Is Balasore safe? India travel risk
Is Balasore safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Balasore scores 50/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates India Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 16 Jun 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 7 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Balasore scores 50/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and India (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Balasore: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and natural hazards (68/100).
A score of 50 is higher than the scores of 67% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the India travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Charted at coordinates 21.5033° N, 86.9250° E in Odisha, Balasore maintains a regional distance of 1,257.2 km NW to New Delhi.
Odisha
21.5033° N, 86.9250° E
22 m
Asia/Kolkata
144,373
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in India
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Balasore happened in May, August and October (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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