Bhubaneswar: In a significant move to preserve the linguistic and cultural identity of Odisha, the State Government has issued a gazette notification standardising the English spellings of various administrative units across the state.
The notification, published on June 22, 2026 by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, directs that the English spellings of Districts, Sub-Divisions, Tahasils, Blocks, and Urban Local Bodies be corrected and brought in conformity with Odia phonetics. The revised spellings will come into official effect from the date of publication of the notification.
The government has clarified that these changes pertain only to the English spellings and do not affect the original names of the administrative units in any way.
Several prominent place names have been revised under the new standardised spellings. Notable changes include Cuttack to Kataka, Balasore to Baleshwar, and Bolangir to Balangir. Similarly, Angul will now be spelled as Anugola, Bargarh as Baragada, and Sundargarh as Sundaragada.
- Angul District
- Angul → ANUGOLA
- Pallahara → PALALAHADA
- Talcher → TALACHER
- Balangir District
- Bolangir → BALANGIR
- Bangamunda → BANGOMUNDA
- Baleshwar (Balasore) District
- Balasore → BALESHWAR
- Nilgiri → NILAGIRI
- Soro → SORA
- Bargarh District
- Bargarh → BARAGADA
- Rajborasambar → RAJBODASAMBAR
- Bhadrak District
- Bonth → BANTA
- Boudh District
- Boudhgarh → BOUDHAGADA
- Cuttack District
- Cuttack → KATAKA
- Salipur → SALEPUR
- Baramba → BADAMBA
- Athagarh → ATHAGADA
- Deogarh District
- Deogarh → DEBAGADA
- Reamal → RIAMAL
- Ganjam District
- Berhampur → BRAHMAPUR
- Hinjilicut → HINJILIKATU
- Aska → ASIKA
- Surada → SORADA
- Jajpur District
- Dasarathpur → DASHARATHPUR
- Dharmasala → DHARMASHALA
- Jharsuguda District
- Belpahar → BELPAHAD
- Kalahandi District
- Junagarh → JUNAGADA
- Dharamgarh → DHARMAGADA
- Jaipatna → JAYAPATANA
- Lanjigarh → LANJIGADA
- Bhawanipatna → BHABANIPATANA
- Kandhamal District
- Kandhamal → KANDHAMALA
- Kendrapara District
- Kendrapara → KENDRAPADA
- Aul → AALI
- Mahakalapada → MAHAKALAPADA
- Keonjhar District
- Keonjhar → KENDUJHAR
- Barbil → BADABIL
- Keonjhargarh → KENDUJHARGADA
- Khordha District
- Khurda → KHORDHA
- Bolagarh → BOLAGADA
- Banpur → BANAPUR
- Jatni → JATANI
- Koraput / Jeypore
- Jeypore → JAYAPUR
- Malkangiri District
- Podia → PADIA
- Mayurbhanj District
- Betanati → BETANATI
- Samakhunta → SHAMAKHUNTA
- Moroda → MORADA
- Rasgovindpur → RASAGOBINDAPUR
- Panchpir → PANCHAPIDHA
- Nabarangpur District
- Umerkote → UMARKOT
- Nayagarh District
- Nayagarh → NAYAGADA
- Daspalla → DASHAPALLA
- Nuapada District
- Khariar → KHADIAL
- Nimapara → NIMAPADA
- Sambalpur Region
- Rairakhol → REDHAKHOL
- Subarnapur District
- Sonepur → SONPUR
- Binka → BINIKA
- Sundargarh District
- Sundargarh → SUNDARAGADA
- Bonaigarh → BANAIGADA
- Koira → KOIDA
- Lephripara → LEPHRIPADA
- Subdega → SABDEGA
- Bargaon → BADAGAN
- Lahunipara → LAHUNIPADA
Rourkela → RAURKELA
