Gram panchayat · Digapahandi block · Ganjam
Padmanavapur gram panchayat
Padmanavapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Digapahandi block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 7,914 people in 1,792 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Digapahandi assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 7,914
- Literacy
- 66.5%
- Area
- 22.2 km²
- LGD code
- 117743
Villages of Padmanavapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padmanabhapurpentha | 622 | 2,759 | 68.1% | 18% | 0% |
| Chaitanyapur | 258 | 1,020 | 64.9% | 6% | 0% |
| Bhusunda | 210 | 952 | 59.4% | 12% | 0% |
| Bhimapur sasan | 193 | 949 | 80.7% | 16% | 6% |
| Kamapadmanabhapur | 214 | 947 | 68.0% | 15% | 0% |
| Mangarajpur | 211 | 911 | 58.0% | 3% | 0% |
| Nandagam | 47 | 221 | 72.5% | 33% | 0% |
| Bhimadebpur | 37 | 155 | 33.9% | 78% | 0% |
| Ratneichangudideipahad | 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 Padmanavapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,914
- 3,797 male · 4,117 female
- Households
- 1,792
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 66.5%
- above Digapahandi block's villages (62.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,084
- above Digapahandi block's villages (993)
- Children aged 0–6
- 944
- 11.9% of residents
- Workers
- 3,725
- 47.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,188 (15.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 69 (0.9%)
What the 3,725 workers did
- Cultivators801 (21.5%)
- Agricultural labourers835 (22.4%)
- Household industry301 (8.1%)
- Other work669 (18.0%)
- Marginal workers1,119 (30.0%)
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 Padmanavapur
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 22 km², 44% of it sown with crops and 49% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school7 of 8
- Secondary school2 of 8
- Senior secondary school3 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 8
- Public bus2 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office4 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 10
- Secondary schools
- 6
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Pulses (8).
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 Digapahandi block
- Ankorada
- Bada-dumula
- Basudebapur
- Bhamarpur
- Bhismagitri
- Bijaya Laxminarayanpur
- Bomakai
- Chasa Nimakhandi
- Choudhry Tikarapada
- Gada Gobindapur
- Gaudagam
- Gokharanapur
- Jakar
- Kaithada
- Kaithakhandi
- Karapada
- Khamarigam
- Kotinada
- Kusapada
- Nimakhandipentha
- Phasiguda
- Sahadeva Tikarapada
- Sidheswar
- Turubudi
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