Bhubaneswar

Bhubeneswar, the capital city of Orissa, also known as the "Temple Metropolis of India", is a beautiful city in the Eastern part of India.

Demographics
According to 2001 census, the population of this state was 6,57,477. Supposed to be a well planned city, Modern Bhubeneswar is a part of the greater urban conglomoration that includes Cuttack, Khurda, Choudwar and Jagatpur and the population of this urban conglomoration is more than 2½ million. The literacy rate in 1991 was 67% with 58% male literacy rate and 42% female literacy rate. The city has a sex ratio of 755 males for every 1000 males.

Climate in Bhubeneswar
The ideal time to visit Bhubeshwar is during the monthes of October to April. The summers are quite warm with average temeperature around 40°C. The winters are pleasant with minimum temperature around 16°C.

How to visit Bhubeneswar?
Major cities in the country are linked with Bhubaneswar with excellent air and rail linkages.

• Air : Biju Patnaik Airport in Bhubaneswar, the only major airport in the state, is 3 km from the city centre and almost all the major cities like Calcutta, Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Vishakhapatnam, Hyderabad and Raipur are connected through regular flights.
  
  
• Rail : The Railway station is in the heart of the city. Bhubaneswar is directly connected by rail with Kolkata, Puri, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Tirupati, Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Trivandrum.
  
  
• Road : Bhubaneswar is well connected to Berhampur, Chilka, Cuttack, Konark, Paradip, Puri, Rourkela, Sambalpur and other places by motorable roads through out the year. The National Highway No.5 touches this capital city. Interstate bus services operate daily between Kolkata and Puri via Bhubaneswar and Tatanagar (Jamshedpur).

Important Tourist Destinations

Khandagiri & Udayagiri (Jain Heritage)	Lingaraj Temple	Rajarani Temple
Nandan Kanan	Ram Mandir	Ekamra Haat
Nicco Park	Orissan State Museum	Handicrafts Museum
The Tribal Research Museum	Sisupalgarh etc.

Education in Bhubeneswar
The city is famous for some premier research and educational institutes in the country. Some of them are:

• Institue of Physics
• Regional Research Laboratory
• Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture
• Utkal University
• Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology
• College of Engineering and Technology
• Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar
• School of Hotel Management-ITER
• BJB College
• C.V.Raman College of Engineering
• Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology(KIIT)[1]
• Institute of Technical Education and Research
• College of Basic Sciences and Humanities
• St. Joseph's High School
• Sainik School Bhubaneswar
• D.A.V. Public School, Chandrasekharpur
• Capital High School, Bhubaneswar etc

Economy of Bhubeneswar
Bhubaneswar city is favorably situated in commanding administrative, economic and cultural influence. The major economic activities of Bhubeneswar are:

• Industry
• Tourism
• Trade and Commerce

Industry in Bhubeneswar
Bhubeneswar is famous for its handicrafts. There is high potential to sell a number of handicrafts and goods that are locally made or from other parts of the state. Handicraft industry contributes to the earnings of foreign exchange. The industry includes:

Silver Filigree Works	Colorful Applique Works	Stone Images
Wood Carvings	Patta Paintings	Brassware
Horn Works	Bamboo Articles	Toy Making
Zari Work	Carpet Craft	Marble Craft

There are four Industrial Estates in Bhubaneswar:

• Rasulgarh
• Mancheswar
• Bhagabanpur
• Chandaka Nuclear Industrial Complex (CNIC)

The city can thus be said to be located against the background of administrative, educational, industrial, commercial and tourists activities and such activities are expected to flourish more in the near future.

Tourism in Bhubaneswar
Today, it attracts about 1.7 million tourists per year. It has high potential to attract more local, domestic and international tourists which contributes a major share of the domestic earnings of the state.

Trade and Commerce
Bhubaneswar is also an important center for trade and commerce in the state. In recent years, the existing trade and commercial activities in relation to medicines and stationeries have expanded to cater to the needs of the region.