| Rupsa | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Orissa |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Odisha, India |
| Coordinates: | 21.6167°N 88°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Odisha |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Balasore |
| Leader Title: | Municipal Commissioner |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Odia, Hindi, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN[1] |
| Postal Code: | 756028 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Registration Plate: | OD |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | Aw (Köppen) |
| Blank3 Name Sec2: | Avg. summer temperature |
| Blank3 Info Sec2: | 45°C |
| Blank4 Name Sec2: | Avg. winter temperature |
| Blank4 Info Sec2: | 12°C |
Rupsa is a town of Balasore district in Odisha.[2] [3] [4]
The Mayurbhanj State Railway was started by the erstwhile ruler of Mayurbhanj State Maharja Shri Sriram Chandra Bhanj Deo. The first section of 52 km from Rupsa Junction[5] to Baripada was opened for traffic on 20 January 1905. Rupsa was the junction with the Bengal Nagpur Railway’s line. An agreement was signed on 2 December 1918, between the Mayurbhanj State and Mayurbhanj Railway Company, for extending the line to Talband, 61.5 km away. This section was opened on 15 July 1920. From that date, the management of the entire Rupsa-Talband section was handed over to Mayurbhanj Railway Company, formed in 1920 to take over this line.[6]
Apart from the normal festival celebrated there are some festivals celebrated with much attention. These are: