List of cities in Odisha by population

This is a list of cities by population, as listed in the 2011 Census of India in the Indian state of Odisha:

List of urban agglomerations of Odisha
In the census of India 2011, an urban agglomeration has been defined as follows:

"An Urban Agglomeration is a continuous urban spread constituting a town and its adjoining outgrowths (OG), or two or more physically contiguous towns together with or without outgrowths of such towns. An urban agglomeration must consist of at least a statutory town and its total population (i.e. all the constituents put together) should not be less than 20,000 as per the 2001 Census. In varying local conditions, there were similar other combinations which have been treated as urban agglomerations satisfying the basic condition of contiguity."

Urban agglomeration constituents
Urban agglomeration constituents with a population 2011 Census are shown in the table below.

Abbreviations: M Corp.= municipal corporation, M= municipality, NAC= notified area committee, CT = census town, IT= industrial town, OG= outgrowth

Constituents
The constituents of urban agglomerations in Odisha, with a population of 1 lakh or above, are noted below:
 * Bhubaneswar Urban Agglomeration includes: Bhubaneswar Town (M Corp.), Industrial & Colony Area (OG), Patrapada (OG), Sijua (OG), Ransinghapur (OG), Sarakantara (OG), Bahadalpur (OG), Ebaranga (OG), Raghunathpur (OG), Kalarahanga (OG), Injana (OG), Rokat (OG), Kesora (OG), Koradakanta (OG), and Bankual (OG).
 * Cuttack Urban Agglomeration includes: Cuttack (M Corp.), Choudwar Town (M), and Industrial Area (OG)
 * Rourkela Urban Agglomeration includes: Rourkela Industrial Township (IT), I.D.L. Factory & Other Colony Area (OG), Rourkela Town (M corp.), Kalunga Industrial Estate & Other Colony Area (OG), Jalda Town (CT)
 * Berhampur Urban Agglomeration includes: Berhampur (M Crop.), Gopalpur (NAC) and Chatrapur (NAC),Kukudakandi (NAC),Kanisi(OG), Ankushpur (OG)and nearby Villages and Panchayats which have a large number of population but not included in BeMC.
 * Puri Urban Agglomeration includes: Puri(M), Puri Sadar (OG) and Konark (NAC)
 * Paradeep Urban Agglomeration includes: Udachandrapur (OG), Chauliapalanda (OG), Sandhakuda (OG), Bijayachandrapur(OG) and Bhitaragarh (OG)
 * Sambalpur Urban Agglomeration includes: Sambalpur Town (M), Dhankauda & Mathapali Area (OG), Burla Town (NAC), Amsadha Katapali Area (OG), and Hirakud Town (NAC)
 * Balasore Urban Agglomeration includes: Baleshwar Town (M), Baleshwar Industrial Estate (OG), and Remuna Town (NAC)
 * Bhadrak Urban Agglomeration includes: Bhadrak (M), Randia (OG), Sarmanga (OG), Koranta (OG), Boudhpur (OG), Samaraipur (OG), Erei Town (CT)
 * Baripada Urban Agglomeration includes: Baripada Town (M), Podaastia Business Center Area (OG), Subarnarekha Irrigation Project Colony (OG), and Indupahi (OG)
 * Balangir Urban Agglomeration includes: Balangir Town (M), Loishingha (NAC), Deogaon (OG), Lower Sukhtel Project Colony (OG), Sadaepali (OG), and Khaliapali (OG)
 * Bargarh Urban Agglomeration includes: Bargarh Town (M), Khedapali (OG), Ambapali (OG), Barahguda (OG), Tora (OG), and Ruhunia (OG)