Let us know the list of Old 13 and New 30 Districts of Odisha. Cuttack, Puri, Baleswar, Sambalpur, Koraput, and Ganjam were the six districts that made up the newly constituted Odisha, with Cuttack as its capital. The first Governor of Odisha Province, John Austin Hubback, took the oath of office.
Name of the 30 Districts in Odisha.
30 districts in Odisha are Angul, Balasore, Bolganir, Boudh, Bargarh, Bhadrak, Cuttak, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kalakhandi, Kandahmal, Jharsuguda, Nayagarh, Sundargarh, Rayagada, Puri, Kendrapara, Koraput, Khurda, Malkangiri, , Rayagada, Sonepur, Sambalpur, , Nabarangapur, Maurbhanj.
- Biggest District – Ganjam (Population).
- Biggest District – Mayurbhanj (Geographical Area).
- Smallest District – Jagatsinghpur (Geographical Area & Population).
- Highest Literacy – Khordha District.
- Lowest Literacy – Nabarangapur District.
| Sl.No | Central Revenue Division (CD) (HQ: Cuttack) | Northern Revenue Division (ND) (HQ: Sambalpur) | Southern Revenue Division (SD) (HQ: Berhampur) |
| 1 | Cuttack | Sambalpur | Ganjam |
| 2 | Jagatsinghpur | Bargarh | Gajapati |
| 3 | Kendrapara | Jharsuguda | Kandhamal |
| 4 | Jajpur | Debagarh | Boudh |
| 5 | Puri | Balangir | Kalahandi |
| 6 | Khordha | Subarnapur | Nuapada |
| 7 | Nayagarh | Dhenkanal | Koraput |
| 8 | Balasore | Angul | Rayagada |
| 9 | Bhadrak | Kendujhar | Nabarangpur |
| 10 | Mayurbhanj | Sundargarh | Malkangiri |
Name of the 13 Districts in Odisha.
The name of the old 13 Districts in Orissa or Odisha are Balasore, Balangir, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Koraput, Keonjhar, Kalahandi, Mayurbhanj, Puri, Phulbani, Sambalpur, Sundargarh. When the late Biju Patnaik served as chief minister in 1993, additional districts were established, bringing the total number of districts in Odisha to 30.
| Old 13 Districts | New 30 Districts | Total Nos. |
| Balasore | Balasore, Bhadrak | 2 |
| Balangir | Balangir, Sonepur | 2 |
| Cuttack | Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Jajpur | 4 |
| Dhenkanal | Dhenkanal, Angul | 2 |
| Ganjam | Ganjam, Gajapati | 2 |
| Koraput | Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangapur, Rayagada | 4 |
| Keonjhar | Keonjhar | 1 |
| Kalahandi | Kalahandi, Nuapada | 2 |
| Mayurbhanj | Mayurbhanj | 1 |
| Puri | Puri, Nayagarh, Khurda | 3 |
| Phulbani | Boudh, Khandamal | 2 |
| Sambalpur | Sambalpur, Baragarh, Deogarh, Jharsuguda | 4 |
| Sundargarh | Sundargarh | 1 |
| Total | 30 |
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