Village · Thuamul Rampur, Kalahandi
# Podapadar

Podapadar is a village in Thuamul Rampur sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code 766026. The 2011 Census counted 465 people in 140 households, the 48th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.0%.
- 465 people (2011)
- 140 households
- 33.2% literacy
- 766026 PIN code

## Podapadar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Podapadar is 766026. Podapadar falls in Thuamul Rampur sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.
- PIN code 766026
- Gram panchayat Talnagi
- Community development block Thuamul-Rampur
- Census village code 424524

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Podapadar from nearby towns?
- Thuamul Rampur (sub-district HQ) 72 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ) 149 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (nearest town) 142 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Podapadar?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Podapadar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Litimaska
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Khatiguda
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Khatiguda
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 13 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Podapadar known for?

About 8% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Podapadar

Of every 100 households in Podapadar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Podapadar · ■ Thuamul Rampur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 7%
- Toilet within the home 1% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 84%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 0% 21%
- Television 0% 2%
- Mobile phone 1% 8%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 96% 68%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Podapadar?

■ Podapadar · ■ Thuamul Rampur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 33.2% 45.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1114 1042
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 921 987
- Working population 61.9% 48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.9% for men and 19.5% for women. 63% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 17 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 173 (60%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 96 (33%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Thuamul Rampur
- Chulbadi 477 people
- Nagi 477 people
- Jamguda 470 people
- Phatkimahul 469 people
- Bhejiguda 462 people
- Sapamundi 462 people
- Tunapali 449 people
- Bendajhola 448 people

All 298 villages in Thuamul Rampur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Podapadar? 766026
- How far is Podapadar from Bhawanipatna? 149 km by road
- What is the population of Podapadar? 465 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Podapadar in? Kalahandi district (Thuamul Rampur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Podapadar? 33.2% (Census 2011)

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