Sources
Odisha: Puri, Konark, Chilika and Koraput
Sources for this route
36 sources- Distances, the line of the road and fuel pumps: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence. Routes worked out with the Open Source Routing Machine.
- Heights: NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, public domain, served by Open Topo Data.
- National Highway 16 (India)
en.wikipedia.org · Encyclopedia
- Deomali Mountain Peak, Koraput - Travel Guide
ridekoraput.com · Tour company's page
- Deomali (mountain)
en.wikipedia.org · Encyclopedia
- Odisha's Koraput admin bans night visit to Deomali hilltop
orissapost.com · News report · dated 12 April 2025
- Plastic Banned On Odisha's Deomali; Check Other Restrictions For Tourists
odishabytes.com · News report · dated 12 April 2025
- Trekking restricted after 6 PM as Koraput admin beefs up security at Deomali
thefactnow.com · News report · dated 6 September 2026
- Deomali main road to remain closed for tourists as construction work continues in Odisha's Koraput
odishatv.in · News report · dated 23 November 2025
- Puri
en.wikipedia.org · Encyclopedia
- Cyclone Fani
en.wikipedia.org · Encyclopedia
- IndianOil locator: Manorama Fuel Point, Humma
locator.iocl.com · Official page
- IndianOil locator: Jaga Filling Station, Palibandha
locator.iocl.com · Official page
- IndianOil locator: Pramod Kisan Seva Kendra, Badaputi
locator.iocl.com · Official page
- IndianOil locator: Satyanarayan Filling Station, Gopinathpur
locator.iocl.com · Official page
- IndianOil locator: Saikrupa Filling Station, Digapahandi
locator.iocl.com · Official page
- IndianOil locator: Gouri Filling Station, Badakhani
locator.iocl.com · Official page
- IndianOil locator: Purusottam Filling Station, Khilamunda
locator.iocl.com · Official page
- IndianOil locator: Samaleswari Ksk, Akhusingi
locator.iocl.com · Official page
- IndianOil locator: Sri Jaganath Filling Station, Bhamini
locator.iocl.com · Official page
- IndianOil locator: Amit Filling Station, Anakabadi
locator.iocl.com · Official page
- IndianOil locator: Hemalata Filling Station, Kolnara
locator.iocl.com · Official page
- IndianOil locator: Yeshvik Filling Station, J K Pur
locator.iocl.com · Official page
- IndianOil locator: Shri Jalaram Filling Station, Antamoda
locator.iocl.com · Official page
- IndianOil locator: M S Gourishankar F Stn Ksk, Laxmipur
locator.iocl.com · Official page
- IndianOil locator: Annapurna Filling Station Ksk, Laxmipur
locator.iocl.com · Official page
- IndianOil locator: Tanveer Filling Station, Jeypore Road
locator.iocl.com · Official page
- HP locator: Theeda Ramaswamy, Jeypore Vizianagaram Road
petrolpump.hpretail.in · Official page
- HP locator: Princess Petrol Pump, Duruguda
petrolpump.hpretail.in · Official page
- IndianOil locator: Jehovajireh Filling Station, A Malkangiri
locator.iocl.com · Official page
- HP locator: Ranjan Filling Station, Semliguda
petrolpump.hpretail.in · Official page
- IndianOil locator: Jai Hanuman Filling Station, D Padar
locator.iocl.com · Official page
- IndianOil locator: Shiv Shankar Filling Station, D Padar
locator.iocl.com · Official page
- IndianOil locator: Gupteswar Filling Station Ksk, Semiliguda
locator.iocl.com · Official page
- HP locator: Gupteswar Fuel Station, Lunguri
petrolpump.hpretail.in · Official page
- IndianOil locator: Gangeswari Filling Station, Ampawalli
locator.iocl.com · Official page
What we could not find
7 gapsA gap is not a fact. It means we looked and found no source.
- Deomali's height: Wikipedia gives 5,490 feet (1,672 metres); the official Koraput district page gives 5,780 feet (1,762 metres). The Wikipedia figure is recorded.
- The text of the Koraput Collector's orders was not found on an official page; only press reports were read. Whether the road to the hilltop has reopened since November 2025 is not known.
- No source found for any rule on vehicles on the Puri to Konark coast road through the Balukhand and Konark sanctuary. The official tourism page says nothing on vehicles.
- No source found for rules affecting riders at Puri, Konark, Chilika or Gopalpur, or for Odisha helmet rules.
- No source found for cyclone months other than the single 2019 event, or for landslides on the ghats between the coast and Koraput.
- The highway from the coast up to Koraput was not sourced. Usual number of riding days: no source found.
- Videos: the pages give upload dates, not filming dates, so 'filmed' is filled only where the title names a date. Uploads, in order: 2021-09, 2025-07.