Cuttack
Cuttack, is the second largest city and the former capital of the Indian state of Odisha.
Cuttack, is the second largest city and the former capital of the Indian state of Odisha. It is also the headquarters of the Cuttack district. The name of the city is derived from the Odia and Sanskrit name Kataka, which literally means the fort, a reference to the ancient Barabati Fort around which the city initially developed. The Government of Odisha approved the restoration of the native spelling to reflect authentic Odia phonetics. Cuttack is known as the Millennium City as well as the Silver City due to its history of 1,000 years and famous silver filigree works respectively. The Orissa High Court and some other Odisha State Govt. offices are located there, and the city is the judicial capital of Odisha.
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Worth seeing in and around Cuttack
9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Barabati Stadium
The Barabati Stadium is an Indian sports stadium used mostly for cricket and association football, and also sometimes for concerts and field hockey, located in Cuttack, Odisha. It is a regular venue for international cricket and is the home ground of Odisha cricket team.
9.6 km · sports stadium in Cuttack Odisha · Wikipedia - 02Barabati Fort
Barabati Fort is a 987 CE fort built by Marakata Keshari of Somavanshi dynasty in Cuttack, Odisha. The ruins of the fort remain with its moat, gate, and the earthen mound of the nine-storied palace.
9.1 km · Indian fort · Wikipedia - 03Museum of Justice, Orissa High Court
Museum of Justice, Orissa High Court is the museum dedicated to the journey of judiciary in Odisha from past to present. The museum houses various objects on Indian legal system starting from British Raj.
8.9 km · museum dedicated to the journey of judiciary in India · Wikipedia - 04Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Setu
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Setu is a bridge over the river Kathajodi, a distributary of the Mahanadi connecting Belleview Point near Judicial Academy in Cuttack to Trishulia. The length of the bridge is 2.88 km and is the longest bridge in Odisha.
9.8 km · bridge in India · Wikipedia - 05Sri Sri University
Sri Sri University is an Indian private university, based in Cuttack, Odisha, established on 26 December 2009. The university came into operation in the year 2012.
7.9 km · state private university in Cuttack, Odisha, India · Wikipedia - 06National Law University Odisha
National Law University Odisha is a public law school and a National law University in India located at Cuttack, Odisha. It was established in 2008 under the National Law University Odisha Act, commencing its first batch from July 2009.
4.1 km · state public university in Cuttack, Odisha, India · Wikipedia - 07Cuttack Chandi Temple
Kataka Chandi Mandir is a temple dedicated to the Hindu goddess Chandi in Kataka, Odisha, India, near the banks of the Mahanadi River.
9.3 km · temple in India · Wikipedia - 08Utkal Gourab Madhusudan Setu
Utkal Gourab Madhusudan Setu is a bridge connecting Cuttack and Athagarh. This bridge over river Mahanadi reduces distance between Cuttack, Dhenkanal by 16 kilometres.
5 km · bridge in India · Wikipedia - 09Sailabala Women's College, Cuttack
Shailabala Women's College is a state run postgraduate, undergraduate and junior +2 women's government college on Madhusudan road in Cuttack, India. It is the first women's college of Odisha.
9.4 km · college in Odisha · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Barabati Fort
A 13th-century fort built by the Eastern Ganga emperor Anangabhimadeva III (1211-1238).
- 02Museum of Justice
- 03Netaji Birth Place Museum
Janakinath Bhavan, the birthplace of Indian independence activist Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is converted into a museum and is named the Netaji Birth Place Museum.
- 04Odisha State Maritime Museum
The museum came up in 2013 and is housed in the former complex of the River Boat Construction and Repair Workshop.
- 05Kataka Chandi Temple
An ancient temple dedicated to the Goddess Chandi, the presiding deity of Cuttack.
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Things to do
Take a stroll on the banks of the River Kathajodi and enjoy the sunset. This is a magnificent site. If you are visiting Cuttack sometime in mid-October or November don't forget to enjoy the Dusshera and Balijatra (the biggest trade fair held in the eastern region). If you arrive in autumn (September to November) you can see this city showing its cultural tradition, at the time of most of the festivals.
- 01Barabati Stadium
A multipurpose stadium used for cricket, football and hockey.
- 02Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium
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Where to eat
If you visit, don't miss the mouth-watering plate of dahi vada, Aludam ghuguni and seu. You will also get the best of Mutton, Cham and Chicken Chops at Professor Para. Mouthwatering, Roadside 'Dahibara(Dahiwada), Aaludum, ghuguni and seu'. (Its little spicy) Pav Bhaji near Gauri Shankar park. Hot tea and coffee near cantonment road. Bidanasi--raghu dahibara Manglabag---Pratap dahibara
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Getting to Cuttack
- Airports
- Biju Patnaik (BBI), 30 km
- Stations
- Ghantikhal Nidhipur railway station, 5.6 km · Naraj Marthapur railway station, 7.2 km · Radhakishorepur railway station, 5.3 km · Rajathgarh Junction railway station, 7.6 km · Sarpeswar Ph railway station, 6.4 km
- Kolkata → Cuttack347 km · quickest by road, 6h 25m · ₹2,720–3,400
- Visakhapatnam → Cuttack418 km · quickest by road, 7h 11m · ₹3,050–3,810
- Varanasi → Cuttack614 km · quickest by air, 7h 35m · ₹7,920–12,120
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Cuttack
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Cuttack. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundHired cars, auto rickshaws and cycle rickshaws are readily available for moving around.
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Next door to Cuttack
Cuttack is 28 km from Bhubaneswar, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Cuttack districtdistrict of Odisha, India7.9 km