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{{Short description|Town in Odisha, India}}
{{distinguish|Padampur (disambiguation){{!}}Padampur}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                   = Padmapur
| native_name            = <!-- Please do not add any Indic script in this infobox, per WP:INDICSCRIPT policy. -->
| native_name_lang       =
| other_name             = Rajborasambar
| nickname               =
| settlement_type        = Town
| image_skyline          =
| image_alt              =
| image_caption          =
| pushpin_map            = India Odisha#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt        =
| pushpin_map_caption    = Location in Odisha, India
| coordinates            = {{coordinates|20|59|n|83|4|e|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type       = Country
| subdivision_name       = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1      = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1      = [[Odisha]]
| subdivision_type2      = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2      = [[Bargarh district|Bargarh]]
| established_title      = <!-- Established -->
| established_date       =
| founder                =
| named_for              =
| government_type        = [[Nagar panchayat|Notified Area Council]]
| governing_body         = Padampur NAC
| leader_title           = [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly]]
| leader_name            = [[Barsha Singh Bariha]], ([[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]])
| unit_pref              = Metric
| area_footnotes         =
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| area_total_km2         =
| elevation_footnotes    =
| elevation_m            = 205
| population_total       = 17625
| population_as_of       = 2011
| population_rank        =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym     =
| population_footnotes   =
| demographics_type1     = Languages
| demographics1_title1   = Official
| demographics1_info1    = [[Odia language|Odia]]
| demographics1_title2   = Local
| demographics1_info2    = [[Sambalpuri language|Sambalpuri]]
| timezone1              = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1            = +5:30
| postal_code_type       = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code            = 768036
| registration_plate     = OD-17
| website                =
| footnotes              =
}}
'''Padmapur''' is a town and a [[notified area]] in [[Bargarh district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Odisha]]. It is also a Subdivisional Headquarter and area wise biggest subdivision of [[ Bargarh District]].
==Geography==
Padmapur is located at {{Coord|21.0|N|83.07|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/21/Padmapur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Padampur]</ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert|205|m|ft}}. It is almost {{convert|75|km|mi}} from its district headquarters, [[Bargarh]]. It is about {{convert|440|km|mi}} from its capital city of [[Bhubaneswar|Bhubaneshwar]].
==Demographics==
According to the [[2001 census of India|2001 India census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns  (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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==
The [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] from Padampur Assembly Constituency is [[Barsha Singh Bariha]] of [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]], who won the seat in General elections in 2024.<ref>[http://ws.ori.nic.in/ola/mlaprofile/1stpage.asp?123 ws.ori.nic.in: ola/mlaprofile]</ref>
Padampur used to be part of [[Sambalpur (Lok Sabha constituency)]].
Now, it comes under Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency, which is now represented by [[Pradip Purohit|Pradeep Purohit]] BJP.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2000/background/S18/Orissa_AC_Dist_PC.pdf
|title = Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Odisha
|publisher = Election Commission of India
|access-date = 2008-09-16
|archive-date = 4 March 2009
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090304184320/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2000/background/S18/Orissa_AC_Dist_PC.pdf
|url-status = dead
}}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Bargarh district}}
{{Municipalities of Odisha}}
[[Category:Cities and towns in Bargarh district]]