Padampur (also known as Padmapur) is a town and a notified area in Bargarh district in the Indian state of Odisha.

Padmapur
Town
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Bargarh
Government
• Type	notified area
Elevation	205 m (673 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	15,438
Languages
• Official	Oriya
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	6683

Geography

Padmapur is located at 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

As of 2001^[update] 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

MLA 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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