Cuttack

This article is about the city. For the district, see Cuttack district.

Cuttack
Kataka
City
Cuttack Railway Station
Bali Jatra
Barabati Fort
Barabati Stadium
Cuttack Maa Chandi Temple
Orissa High Court
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Setu
Nickname: 
Silver City / Millenium City / 52 bazar & 53 galee
Cuttack is located in Odisha
Cuttack
Cuttack
Location in Odisha, India
Cuttack is located in India
Cuttack
Cuttack
Cuttack (India)
Coordinates: 20°31′25″N 85°47′17″E / 20.52361°N 85.78806°E / 20.52361; 85.78806
Country India
State Odisha
DistrictCuttack
Established989 CE
Founded byMarkat Keshari of Keshari Dynasty
Named forAncient military cantonment of Utkal
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyCuttack Municipal Corporation
 • MayorSubhash Chandra Singh[2]
 • Municipal CommissionerAnam Charan Patra, IAS[3]
Area
[4]
 • City
192.5 km2 (74.3 sq mi)
 • Rank1st in Odisha .
Elevation
36 m (118 ft)
Population
 (2011)[5]
 • City
610,189
 • RankIndia 72nd, Odisha 2nd
 • Density3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi)
 • Metro
666,702
DemonymKatakia
Languages
 • OfficialOdia
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ZIP code(s)
7530xx/754xxx
Telephone code0671
Vehicle registrationOD-05
UN/LOCODEIN CUT
Websitecuttack.odisha.gov.in

Cuttack (/ˈkʌtək/ ⓘ, or officially Kataka in Odia [ˈkɔʈɔkɔ]), is the former capital and the 2nd largest city in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the headquarters of the Cuttack district. The name of the city is an anglicised form of the Odia and Sanskrit name Kataka, which literally means The Fort, a reference to the ancient Barabati Fort around which the city initially developed. Cuttack is known as the Millennium City as well as the Silver City due to its history of 1000 years and famous silver filigree works. The Orissa High Court[6] is located there, and the city is the judiciary capital of Odisha. It is one of the commercial hubs of Odisha, which hosts many trading and business houses in and around the city. Cuttack is famous for its Durga Puja, which is one of the most important festivals of Odisha. Being the favourite destination of poets and artists, it is also a cultural hub of Odisha. Due to its beauty, the term Kataka Nagara Dhabala Tagara is coined for it. The city is categorised as a Tier II city as per the ranking system used by the Government of India.[7][8][9]

The old and most important part of the city is centred on a strip of land between the Kathajodi River and the Mahanadi River, bounded on the south-east by Old Jagannath Road.[10] The city, being a part of the Cuttack Municipal Corporation consisting of 59 wards.[11] Cuttack stretches from Phulnakhara across the Kathajodi in the south to Choudwar in the north across the Birupa River, while in the east it begins at Kandarpur and runs west as far as Naraj. Four rivers, including Mahanadi and its distributaries Kathajodi, Kuakhai and, Birupa, run through the city. Further Kathajodi is distributed into Devi and Biluakhai, which often makes the geographical area look like fibrous roots.

Cuttack and Bhubaneswar are often referred to as the Twin Cities of Odisha. The metropolitan area formed by the two cities had a population of 1.862 million in 2018.[12] Cuttack, an unplanned city, is characterised by a maze of streets, lanes, and by-lanes, which have given it the nickname of a city with Bauna Bazaar, Tepana Galee, i.e., 52 markets and 53 streets.

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