Gram panchayat · Nandapur block · Koraput
Padua gram panchayat
Padua is a gram panchayat (village council) in Nandapur block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 3,902 people in 1,045 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Pottangi assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 3,902
- Literacy
- 41.3%
- Area
- 16.1 km²
- LGD code
- 119885
Villages of Padua
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padua | 394 | 1,487 | 51.1% | 12% | 26% |
| Golganda | 247 | 940 | 36.4% | 35% | 40% |
| Kiramba | 211 | 796 | 36.4% | 0% | 98% |
| Gumaguda | 193 | 679 | 32.1% | 12% | 86% |
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
- 3,902
- 1,910 male · 1,992 female
- Households
- 1,045
- about 3.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 41.3%
- about the same as Nandapur block's villages (41.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,043
- below Nandapur block's villages (1,059)
- Children aged 0–6
- 698
- 17.9% of residents
- Workers
- 2,232
- 57.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 593 (15.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,135 (54.7%)
What the 2,232 workers did
- Cultivators998 (44.7%)
- Agricultural labourers315 (14.1%)
- Household industry18 (0.8%)
- Other work382 (17.1%)
- Marginal workers519 (23.3%)
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 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 16 km², 24% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school2 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump3 of 4
- Electricity for homes3 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 4
- Public bus2 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 4
- Weekly haat1 of 4
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Ragi (4), Paddy (4).
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 Nandapur block
- Attanda
- Badel
- Balda
- Bheja
- Bilaput
- Chatua
- Golluru
- Hatibari
- Hikimput
- K Hinbar
- Kasandi
- Khemunduguda
- Khurji
- Kulabir
- Kularsing
- Malibelgaon
- Nandaka
- Nandapur
- Panthulung
- Parajabedapada
- Raising
- Thuba
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