Gram panchayat · Baleshwar block · Balasore
Padampur gram panchayat
Padampur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Baleshwar block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 5,879 people in 1,397 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 5,879
- Literacy
- 80.3%
- Area
- 11.2 km²
- LGD code
- 116080
Villages of Padampur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padmapur | 650 | 2,612 | 87.7% | 23% | 9% |
| Bankeswar | 322 | 1,251 | 56.7% | 54% | 0% |
| Badkia | 185 | 929 | 88.4% | 4% | 0% |
| Majhikia | 178 | 760 | 76.8% | 45% | 1% |
| Sainkona | 62 | 327 | 96.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Talapada | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
Villages: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Government of India — data dump of December 2022 via github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory (December 2022). Figures: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level); a dash means the census figures could not be matched to the village.
People and work in Padampur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,879
- 3,028 male · 2,851 female
- Households
- 1,397
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 80.3%
- above Baleshwar block's villages (76.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 942
- about the same as Baleshwar block's villages (942)
- Children aged 0–6
- 720
- 12.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,818
- 30.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,659 (28.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 234 (4.0%)
What the 1,818 workers did
- Cultivators656 (36.1%)
- Agricultural labourers51 (2.8%)
- Household industry68 (3.7%)
- Other work709 (39.0%)
- Marginal workers334 (18.4%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level), summed over the panchayat's villages (2011).
Facilities in the villages of Padampur
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 11 km², 78% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 5
- Middle school2 of 5
- Secondary school2 of 5
- Senior secondary school2 of 5
- Degree college1 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5).
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since. Facilities in towns are not included.
Other gram panchayats in Baleshwar block
- Alumeda
- Anko
- Babarda
- Bahabalpur
- Baincha
- Bardhanpur
- Beruan
- Buanl
- Chandipur
- Chanua
- Chaskhand
- Dubula Gadi
- Genguti
- Gopinathpur
- Gud
- Haladipada
- Hidigan
- Jaydevkasaba
- Kasafal
- Kasipada
- Khannagar
- Kumbhari
- Kuradiha
- Kuruda
- Nagram
- Nizampur
- Nuagan
- Nuagaon
- Odangi
- Olandasargan
- Panchapada
- Parkhi
- Patrapada
- Rainsuan
- Ranasahi
- Rasalpur
- Rasulpur
- Rupsa Samilhasanpur
- Sadanandapur
- Saragan
- Sartha
- Sasanga
- Sindhia
- Srikona
- Sriramapur
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