CUTTACK

Tourist Places in Cuttack - Odisha - India

1. Ansupa Lake (Cuttack, Odisha)

DISTRICT HEADQUARTER :         CUTTACK

STATE CAPITAL :                            BHUBANESWAR

NEAREST RAILWAY STATION :   CUTTACK RAILWAY STATION

NEAREST AIRPORT :                     BHUBANESWAR AIRPORT

DESCRIPTION :   ANSUPA LAKE IS A SMALL LAKE THAT OFFERS ASYLUM TO MIGRATORY BIRDS IN WINTER. THIS PLACE IS IDEAL FOR FISHING AND BOATING.

HOW TO REACH :  ONE CAN REACH CUTTACK EITHER BY BUS OR TRAIN. REGULAR BUS SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE UP TO ATAGARH 54KMS FROM CUTTACK. FROM ATAGARH TO ANSUPA (14KMS) HAVE TO HIRE A TAXI OR AUTO.

BEST TIME :              SEPTEMBER TO MARCH

2. Charchika Temple (Cuttack, Odisha)

DISTRICT HEADQUARTER :         CUTTACK

STATE CAPITAL :                            BHUBANESWAR

NEAREST RAILWAY STATION :   CUTTACK RAILWAY STATION

NEAREST AIRPORT :                     BHUBANESWAR AIRPORT

DESCRIPTION :      CHARCHIKA TEMPLE IS SITUATED ON THE RIVER MAHANADI NEAR BANKI AND IS THE SHRINE OF GODDESS CHARCHIKA, WHICH IS ONE OF THE EIGHT SHRINES OF ODISHA. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN BANKI AND CUTTACK IS 52 KMS.

HOW TO REACH :  ONE CAN REACH CUTTACK EITHER BY BUS OR TRAIN. REGULAR BUS OR TAXI SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FROM CUTTACK.

BEST TIME :              SEPTEMBER TO MARCH

3. Lalitgiri (Cuttack, Odisha)

DISTRICT HEADQUARTER :         CUTTACK

STATE CAPITAL :                            BHUBANESWAR

NEAREST RAILWAY STATION :   CUTTACK RAILWAY STATION

NEAREST AIRPORT :                     BHUBANESWAR AIRPORT

DESCRIPTION :        LALITGIRI WAS VISITED BY HUIEN TSANG IN 7TH CENTUARY AD, IS ONE OF THE OLDEST BUDDHIST SITE IN ODISHA. THIS PLACE IS GOOD FOR RELAXATION.

HOW TO REACH :  ONE CAN REACH CUTTACK EITHER BY BUS OR TRAIN. REGULAR BUS OR TAXI SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FROM CUTTACK.

BEST TIME :              OCTOBER TO APRIL

4.  Naraj (Cuttack, Odisha)

DISTRICT HEADQUARTER :         CUTTACK

STATE CAPITAL :                            BHUBANESWAR

NEAREST RAILWAY STATION :   CUTTACK RAILWAY STATION

NEAREST AIRPORT :                     BHUBANESWAR AIRPORT

DESCRIPTION :   IT IS SITUATED ON THE RIVER KATHAJODI A TRIBUTARY OF MAHANADI. A NUMBER OF BUDDHIST MONUMENTS ARE FOUND HERE. THE PLACE IS ALSO A PITHA OF LORD SIDHESWAR. THIS PLACE IS ALSO GOOD FOR PICNIC AND RELAXATION.

HOW TO REACH :  ONE CAN REACH CUTTACK EITHER BY BUS OR TRAIN. REGULAR BUS OR TAXI SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FROM CUTTACK.

BEST TIME :              OCTOBER TO MARCH

5. Satkosia (Cuttack, Odisha)

DISTRICT HEADQUARTER :         CUTTACK

STATE CAPITAL :                            BHUBANESWAR

NEAREST RAILWAY STATION :   CUTTACK RAILWAY STATION

NEAREST AIRPORT :                     BHUBANESWAR AIRPORT

DESCRIPTION :       SATKOSIA IS  FAMOUS FOR ITS GORGE AND IS ALSO AN IDEAL PLACE FOR ADVENTURE, GROUP CAMPING AND VIEWING A COLOURFUL WILDLIFE.

