Balasore is one of the coastal districts of Odisha and lies on the northernmost part of the state.

[4][5] Balasore district is located in the northeast of the state of Odisha and lies between 21° 3' to 21° 59' north latitude and 86° 20' to 87° 29' east longitude.

Balasore railway station falls en route on the main line connecting Chennai to Kolkata.

Muslims represent the second-largest religious group, making up around 4.1% with 94,254 adherents, while Christians account for a smaller 0.3%, totaling 6,434 residents.

[13] Government-run, it provides education to children predominantly from the rural areas and economically challenged families.

It was established and is managed by Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (an autonomous organization of the Ministry of Human Resource Development and Department of Secondary Education and Higher Education).In accordance with the National Policy on Education (1986) of the government of India, the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Bagudi in the Balasore district was established during March 1987.

The following is the 8 Vidhan sabha constituencies of Balasore district and the elected members of that area:[15][16][17]