Gram panchayat · Patrapur block · Ganjam
Padadigi gram panchayat
Padadigi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Patrapur block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 6,802 people in 1,577 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Chikiti assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 6,802
- Literacy
- 62.9%
- Area
- 7.4 km²
- LGD code
- 117888
Villages of Padadigi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambagam | 406 | 1,894 | 68.5% | 13% | 0% |
| Padadigi | 395 | 1,783 | 72.2% | 12% | 0% |
| Narayanpur | 249 | 1,030 | 44.1% | 5% | 0% |
| Kelua | 239 | 944 | 66.5% | 14% | 0% |
| Damodarpalli | 131 | 537 | 56.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Krupasindhupalli | 86 | 327 | 47.6% | 15% | 12% |
| Talagudihilluninhabited | 66 | 266 | 50.9% | 14% | 0% |
| Mardarajpur | 5 | 21 | 76.5% | 0% | 100% |
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 Padadigi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,802
- 3,356 male · 3,446 female
- Households
- 1,577
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 62.9%
- above Patrapur block's villages (57.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,027
- below Patrapur block's villages (1,047)
- Children aged 0–6
- 838
- 12.3% of residents
- Workers
- 3,015
- 44.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 740 (10.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 59 (0.9%)
What the 3,015 workers did
- Cultivators809 (26.8%)
- Agricultural labourers447 (14.8%)
- Household industry79 (2.6%)
- Other work546 (18.1%)
- Marginal workers1,134 (37.6%)
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 Padadigi
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 8 villages cover 7 km², 33% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 8
- Middle school4 of 8
- Secondary school2 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre4 of 8
- Anganwadi centre7 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes7 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 8
- Public bus2 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 4
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Pulses (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 Patrapur block
- Ambapur
- Ankuli
- Badapur
- Baranga
- Brahman Nuagam
- Burutala
- Gudipadar
- Gundara
- Jaradagada
- Jayantipur
- Kesaripada
- Khariaguda
- Kharinipada
- Khhamarigam
- Mandarada
- Patrapur
- Samantarapur
- Samantiapalli
- Surangigada
- Tandipur
- Tumbagada
- Turubudi
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