Gram panchayat · Kasipur block · Rayagada
Podapadi gram panchayat
Podapadi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kasipur block of Rayagada district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 6,153 people in 1,532 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Rayagada assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 6,153
- Literacy
- 42.0%
- Area
- 19.7 km²
- LGD code
- 121186
Villages of Podapadi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puhundi | 474 | 1,825 | 42.1% | 22% | 71% |
| Mundagan | 362 | 1,446 | 33.4% | 11% | 67% |
| Maliguda | 242 | 1,006 | 32.6% | 14% | 85% |
| Sorishapadara | 141 | 560 | 64.8% | 26% | 0% |
| Podapadi | 116 | 501 | 66.7% | 17% | 42% |
| Bandhapadara | 92 | 366 | 35.5% | 6% | 94% |
| Makapadara | 50 | 241 | 33.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Badamatikana | 55 | 208 | 42.2% | 0% | 100% |
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 Podapadi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,153
- 3,029 male · 3,124 female
- Households
- 1,532
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 42.0%
- above Kasipur block's villages (38.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,031
- below Kasipur block's villages (1,059)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,088
- 17.7% of residents
- Workers
- 3,248
- 52.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 965 (15.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,112 (66.8%)
What the 3,248 workers did
- Cultivators342 (10.5%)
- Agricultural labourers266 (8.2%)
- Household industry36 (1.1%)
- Other work306 (9.4%)
- Marginal workers2,298 (70.8%)
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 Podapadi
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 20 km², 20% of it sown with crops and 31% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school2 of 8
- Secondary school0 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre4 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes5 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 4
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Ragi (4), Kandula (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 Kasipur block
- Adajore
- Bankamba
- Chandragiri
- Dongasil
- Dudukabahal
- Godiballi
- Gorakhapur
- Hadiguda
- Kashipur
- Khurigam
- Kodipari
- Kucheipadar
- Maikanch
- Mandibisi
- Manusgam
- Naktiguda
- Renga
- Sankarada
- Sinduraghati
- Siripai
- Sunger
- Talajhiri
- Tikiri
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