Cuttack City Guide
Spread in an area of around 398 square kilometers, Cuttack is one of the
ancient cities in India. Located at the alluring junction of Mahanadi and
Kathjuri Rivers, the city has a rich historical backdrop. It is the second
largest city in the state of Orissa and is commonly known as the cultural
capital of the state. The city is also known as the Millennium City and the
Commercial Capital of Orissa. It has witnessed a number of kingdoms of
various dynasties.
The city was founded by the Nrupa Keshari who built it as a military
cantonment. In the latter half of 18th century, it was the Maratha who ruled
the city. Later, it came under the rule of British in the year 1803. The
city is majorly known as the birthplace of well known freedom fighter
Subhash Chandra Bose. This beautiful city is also quite popular for
shopping, historical buildings, restaurants and many other things.
National Highway 16 (former National Highway 5) runs from North to South of
the Cuttack. As a part of the Golden Quadrilateral project, this highway
runs from Chennai to Kolkata. National Highway 55 (former National Highway
42) connects Cuttack with Sambalpur. Also Asian Highway 45 passes through
Cuttack.
Intra city transport is primarily through Auto rickshaws. Nowadays DTS city
buses ply in the city to join different places in the city and the state
capital. Cuttack is a major junction connecting all the major parts of the
state. The bus terminus at Cuttack is located at Badambadi, and is one of
the largest bus terminus in India, and thousands of private and government
buses ply to hundreds of destinations everyday. A new bus terminus at
Balikuda is under construction to relieve pressure off the Badambadi Bus
Terminus.
Cuttack Junction is one of the important stations on the Howrah , Kolkata-Chennai
mainline of the East Coast Railway and falls under the Khurda Road division.
A branch line to Paradeep starts from Cuttack. It is connected to all parts
of India through trains run by the Indian Railways.
The nearest domestic airport is
Biju Patnaik International
Airport, located
in Bhubaneswar, 30 km southwest of Cuttack. It is about 40 minutes drive to
Biju Patnaik International
Airport from Cuttack. To make arrangements for a
taxi from Airport to Cuttack, contact one the taxi operators and travel
agents that have counter in the Airport.
Cuttack Quick Facts
State: Odisha
Languages: Oriya and Hindi
STD Code: 0671
Weather: Hot in summer and moderately cool in winter
Best Season: Winter, October to March
Famous For: Scenic
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