West Bengal VS Odisha State Comparison: In this video, we have compared India’s two eastern states West Bengal with Odisha on the basis of GDP, Area, population, Literacy rate, Unemployment rate, HDI, and Poverty rate, etc.
| 2022 | West Bengal | Odisha |
|---|---|---|
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| Region | Eastern | Eastern |
| Established | 26 January 1950 | 1 April 1936 |
| GDP | $190 billion | $70 Brillion |
| GDP Source | 54% Services
24% Agriculture 22% Industry |
44% Services
28% Industry 28% Agriculture |
| Area | 88,752 km² | 1,55,707 km² |
| Area wise rank in India | Rank 1st | Rank 4th |
| No. of Districts | 23 | 30 |
| Capital City | Kolkata | Bhubaneswar |
| Population | 9.1 Crores | 4.7 Crores |
| Religion | 70.54% Hindu 27.01% Muslims 0.72% Christians 0.31% Buddhist 1.42% Jains, Sikhs & other religions |
Hinduism (93.63%) Christianity (2.76%) Islam (2.17%) Sarnaism (1.14%) Sikhism (1.05%) Buddhism (0.03%) Jainism (0.02% |
| Languages | 86.22% Bengali 6.96% Hindi 2.66% Santali 1.82% Urdu 2.34% Nepali & other Languages |
82.70% Odia 2.95% Hindi 2.06% Santali 1.60% Urdu 1.59% Telugu 1.20% Bengali 7.90% Ho & other Languages |
| Literacy Rate | 76.26% | 76% |
| Fertility Rate | 1.6 birth per woman | 2 birth per woman |
| Poverty rate | 19% | 32.59% |
| HDI | 0.637 | 0.580 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.9% | 3.8% |
| Life expectancy | 70.2 years | 65.8 years |
| Top 10 Largest cities | Kolkata
Asansol Siliguri Durgapur Baharampur English Bazar Bardhaman Habra Kharagpur Shantipur |
Bhubaneswar
Cuttack Rourkela Brahmapur Sambalpur Puri Balasore Bhadrak Baripada Balangir |
| Festivals | Durga Puja
Kali Puja Vasant Panchami Basanta Utsav Jamai Sashti Christmas |
Rath Yatra
Raja Parba Durga Puja Kumar Purnima Deewali |
