Padampur (also known as Padmapur) is a town and a
notified area in
Bargarh district in the
India
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Geography
Padmapur is located at . It has an average elevation of . It is almost from its district headquarters,
Bargarh. It is about from its capital city of Bhubaneshwar.
Demographics
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, 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
MLA from Padmapur Assembly Constituency was Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha of
BJD, who won the seat in State elections in 2019. 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.
References
{{Municipalities of Odisha
Cities and towns in Bargarh district