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Cuttack
City in Odisha, India

Cuttack

Cuttack, is the second largest city and the former capital of the Indian state of Odisha.

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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 1000 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.

Get in

Getting to Cuttack

The nearest airport is in Bhubaneswar (BBI IATA, around 30 km (19 mi)). It has domestic flights to New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and other destinations; and an international flight to Kuala Lumpur.

  1. 01
    Cuttack Junction ECoR

    Cuttack Junction is on the Kolkata–Chennai railway line, taking roughly five and a half hours from Kolkata, and roughly twenty hours from Chennai.

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    Cuttack Netaji Bus Terminus
See

Worth seeing

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    Barabati Fort

    A 13th-century fort built by the Eastern Ganga emperor Anangabhimadeva III (1211-1238).

  2. 02
    Museum of Justice
  3. 03
    Netaji 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.

  4. 04
    Odisha State Maritime Museum

    The museum came up in 2013 and is housed in the former complex of the River Boat Construction and Repair Workshop.

  5. 05
    Kataka Chandi Temple

    An ancient temple dedicated to the Goddess Chandi, the presiding deity of Cuttack.

Do

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.

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    Barabati Stadium

    A multipurpose stadium used for cricket, football and hockey.

  2. 02
    Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium
Eat

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

How locals move

Getting around Cuttack the local way

  • Get aroundHired cars, auto rickshaws and cycle rickshaws are readily available for moving around.

From Wikivoyage: Cuttack, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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