Census town · Nabarangpur district
Papadahandi
Papadahandi is a census town: a place the census counts as urban (5,000+ people, at least three-quarters of male main workers outside farming, 400+ people per km²) but which has no municipal body and is governed as part of a gram panchayat, in Nabarangpur district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 9,390 people in 2,085 households.
- Population (2011)
- 9,390
- Literacy
- 63.1%
- Area
- 9.62 km²
- Sub-district
- Paparahandi
- Census town code
- 427776
People and work in Papadahandi
- Population
- 9,390
- 4,522 male · 4,868 female
- Households
- 2,085
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 63.1%
- men 70.8% · women 55.9%below urban Nabarangpur (77.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,077
- above urban Nabarangpur (990)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 1,069
- People per km²
- 976
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,275 (13.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,857 (41.1%)
What the 3,977 workers did
- Cultivators220 (5.5%)
- Agricultural labourers130 (3.3%)
- Household industry67 (1.7%)
- Other work1,544 (38.8%)
- Marginal workers2,016 (50.7%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Place and climate
- Area
- 9.62 km²
- Population class
- Class V
- Community development block
- Papadahandi
- Annual rainfall
- 1,164 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 41°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 630 km by road
- District headquarters
- Nabarangpur, 12 km
- Nearest railway station
- Jeypur, 50 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Brahmapur, 410 km
- Roads
- 3 km pucca, 40 km kutcha
- Fire station
- Nearest at Nabarangapur, 12 km
- Homes with electricity connections
- 3,930
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 11 (10 government, 1 private)
- Middle schools
- 3 (3 government, 0 private)
- Secondary schools
- 2 (2 government, 0 private)
- Degree colleges
- 2
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 20 beds
- Hospitals (other systems)
- 1
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 1
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Maternity homes
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 3
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 1
- Private banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 1
- Stadiums
- 1
- Main manufactured products
- Honey, Caning
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.
Other towns in Nabarangpur
See also: Paparahandi sub-district · People of Nabarangpur district
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