# Padampur Village, Colgong, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Colgong, Bhagalpur 

# Padampur

Padampur is a village in Colgong sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,218 people in 472 households**, the 44th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 2,218people (2011)
- 472households
- 63.0%literacy
- 845females per 1,000 males

## Padampur PIN code and other codes

Padampur falls in Colgong sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAkdara
- Community development blockColgong
- Census village code239235

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Padampur from nearby towns?

- Colgong (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)38 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)7 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Padampur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Padampur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kahalgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kahalgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Padampur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Padampur

Of every 100 households in Padampur in 2011, 38 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 20 a car.

■ Padampur · ■ Colgong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**78%

Tap water ****25%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**84%

Use banking services ****67%**

**42%

Television ****36%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****14%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****20%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**31%

Own their home ****72%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Padampur?

■ Padampur · ■ Colgong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****845**

**872

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**947

Working population ****31.0%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 55.0% for women. 46% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 144 (21%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 129 (19%) · **■** Marginal 375 (55%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Colgong

- Umapur2,321 people
- Barahamchari2,310 people
- Mahgawan2,284 people
- Bhawanipur2,260 people
- Udairampur2,139 people
- Kairia2,125 people
- Sobhnathpur1,981 people
- Khutahari1,929 people

[All 209 villages in Colgong](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/colgong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Padampur from Bhagalpur?38 km by road
- What is the population of Padampur?2,218 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Padampur in?Bhagalpur district (Colgong sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Padampur?63.0% (Census 2011)