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- LGD code
- 400241
- Pincode
- 754002
- Post office
- Sundargram
- Population
- 1,191
- Households
- 274
- Literacy rate
- 79.8%
- Sex ratio
- 927 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 386
Census 2011 · in context
How Padhansahi compares
By population, Padhansahi ranks #6 of 20 villages in Olatapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
79.8%
+1.4% vs mandal average
- Padhansahi
- 79.8%
- Olatapur mandal
- 78.4%
- Cuttack district
- 76.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
927
−12 vs mandal average
- Padhansahi
- 927
- Olatapur mandal
- 939
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Padhansahi
- 4.3
- Olatapur mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Padhansahi at a glance
Padhansahi is a village of 1,191 people in 274 households (Census 2011) in Olatapur block, Cuttack district, Odisha, the 6th-largest of 20 villages in Olatapur block. Literacy is 80%, 1 points above the block average of 78% and the sex ratio is 927 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 754002, served by Sundargram post office; the LGD village code is 400241. The village votes in Niali assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chhabi Malik. The population is estimated at 1,404 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bagalpur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Padhansahi · this village | 1,191 | 80% | — |
| Bagalpur · Olatapur | 1,775 | 78% | — |
| Sundargram · Olatapur | 1,156 | 83% | — |
| Chitalpur · Olatapur | 1,107 | 76% | — |
| Badakhalagan · Olatapur | 763 | 65% | — |
| Baghua · Olatapur | 599 | 64% | — |
| Kuanarpur · Olatapur | 507 | 74% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Padhansahi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 13
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CUTTACK
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Bagalpur
- Total area (ha)
- 185
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 29.84
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Padhansahi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Padhansahi
- LGD code
- 400241
- Pincode
- 754002
- Post office
- Sundargram
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,191
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,404
- Households
- 274
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 927
- Literacy rate
- 79.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jagatsinghpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Niali
- Member of Parliament
- Bibhu Prasad Tarai
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chhabi Malik
- Block / Mandal
- Olatapur
- Nearest police station
- Charichhaka Police Station (19.7 km)
- Nearest PHC
- Usha Memorial Clinic (20.9 km)
- Nearest post office
- Brahamkundi Post Office (19.2 km)
- Nearest bank
- State Bank of India (19.6 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 754002
- KantapadaTangi mandal2,964 pop
- KurangsasanCuttack Sadar mandal2,401 pop
- KantaparaNiali mandal2,349 pop
- GangeswarCuttack Sadar mandal1,830 pop
- BagalpurOlatapur mandal1,775 pop
- BarajhariloCuttack Sadar mandal1,581 pop
- SingholBarang mandal1,426 pop
- SundargramOlatapur mandal1,156 pop
- ChitalpurOlatapur mandal1,107 pop
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Other villages named Padhansahi
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Padhansahi
Other villages in Olatapur mandal
View all 19 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)