Gram panchayat · Chatrapur block · Ganjam
Podapadar gram panchayat
Podapadar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Chatrapur block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 6,142 people in 1,357 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Chhatrapur assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 6,142
- Literacy
- 67.8%
- Area
- 22 km²
- LGD code
- 117686
Villages of Podapadar
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humuri | 441 | 2,143 | 66.7% | 17% | 0% |
| Podapadar | 479 | 1,988 | 63.1% | 17% | 0% |
| Kumarabegapalli | 323 | 1,522 | 78.3% | 13% | 0% |
| Damodarpurpankalouninhabited | 114 | 489 | 60.0% | 7% | 18% |
| Allipuruninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Humuribanauninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Humuritamparauninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Jimiuninhabited | 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 Podapadar
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,142
- 2,965 male · 3,177 female
- Households
- 1,357
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 67.8%
- about the same as Chatrapur block's villages (68.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,072
- above Chatrapur block's villages (1,007)
- Children aged 0–6
- 699
- 11.4% of residents
- Workers
- 2,535
- 41.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 946 (15.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 91 (1.5%)
What the 2,535 workers did
- Cultivators391 (15.4%)
- Agricultural labourers182 (7.2%)
- Household industry18 (0.7%)
- Other work793 (31.3%)
- Marginal workers1,151 (45.4%)
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 Podapadar
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 22 km², 56% of it sown with crops and 7% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 4
- Middle school2 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Pulses (3), Ragi (2), Vegetable (1), Ground Nuts (1), Cashewnut (1).
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 Chatrapur block
- Agastinuagam
- Arjipalli
- Bada Madhapur
- Baulagam
- Bhikarpalli
- Bipulingi
- Chamakhandi
- Chikalakhandi
- Kalipalli
- Kanamana
- Laxmipur
- Mahandpur
- Narandrapur
- Potalampur
- Sriramachandrapur
- Sundarpur
- Tangonapalli
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