- Country
- India
- State
- Odisha (central and southern) Andhra Pradesh (northern)
- Established
- c. 1100 BCE
- Founded by
- King Kalinga of Mahabharata
- Spoken
- Odia , Telugu (only in parts of Northern AP)
- Time zone
- UTC+5:30 ( IST )
- Ancient and medieval capitals
- Tosali , Sisupalgarh , Dantapuram , Prishtapura , Kalinganagara , Cuttack , Jajpur