Located at 20.48 north and 21.59' latitude and 86.16' - 87.29' east longitude, Baleswar is on the north-eastern front of Orissa.
The entire district possesses a total area of 3806 sq km.
According to the census of 2001 Baleswar has a population of 20.23 lakhs out of which 2.85 lakhs of the population is under the age group of 0-6 years.
The district, with 78, 164 hectares of irrigated land, houses many Small Scale Industries that have converted Baleswar into a prosperous industrial district.
Mahadev Baneswar, Shanty Kanan, Chandipur, Remuna, Langaleshwar, Kashaphal, Laxmannath, Chandaneswar and Talsari of Baleswar district pull huge number of tourists every year.
