ODISHA

Odisha, an eastern Indian state with a long coastline, middle mountainous regions, central plateaus and major flood plains, is rich in natural resources and accounts for 4.8 percent of the country’s area (Government of Odisha 2017). Odisha has 30 districts subdivided into 314 blocks and is home to more than 41 million people (2.4 percent of the population of India), of which 72.9 percent is literate and 23 percent is tribal. The state has a sex ratio of 979 females per 1,000 males (Census of India 2011).

Our knowledge products related to Odisha include the following:

• 2022: Read our State Nutrition Profile for Odisha (NFHS-3 (2005-2006), 4(2015-16) & 5 (2019-2020), that describes the trends for a set of key nutrition and health outcomes, determinants, and coverage of interventions from 2006 to 2020. The findings are based on estimates from unit-level data and/or data from national and state reports for NFHS-3 (2005-2006) and NFHS-4 (2015-2016), and data from state factsheets and reports for NFHS-5 (2019-2021). In addition to standard prevalence-based analyses, this State Nutrition Profile includes headcount-based analyses aligned to POSHAN Abhiyaan’s goals.
• 2018: For deeper insights into the coverage of key nutrition and health interventions in the state, with district-wise status, read our Data Note that describes the coverage of a set of key nutrition and health interventions and highlights the key areas of action to improve nutrition in Odisha.
• 2017: Our study on 'Stories of Change' analyzed the significant progress made by Odisha in reducing child undernutrition. It bolsters state-specific learning and provides tacit knowledge about policy processes, program challenges and actions.
• 2017: A Policy Note to examine the trends in undernutrition in Odisha, regional variability in the major determinants of nutrition and the coverage of key nutrition and health interventions.

For a deeper view of malnutrition and its multiple determinants in Odisha’s districts, please access District Nutrition Profiles (DNPs) for each district  below.