Balasore district
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district of Odisha, India
Key facts
- Country
- India
- State
- Odisha
- Headquarter
- Balasore
- Member of parliament
- Pratap Chandra Sarangi ( BJP )
- Collector district magistrate
- Satya Sarathi Panda
- Superintendent of police
- Sudhanshu Sekhar Mishra, IPS
- Total
- 3,634 km (1,403 sq mi)
- Forest
- 441.3 km (170.4 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 90.08 m (295.5 ft)
- Density
- 637.7/km (1,652/sq mi)
- Urban
- 253,293 ( 10.93%)
- Scheduled castes
- 478,586 ( 20.65%)
- Scheduled tribes
- 275,678 ( 11.9%)
- Official
- Odia
- Time zone
- UTC+5:30 ( IST )
- Pin
- 756 xxx
- Telephone code
- 06782
- Vehicle registration
- OD-01
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Balasore district, also known as Baleswar district, is an administrative district of Odisha state, in eastern India. Balasore is one of the coastal districts of Odisha and lies on the northernmost part of the state.
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