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.
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.
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.
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]