Balasore, the Granary of Orissa is a place of scenic beauty and a major tourist attraction. The stretches of green lands, network of rivers, blue hills and extensive meadows adds to the natural beauty of the place. The place is a major tourist attraction because of the presence of many temples in this area. Balasore is the launch station for sounding rockets in Orissa state. The rocket-launching center is situated at a place called Chandipur. It was at Balasore that tests for various missiles such as Agni, Prithvi Trishul etc were caried out.

Balasore is the birth place of linguist and novelist Fakir Mohan Senapati who is famous for creating oriya script and who is an eminent freedom fighter against the British colony. It is laso the birth place of the famous oriya poet Kabibar Radhanath Roy, who was also an eminent freedom fighter.

Geography of Balasore
Balsore is a city in the North of Orissa. It is located at the south eastern part of the India. The city is surrounded by West Bengal in the north, Andhra pradesh to the south, Chhattisgrah & Jharkhand to the west and the Bay of Bengal to the East. Balasore is located at 21°30`N, 86°56`E. Balasore surrounds an area of 3076 Sq.Km.

Divisions of Balasore
The two sub divisions of Balasore are Balasore and Nilagiri. The ten blocks of Balasore are Bhogarai, Baliapal, Basta, Remuna, Bahanaga, Soro, Simula, Khaira, Oupada, Jaleswar.

Demography of Balasore
As per the census of 2001, the population of Balasore is 106,032 out of which males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. The average litearcy rate of the city is 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Here 56% of the males and 44% of the females are literate.


Places of attraction in Balasore
The places of attraction in Balasore are: