Districts of North Odisha

District of North Odisha has Bengal boundary and shares the same culture. These are reachable if one pays a weekend visit to Digha.

Districts of North OdishaDistrict of North Odisha includes the districts like Debagarh District, Kendujhar District, Mayurbhanj district, Balasore District and Sundergarh District. Balasore District mainly shares the cultural backdrop of West Bengal and it is well connected with Kolkata, West Bengal. This district has many popular beaches, which are now sightseeing tourism from Digha and Shankarpur beach.

Debagarh District
Debagarh District, also known as Deogarh District is a district of Odisha. It is located in the northern part of the state. Debagarh is the district headquarters. The district covers an area of 2781.66 square kilometers. The district has a population of 274,095. As of 2011, Debagarh District is the least populous district of Odisha

Kendujhar District
Kendujhar District, also known as Keonjhar District is an administrative district of Odisha state and one of the 5th Scheduled areas in Eastern India. The town of Kendujhar or Kendujhargarh is the district headquarters.

Mayurbhanj District
Mayurbhanj district is one of the 30 districts in Odisha. Baripada city is its headquarters. As of 2011, it is the third-most-populous district of Odisha (out of 30), after Ganjam and Cuttack, once the flourished ancient cities.

Balasore District
Balasore District is also known as Baleswar District or Baleshwar District. Balasore District is an administrative district of Odisha state in eastern India. Balasore is one of the coastal Districts of Odisha. Balasore District lies on the northernmost part of the state. It was a part of the ancient Kalinga, which later became a territory of Toshali or Utkal, till the death of Mukunda Dev. Balasore as a separate district was created in October 1828. It was originally in Bengal Presidency.

Sundergarh District
Sundergarh District also spelled "Sundargarh District" is a district in the northwestern part of Odisha. It is one of the 5th scheduled areas under constitution of India. Sundergarh district is bounded by Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh in the west, Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh in the North-West, Simdega district of Jharkhand in the North, West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand and Keonjhar district of Odisha in the east and Jharsuguda district, Sambalpur district, Deogarh district and Angul district of Odisha in the South. The town of Sundergarh is the district headquarters of Sundergarh.

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