Gram panchayat · Thuamul Ram Pur block · Kalahandi
Podapadar (B) gram panchayat
ପୋଡାପଦର (ବି) ଗ୍ରାମ ପଞ୍ଚାୟତ
Podapadar (B) is a gram panchayat (village council) in Thuamul Ram Pur block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 9 villages, home to 1,514 people in 418 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lanjigarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 9
- Population (2011)
- 1,514
- Literacy
- 19.6%
- Area
- 9.2 km²
- LGD code
- 275632
Villages of Podapadar (B)
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Podapadar (B) | 140 | 465 | 33.2% | 11% | 89% |
| Temara | 68 | 282 | 24.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Bhitardunga | 71 | 238 | 27.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Sarapash | 35 | 115 | 3.0% | 0% | 99% |
| Kalati | 24 | 108 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Uparpanga | 24 | 104 | 0.0% | 38% | 57% |
| Jhirigaon | 26 | 82 | 0.0% | 29% | 68% |
| Upargunjamali | 17 | 67 | 0.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Talagunjamali | 13 | 53 | 2.6% | 0% | 45% |
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 (B)
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 1,514
- 736 male · 778 female
- Households
- 418
- about 3.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 19.6%
- below Thuamul Ram Pur block's villages (45.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,057
- above Thuamul Ram Pur block's villages (1,042)
- Children aged 0–6
- 261
- 17.2% of residents
- Workers
- 910
- 60.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 116 (7.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,361 (89.9%)
What the 910 workers did
- Cultivators73 (8.0%)
- Agricultural labourers387 (42.5%)
- Household industry1 (0.1%)
- Other work4 (0.4%)
- Marginal workers445 (48.9%)
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 (B)
How many of the 9 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 9 villages cover 9 km², 21% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 9
- Middle school1 of 9
- Secondary school1 of 9
- Senior secondary school1 of 9
- Degree college1 of 9
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 9
- Health sub-centre0 of 9
- Anganwadi centre8 of 9
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 9
- Hand pump0 of 9
- Electricity for homes6 of 9
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 9
- Public bus1 of 9
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 9
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 9
- Commercial bank0 of 9
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 9
- Weekly haat0 of 9
- Primary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Bajra (2).
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 Thuamul Ram Pur block
- Adri
- Badachhatrang
- Bagdiani
- Birikot
- Dumerpadar
- Gopalpur
- Gopinathpur
- Gunpur
- Kaniguama
- Karlapat
- Kerpai
- Kiapadar
- Mahulpatna
- Maligaon
- Nakrundi
- Padepadar
- Silet
- Sindhipadar
- Tala-ambpadar
- Talajhapi
- Talnagi
- Th.rampur
- Thuamul
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