UTKAL MAIL is the only newspaper not only of Orissa but whole of Eastern India comprising of the minerally rich states of Orissa, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.

Apart from Puri, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Sambalpur, Ganjam and Koraput numbers of industrial townships like Rourkela, Jharsuguda, Nalco Nagar, Kalinga Nagar, Paradeep, Talcher, Kansbahal, Rajgangpur, Joda-Barbil, Brajrajnagar, Belpahar, Damanjodi and Sundargarh comes within the area of influence of this paper.

Because of its strategic situation, the paper has a large circulation base beyond the border of Orissa in industrial cities like Kolkata, Jamshedpur, Asansol, Bokaro, Ranchi, Bhilai, Raipur etc. where there is a concentration of Oriya speaking community, so also Hindi.

UTKAL MAIL is duly approved by the D.A.V.P. of Govt. of India, I & PR Deptts. Of Orissa, West Bengal, Chhattishgarh and Jharkhand and is considered a good medium of advertisement by both private and public sector organizations of all these states.

From 13th February, 2011 UTKAL MAIL has been publishing its New Delhi Edition for better coverage of national news.

From 1st of january 2015 UTKAL MAIL has been publishing its Odia edition from paradeep port based city of odisha.