A locality situated in the middle part of the country (ancient India). Elsewhere it has also been referred to as ‘Kaliṅga’ (Kalinga). [See Kaliṅga] 

Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa(57.33)
Vāyupurāṇa(102.15, 17)
Matsyapurāṇa(3.23)
Viṣṇupurāṇa(1.8.7-11)
Matsyapurāṇa(253.24; 265.39)