Odia people

Odias
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଲୋକ
Odiā Lōka
Total population
40 million
Regions with significant populations
 India38,033,000 (2021)
 United Kingdom170,000[1]
 Australia130,000 [2]
 Germany80,000 [3]
 New Zealand40,000[4]
Languages
Odia
Religion
Predominantly:
Hinduism
Minorities:
Related ethnic groups
Indo-Aryan people , Bonaz people
Lord Jagannath

The Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ), formerly spelled Oriya, are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group native to the Indian state of Odisha who speak the Odia language. They constitute a majority in the eastern coastal state, with significant minority populations existing in the neighboring states of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal.[5]

  1. ^ "Odias in the UK". Times Now. 21 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Census shows Indian population and languages have exponentially grown in Australia". SBS Australia. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. ^ Baumann, Martin. "Immigrant Hinduism in Germany". Harvard University.
  4. ^ "New Zealand". Stats New Zealand. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  5. ^ Minahan, James (2012). Ethnic Groups of South Asia and the Pacific: An Encyclopedia. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9781598846591.