Padmapur Explained

Padmapur
Other Name:Rajborasambar
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Odisha#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates:20.9833°N 87°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Odisha
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bargarh
Government Type:Notified Area Council
Governing Body:Padampur NAC
Leader Title:Member of Legislative Assembly
Leader Name:Barsha Singh Bariha, (BJD)
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:205
Population Total:17625
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Odia
Demographics1 Title2:Local
Demographics1 Info2:Sambalpuri
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:768036
Registration Plate:OD-17

Padampur (also known as Padmapur) is a town and a notified area in Bargarh district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is also a Subdivisional Headquarter and area wise biggest subdivision of Bargarh District.

Geography

Padmapur is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 205m (673feet). It is almost 75km (47miles) from its district headquarters, Bargarh. It is about 440km (270miles) from its capital city of Bhubaneshwar.

Demographics

According to the 2001 India census,[2] Padampur had a population of 15,438. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Padampur has an average literacy rate of 69%, lower than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 60%. In Padampur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

The Member of the Legislative Assembly from Padampur Assembly Constituency is Barsha Singh Bariha of BJD, who won the seat in General elections in 2024.[3]

Padampur used to be part of Sambalpur (Lok Sabha constituency).Now, it comes under Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency, which is now represented by Pradeep Purohit BJP.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/21/Padmapur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Padampur
  2. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.
  3. http://ws.ori.nic.in/ola/mlaprofile/1stpage.asp?123 ws.ori.nic.in: ola/mlaprofile
  4. Web site: Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Odisha. Election Commission of India. 2008-09-16. 4 March 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090304184320/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2000/background/S18/Orissa_AC_Dist_PC.pdf. dead.