Odia people

Odias
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଲୋକ (Odiā Lōk)
Total population
	40 million
Regions with significant populations
India	37,033,000 (2021)
United Kingdom	104,000
Australia	97,000
Germany	72,000
New Zealand	38,000
Languages
	Odia
Religion
	Predominantly:; Hinduism; Minorities:; Christianity; Islam; Jainism; Buddhism and others;
Related ethnic groups
	Indo-Aryan people , Bonaz people

The Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ), formerly spelled Oriya, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group native to the Indian state of Odisha who speak the Odia language. They constitute a majority in the eastern coastal state, with significant minority populations existing in the neighboring states of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal.^[5]

^ "Odias in the UK". Times Now. 21 April 2022.
^ "Census shows Indian population and languages have exponentially grown in Australia". SBS Australia. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
^ Baumann, Martin. "Immigrant Hinduism in Germany". Harvard University.
^ "New Zealand". Stats New Zealand. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
^ Minahan, James (2012). Ethnic Groups of South Asia and the Pacific: An Encyclopedia. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9781598846591.

[1] "Odias in the UK". Times Now. 21 April 2022.

[2] "Census shows Indian population and languages have exponentially grown in Australia". SBS Australia. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[g-3] Baumann, Martin. "Immigrant Hinduism in Germany". Harvard University.

[4] "New Zealand". Stats New Zealand. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

[5] Minahan, James (2012). Ethnic Groups of South Asia and the Pacific: An Encyclopedia. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9781598846591.

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