Odia people
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![Prehistoric cave art found across the hinterlands of Gudahandi, Jogimatha, Vikramakhol, Ushakothi, etc. in western and southern Odisha.](/Images/godic/202501/30/Prehistoric_Cave_Paintings3746.png")
![4000 year old skeleton and traces of settlement found near Harirajpur village on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar](/Images/godic/202501/30/4000_YEAR_OLD3746.png")
![Ruins of the fortified township, Sishupalgarh near Bhubaneswar that dates back to at least 1200 B.C.E and is presumed by archaeologists to have housed more people that ancient Athens.](/Images/godic/202501/30/Sisupalgarh_Ruins3747.png")
The Odia, known classically by various names (Oriya, Odri, Utkaliya, Kalingi, Latin:Uri), are an ethnic group of eastern India. They constitute a majority in the eastern coastal state of Odisha, with minority populations in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.