HOW TO REACH :  ONE CAN REACH CUTTACK EITHER BY BUS OR TRAIN. REGULAR BUS OR TAXI SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FROM CUTTACK.

BEST TIME :               ANY TIME

6. Barabati Fort (Cuttack, Odisha)

DISTRICT HEADQUARTER :         CUTTACK

STATE CAPITAL :                            BHUBANESWAR

NEAREST RAILWAY STATION :   CUTTACK RAILWAY STATION

NEAREST AIRPORT :                     BHUBANESWAR AIRPORT

DESCRIPTION :      THE RUINS OF BARABATI FORT LIES ON THE BANK OF THE RIVER MAHANADI. THE BARABATI INTERNATIONAL STADIUM ADJACENT TO THE FORT, IS AN ANOTHER ITEM OF INTEREST. THE STADIUM IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE ODISHA CRICKET ASSOCIATION. IT IS ALSO USED FOR ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. FLOOD LIGHT SYSTEM IN BARABATI STADIUM IS ALSO AN ANOTHER ITEM OF INTEREST.

HOW TO REACH :  ONE CAN REACH CUTTACK EITHER BY BUS OR TRAIN. REGULAR BUS OR TAXI SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FROM CUTTACK.

BEST TIME :              SEPTEMBER TO MARCH

7. Deojhar Waterfall (Cuttack, Odisha)

DISTRICT HEADQUARTER :         CUTTACK

STATE CAPITAL :                            BHUBANESWAR

NEAREST RAILWAY STATION :   CUTTACK RAILWAY STATION

NEAREST AIRPORT :                     BHUBANESWA AIRPORT

DESCRIPTION :     DEOJHAR WATERFALL IS FAMOUS FOR ITS NATURAL BEAUTY. ON THE TOP OF THE WATERFALL, THERE IS A CAVE KNOWN AS BADEDIDHAR WHICH WAS THE ASHRAM OF SADHUS. THIS PLACE IS GOOD FOR PICNIC AND RELAXATION.

HOW TO REACH :  ONE CAN REACH CUTTACK EITHER BY BUS OR TRAIN. REGULAR BUS OR TAXI SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FROM CUTTACK.

BEST TIME :              OCTOBER TO MAY

8. Maninag Caves (Cuttack, Odisha)

DISTRICT HEADQUARTER :         CUTTACK

STATE CAPITAL :                            BHUBANESWAR

NEAREST RAILWAY STATION :   CUTTACK  RAILWAY STATION

NEAREST AIRPORT :                     BHUBANESWAR AIRPORT

DESCRIPTION :     THE PLACE IS SITUATED  AT A DISTANCE OF 17 KMS FROM THE DISTRICT HEADQUATERS CUTTACK. THE SITE IS SITUATED IN THE WEST SIDE OF RIVER BIRUPA AND EAST OF THE FAMOUS MANDUKA HILL. THIS IS A GOOD PLACE FOR RELAXATION.

HOW TO REACH :  ONE CAN REACH CUTTACK EITHER BY BUS OR TRAIN. REGULAR BUS OR TAXI SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FROM CUTTACK.

BEST TIME :              OCTOBER TO MARCH

9. Maa Dhakulei Pitha (Cuttack, Odisha)

DISTRICT HEADQUARTER :         CUTTACK

STATE CAPITAL :                            BHUBANESWAR

NEAREST RAILWAY STATION : CUTTACK RAILWAY STATION

NEAREST AIRPORT :                     BHUBANESWAR AIRPORT

DESCRIPTION :     MAA DHAKULEI PITHA IS A RELIGIOUS PLACE, FULL OF SCENIC BEAUTY, ADJACENT TO PURI MAIN CANAL AND KUAKHAI RIVER. THE PLACE IS FAMOUS FOR FIREWORKS THAT TAKES PLACE DURING DOLAPURNIMA. THE PLACE IS SITUATED AT A DISTANCE OF 7 KMS FROM DISTRICT HEADQUARTER CUTTACK.

HOW TO REACH :  ONE CAN REACH CUTTACK EITHER BY BUS OR TRAIN. REGULAR BUS OR TAXI SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FROM CUTTACK.

BEST TIME :               SEPTEMBER TO MARCH

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