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Padmapur
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Padmapur
Location in Odisha, India
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Padmapur
Padmapur (India)
Coordinates: 20°59′N83°4′E / 20.983°N 83.067°E / 20.983; 83.067
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Odisha
District Bargarh
Government
 • Type Notified Area Council
 • BodyPadampur NAC
 •  Member of Legislative Assembly Barsha Singh Bariha, (BJD)
Elevation
205 m (673 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total17,625
Languages
 • Official Odia
 • Local Sambalpuri
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
768036
Vehicle registration 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.

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Geography

Padmapur is located at 21°00′N83°04′E / 21.0°N 83.07°E / 21.0; 83.07 . [1] It has an average elevation of 205 metres (673 ft). It is almost 75 kilometres (47 mi) from its district headquarters, Bargarh. It is about 440 kilometres (270 mi) 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 Padmapur Assembly Constituency was Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha of BJD, who won the seat in State elections in 2019. [3] He died on 3 October 2022.

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

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References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Padampur
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  3. ↑ ws.ori.nic.in: ola/mlaprofile
  4. ↑ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Odisha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
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