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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Padhuan is a village in Basudebpur mandal, Bhadrak district, Odisha, with a population of 6,945 spread across 1,445 households. The village has a literacy rate of 67.8% and is located at coordinates 21.209°N, 86.789°E.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ARATIBALA DAS
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- LGD code
- 394897
- Pincode
- 756046
- Post office
- Anantapur (Baleswar)
- Population
- 6,945
- Households
- 1,445
- Literacy rate
- 67.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1029 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,294
- Distance to district centre
- 184 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 191 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 143 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 222 km
- Nearest railway station
- Sora · 14 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sabarang Hospital · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Padhuan compares
By population, Padhuan ranks #4 of 143 villages in Basudebpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.8%
−1.1% vs mandal average
- Padhuan
- 67.8%
- Basudebpur mandal
- 68.9%
- Bhadrak district
- 72.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,029
+21 vs mandal average
- Padhuan
- 1,029
- Basudebpur mandal
- 1,008
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Padhuan
- 4.8
- Basudebpur mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Padhuan at a glance
Padhuan is a village of 6,945 people in 1,445 households (Census 2011) in Basudebpur block, Bhadrak district, Odisha, the 4th-largest of 143 villages in Basudebpur block. Literacy is 68%, 1 points below the block average of 69% and the sex ratio is 1,029 women per 1,000 men. It lies 184 km from the Bhadrak district centre, 14 km from Sora railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 756046, served by Anantapur (Baleswar) post office; the LGD village code is 394897. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sabarang Hospital, 10 km away. The sarpanch is ARATIBALA DAS, and the village votes in Khandapada assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dusmanta Kumar Swain. The population is estimated at 8,188 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Padhuan · this village | 6,945 | 68% | — |
| Bahanaga · Soro | 593 | 57% | 14.8 km N |
| Jamujhadi · Similia | 2,423 | 71% | 15.3 km W |
| Markona · Similia | 3,227 | 76% | 18.1 km W |
| Khantapada · Soro | 1,188 | 70% | 20 km N |
| Kalidaspur · Remuna | — | — | 23.3 km S |
| Kalidaspur · Naikanidihi | 1,858 | 60% | 23.3 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Padhuan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 13
- Primary school
- 6
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- Yes
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- BASUDEBPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 55
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Padhuan
- Total area (ha)
- 396
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0.01
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Padhuan
- LGD code
- 394897
- Pincode
- 756046
- Post office
- Anantapur (Baleswar)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 6,945
- Population (projected 2026)
- 8,188
- Households
- 1,445
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1029
- Literacy rate
- 67.8%
- Coordinates
- 21.20942°N, 86.78930°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Cuttack
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Khandapada
- Member of Parliament
- Bhartruhari Mahtab
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dusmanta Kumar Swain
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ARATIBALA DAS
- Block / Mandal
- Basudebpur
Getting there
How to reach Padhuan
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar143 kmcapital
- Kolkata222 km
- Hyderabad969 km
- Chennai1138 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSora14 km
- Bus stopGopalpur13 km
- Hospital / PHCSabarang Hospital10 km
- ATM / bankUnion Bank Of India33 km
- Petrol pumppetrol pump34 km
- CollegeGovt ITI College41 km
- Police stationTown Police Station Balasore35 km
Same pincode
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- Eram
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- Sugo
- Lunga
- Bachhada
- Kamargan
- Brahmangan
- Jagannathpur
- Rajgharpokhari
- Guagaria
- Alabaga
- Sankharu
- Artung
- Balimunda
- Balarampur
- Urunia
- Bagdabinayakpur
- Tulamtula
- Barandua
- Govindapur
- Suan
- Belasaunlia
- Ratanga
- Baikunthapur
- Khantakhuada
- Aruha
- Biras
- Purastampur
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, 2026-09-11
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)