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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)
  Total
17,625
Languages
  Official Odia
  Local Sambalpuri
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
768036
Vehicle registration OD-17

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 80 kilometres (50 mi) from its district headquarters, Bargarh. It is about 420 kilometres (260 mi) from its capital city of Bhubaneshwar.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, The city's population was 17625.

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. [2]

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. [3]

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References

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  3. "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.