Balasore is one of the coastal districts of Orissa, which lies on the northern most part of the state having 21 degree 03’ to 21 degree 59’ North Latitude & 86 degree 20’ to 87 degree 29’ East Longitude.Geographical area of the district is 36, 34 Sqr. KM.West Bengal is in its North,the Bay of Bengal is on the east and Bhadrak district lies on the South whereas Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar districts are on its western side of Balasore district.As per the 2011 Census, the population is 2,317,419 comprising 1,184,371 males and 1,133,048 females.
