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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RADI MAJHI
Contact: 70****3186
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- LGD code
- 413663
- Pincode
- 761217
- Post office
- Odava
- Population
- 217
- Households
- 52
- Literacy rate
- 16.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1107 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 120
Census 2011 · in context
How Padagalama compares
By population, Padagalama ranks #53 of 132 villages in Adava mandal.
Literacy rate
%
16.1%
−26.2% vs mandal average
Padagalama16.1%
Adava mandal42.3%
Gajapati district45.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,107
+61 vs mandal average
Padagalama1,107
Adava mandal1,046
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.6 vs mandal average
Padagalama4.2
Adava mandal4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Padagalama at a glance
Padagalama is a village of 217 people in 52 households (Census 2011) in Adava block, Gajapati district, Odisha, the 53rd-largest of 132 villages in Adava block. Literacy is 16%, 26 points below the block average of 42% and the sex ratio is 1,107 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 761217, served by Odava post office; the LGD village code is 413663. The sarpanch is RADI MAJHI. The population is estimated at 256 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Antaraba →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Padagalama · this village | 217 | 16% | — |
| Antaraba · Mohana | 1,192 | 57% | — |
| Purnasahi · Adava | 1,016 | 62% | — |
| Guriguda · Mohana | 385 | 24% | — |
| Hachiponga · Mohana | 295 | 26% | — |
| Gilakuta · Adava | 225 | 45% | — |
| Kantapadar · Mohana | 224 | 38% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Padagalama
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DIGAPAHANDI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 58
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 122
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 48
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Antarba
- Total area (ha)
- 118
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 23.81
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Padagalama
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Padagalama
- LGD code
- 413663
- Pincode
- 761217
- Post office
- Odava
- Population (Census 2011)
- 217
- Population (projected 2026)
- 256
- Households
- 52
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1107
- Literacy rate
- 16.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gunupur
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RADI MAJHI
- Block / Mandal
- Adava
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 761217
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Padagalama
Other villages in Adava mandal
View all 60+ →- Adava
- Alliganda
- Damadua
- Paniganda
- Purnasahi
- Guluba
- Toranipani
- Raijuka
- Kutuniganda
- Padagaon
- Bithal
- Kesariguda
- Kattama
- Gumiguda
- Jhiliki
- Dengaskhal
- Dengili
- Khariguda
- Raipanka
- Tumangapadar
- Majhikirimba
- Balakua
- Mandrabaju
- Mahapadar
- Bandarigan
- Danigaon
- Gundimahidikima
- Nalaghat
- Palakua
- Gundripanka
- Budhagaon
- Budhanilidi
- Dengama
- Kutama
- Sindhaba
- Raba
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)