Gram panchayat · Erasama block · Jagatsinghpur
Padmapur gram panchayat
Padmapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Erasama block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 5,580 people in 1,207 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Balikuda-Erasama assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 5,580
- Literacy
- 80.9%
- Area
- 23.2 km²
- LGD code
- 118111
Villages of Padmapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padamapur | 1,132 | 5,274 | 80.7% | 30% | 7% |
| Sahadabedi | 75 | 306 | 83.1% | 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 Padmapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,580
- 2,944 male · 2,636 female
- Households
- 1,207
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 80.9%
- below Erasama block's villages (84.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 895
- below Erasama block's villages (990)
- Children aged 0–6
- 796
- 14.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,446
- 43.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,557 (27.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 358 (6.4%)
What the 2,446 workers did
- Cultivators511 (20.9%)
- Agricultural labourers481 (19.7%)
- Household industry20 (0.8%)
- Other work316 (12.9%)
- Marginal workers1,118 (45.7%)
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 Padmapur
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 23 km², 44% of it sown with crops and 9% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school2 of 2
- Secondary school1 of 2
- Senior secondary school0 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre0 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump2 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 2
- Public bus0 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 2
- Weekly haat1 of 2
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 Erasama block
- Ambiki
- Baleipur
- Balitutha
- Bamadeipur
- Bhitarandhari
- Chatua
- Dhinkia
- Erasama
- Gada
- Gadabishunupur
- Gadaharishpur
- Gadakujanga
- Janakadeipur
- Japa
- Krushnachandrapur
- Kunjakothi
- Naradia
- Nuadihi
- Nuagaon
- Paeda
- Pallikanta
- Pokhiriapada
- Somapur
- Ziralio
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Padmapur? Share it with us.