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List of urban local bodies in Odisha

Odisha, a state on the eastern coast of India, is divided into 30 administrative geographical units called districts. Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in Odisha, comprising Municipal Corporations, Municipalities, and NACs, are established under the Department of Housing & Urban Development, Government of Odisha. The 74th Amendment Act defined their formation & activities.

Odisha State Election Commission conducts elections for the post of Mayors, Corporators, Chairpersons & Councilors. Last election of ULBs were conducted on 2022.

Urban local bodies

Odisha has 143 Urban Local Bodies. It has been classified into three categories

  • Municipal Corporations or Mahānagara Nigama is the largest local body in the state. It is generally constituted around metropolitan city, which has a population of more than 100,000. Odisha has 6 municipal corporations
  • Municipalities or Paura Parishada is formed around urban centre with more than 20,000 and less than 100,000 inhabitants. Generally, District headquarters and major town of the state. Odisha has 54 municipalities.
  • Notified Area Councils or Bigyāpita Anchala Parishada is formed on settlements which have transitioned from rural to urban. An urban centre with more than 12,000 and less than 40,000 inhabitants is classified as an NAC. Odisha has 83 NACs.

Recent Developments

On 5 July 2025, ahead of the Bahuda Yatra, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced that Puri Municipality would be upgraded to a Municipal Corporation, thereby making it the sixth municipal corporation in Odisha.

On 16 August 2025, the Housing & Urban Development Department announced the formation of 12 new Notified Area Councils (NACs).

Subsequently, on 31 August 2025, during Swayat Shasan Divas, the Chief Minister announced the creation of 16 more NACs, the upgradation of seven NACs into municipalities, and reaffirmed the earlier decision to upgrade Puri to a Municipal Corporation bringing Odisha’s total to 28 new NACs, seven new municipalities, and one municipal corporation.

Municipal Corporations in Odisha

There are currently 6 municipal corporations in Odisha with 249 wards.

Municipalities in Odisha

There are 54 municipalities in Odisha with 1062 Wards.

Notified Area Council in Odisha

There are 83 NACs in Odisha. (Note: Wards and population values for the new NACs are not yet available.)

Overview (District Wise list)

References