Padmapur is a Block situated in Rayagada district in Odisha. Positioned in rural region of Odisha, it is one among the 11 blocks of Rayagada district. As per the administration register, the block code of Padmapur is 282. The block has 125 villages and there are total 13404 families in this Block.
As per Census 2011, Padmapur's population is 56459. Out of this, 27842 are males whereas the females count 28617 here. This block has 8160 children in the age bracket of 0-6 years. Out of this 4148 are boys and 4012 are girls.
Literacy rate in Padmapur block is 49%. 27879 out of total 56459 population is literate here. Among males the literacy rate is 58% as 16242 males out of total 27842 are educated while female literacy rate is 40% as 11637 out of total 28617 females are literate in this Block.
The Negative side is that illiteracy rate of Padmapur block is shockingly high -- 50%. Here 28580 out of total 56459 people are illiterate. Male illiteracy rate here is 41% as 11600 males out of total 27842 are illiterate. Among the females the illiteracy rate is 59% and 16980 out of total 28617 females are illiterate in this block.
The count of working individual of Padmapur block is 27249 however 29210 are non-working. And out of 27249 working individual 2823 individuals are completely reliant on agriculture.
