø               Remuna

Ø              Maninageswar Temple

Ø              Chandaneswar

Ø              Sajanagarh

Ø              Panchalingeswar

Ø  These places  are famous all over the district of odisha as well as across the country.

The district of Balasore has given ways to the following rivers.

Ø  Subarnarekha

Ø   Budhabalanga

Ø   Jalaka

Ø  Kansabansa

Ø   Sono

Ø The detail information about these rivers are given below:

•       River Subarnarekha

Gauge point             :        Rajghat

Warning Level          :        9.45 metre/12.00ft

Danger Level           :        1.56 metre/15.00ft

Highest Level           :        20.80ft(16.10.85) and 12.20 Meters(7.8.98)

The river Subarnarekha originates from Chhotnagpur hill of Bihar State and enters Balasore district near Olmara of Jaleswar block. Expect some small strips of embankments the river is mostly without embankments. The river falls in Bay of Bengal near Kirtania of Bhograi block. During flood, large areas of Jaleswar, Bhograi and Baliapal blocks and a small pocket of Basta block are affected.

•       River Budhabalanga:

Gauge point             :                 Govindapur (N.H.5 Bridge)

Warning level           :                 7.21 Metres/11ft

Danger level            :                 8.13 Metres/14ft

Highest level            :                 9.50 Metres/18.50ft (12.10.73)

(Ever recorded.)

The river originates from Similipal hills of Mayurbhanj district and enters Balasore district near Kalyanpur of Remuna block. There is no flood protection embankment in either side of the river. It falls in to Bay of Bengal near Balaramgadi. During flood, it affects large part of Remuna and Balasore Sadar block. The river is fed by other rivulet like Sono and Gangahara. Some part of Nilgiri block and large areas of Remuna block are being affected due to flood in river Sono and Gangahar.

•       River Jalaka:

     It is a small river. Rainwater from Mayurbhanj district is mainly being discharged through this river. The river has no flood gauge. It submerges large areas of Basta block including the Orissa Trunk Road connects Basta with Balasore.

•       River Kansabansa:

     It is also a small river having no permanent flood gauge. Irrigation Department however, use to take flood reading from National High Way bridge. It affects some portion of Simulia, Khaira, Soro  and Bahanaga blocks. The danger level at Radhabalavpur is 25.3.ft.

•       River Sono:

This is a small river. The river has no flood embankment. It falls in the river Budhabalanga near Govindapur village of Remuna block. Some portion of Nilgiri and Remuna blocks are badly affected due to flood in the river.

Ø  One of the most important districts of Orissa, Baleshwar is easily accessible by air, railways and roads. The closest airport of Baleshwar is located at a distance of 215 km at Bhubaneshwar.