Padmapur, Rayagada
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Padmapur ପଦ୍ମପୁର |
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 Padmapur
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| Coordinates: 19°14′34″N 83°49′05″E / 19.24278°N 83.81806°ECoordinates: 19°14′34″N 83°49′05″E / 19.24278°N 83.81806°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Odisha |
| District | Rayagada |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic |
| Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 6,654 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 765025 |
| Telephone code | 06857 |
| Vehicle registration | OD |
| Website | odisha |
Padmapur is a village in the Rayagada district of Odisha, India. It is the most populated village and one of the identified tourist centers of the district. A hillock adjoins the village to its northern side to enhance the scenic beauty of the place. A 7th century inscription found here, in the Nilakantheswar Temple (a religious place i.e. the shrine of Lord Manikeswar Shiva), indicates that the Jagamanda hill, located close by, once housed the monastery of the famous Buddhist logician-philosopher Dharmakirti. Padmapur happens to be the birthplace of the communist leader Nagbhushan Pattnaik.
Most of the people are migrants of Ganjam district. A majority of them, Telli by caste, reside in an area called Jhumuruguda. Odia and many tribal languages are the commonly used languages in the village. Most of the people are Hindus. Ganesh Puja, Saraswati Puja, Dasahara and the Car festival of lord Jagannath are celebrated here. Dolaparaba of Padmapur is famous in the area and people celebrate it with pomp and ceremony. The nearby villages of the area are populated with scheduled caste and scheduled tribe people like saura etc. Adivasis prepare Mahuli drink (a kind of liquor) used by them during festive seasons. There is a seventh century-old temple of lord Neelakantheswar amongst other temples. The Lord Shiva temple of Neelakantheswar is built in only seven big rocks. One of the rocks contains some Buddhist texts which shows that Dharmakirti, the Buddhist logician-Philosopher, spent his last days in the caves of the hillock.
Padmapur is a populated village in Rayagada district situated about 67 km away from the district headquarters. As of 2001[update] India census, Padmapur village had a population of 6530.The total population of the village as per latest census report 2011 available in "Official website of census india" is 6654 out of which the male population is 3411 and the female population is 3243.
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