Gram panchayat · Champua block · Kendujhar
Padua gram panchayat
Padua is a gram panchayat (village council) in Champua block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 4,900 people in 1,021 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Champua assembly constituency and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 4,900
- Literacy
- 71.4%
- Area
- 14.7 km²
- LGD code
- 119300
Villages of Padua
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nisagadia | 315 | 1,669 | 71.3% | 4% | 87% |
| Moudi | 197 | 1,051 | 67.2% | 12% | 79% |
| Banguriposi | 126 | 545 | 69.4% | 14% | 38% |
| Sunaposi | 97 | 447 | 71.3% | 4% | 96% |
| Mangalpur | 82 | 420 | 78.8% | 0% | 34% |
| Baliposi | 109 | 414 | 68.1% | 7% | 19% |
| Padua | 95 | 354 | 82.7% | 1% | 6% |
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 Padua
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,900
- 2,260 male · 2,640 female
- Households
- 1,021
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 71.4%
- above Champua block's villages (69.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,168
- above Champua block's villages (1,016)
- Children aged 0–6
- 565
- 11.5% of residents
- Workers
- 2,378
- 48.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 323 (6.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,154 (64.4%)
What the 2,378 workers did
- Cultivators856 (36.0%)
- Agricultural labourers499 (21.0%)
- Household industry15 (0.6%)
- Other work187 (7.9%)
- Marginal workers821 (34.5%)
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 Padua
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 15 km², 28% of it sown with crops and 7% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school2 of 7
- Secondary school2 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 7
- Public bus3 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 7
- Weekly haat2 of 7
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7).
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 Champua block
- Badanai
- Bhanda
- Bhuinpur
- Chandrasekharpur
- Jajaposi
- Jally
- Jamudalak
- Jyotipur
- Kalikaprasad
- Karanjia
- Kashipal
- Kodagadia
- Kutariposi
- Parasala
- Rajia
- Rangamatia
- Rimuli
- Sadangi
- Sarei
- Sunaposi
- Uchabali
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Padua? Share it with us.