Utkal University

…has several colleges affiliated with Utkal University. Popular tourist destinations include Chandipur beach, the Panchalingeswar temple, and Chandbali, a medieval port. Roads and rail link Balasore and Kolkata (Calcutta) to the northeast, as well as other cities in Odisha state. Pop. (2001) 106,082; (2011) 118,162.

Of the universities, Utkal University (founded 1943) and Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology (1962), both in Bhubaneshwar, are the largest and best known. Training in allopathic, Ayurvedic, and homeopathic medicine is offered at more than a dozen government and private colleges. Odisha also has numerous pharmacy colleges…