Padmapur, Rayagada

Padmapur
village
Padmapur Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates: 19°14′34″N 83°49′05″E / 19.24278°N 83.81806°E / 19.24278; 83.81806Coordinates: 19°14′34″N 83°49′05″E / 19.24278°N 83.81806°E / 19.24278; 83.81806
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Rayagada
Elevation	82 m (269 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	6,530
Languages
• Official	Oriya
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	765025

Padmapur,Rayagada

Padmapur is the biggest village of Rayagada district.It is a prominent rice production centre of the district.A hillock adjoins the village to its southern side to enhance the scenic beauty of this place .The histrotical importance of this village can be connected to seventh century when the Buddhist logician -Philosopher Dharmakirti is believed to have spent his last days at the cave of the hillock .The buddhist scripture available on one of the rocks of the Nilakantheswar temple ,on the top of the hillock, proves this fact. Padmapur is the birth place of the great communist leader Comrade Nagabhushana Pattnaik.

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  CPI (M-L)CONFERRENCE

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  Extension of Buddhism

Important personalities born at and near Padmapur

• Comrade Nagabhushana Patnaik was born at Padmapur on 27 November 1934.His father was late Sri Ramamurthy Patnaik and mother was late Smt. Rajalaxmi Patnaik.Comrade Nagabhushana was the eldest among the four sons and two daughters. He completed his primary education at Padmapur and left for Gunupur.He was a student of Gunupur High school. He then completed his graduation at the S.K.C.G college of Parlakhemundi & joined the Banaras Hindu University for his post- graduation course.His father was very much interested that Nagabhushana should appear in the I.C.S examination & serve the country in higher administrative position.But Comrade Nagabhushana was the symbol of revolutionary spirit of the Naxalbari movement .He always advocated the cause of the distressed & therefore chose a revolutionary path. He was a senior politburo member of the undivided C.P.I.(M-L) party.On 9 October 1998 , the great leader Comrade Patnaik breathed his last in a private hospital at Chennai due to renal failure.
• Sadguru Arjuna, founder of Divya Darshan Sangha ,was born at Gudiabandha, a village near Padmapur.
• Pandita Sabara Mangei Gomango , the inventor of soura lipi (script) i.e. Akshara Brahma ,was born at Marichaguda ,a village near Padmapur.
• Dr. Giridhara Gomango , the ex-chief Minister of Odisha was born at Dibirisingi, a village near Padmapur.

Demography

Padmapur is a populated village in Rayagada district situated about 67 k.ms away from the district headquarters.As of 2001 India census,^[1] Padmapur village had a population of 6530.The total population of the village as per latest census report 2011 available in http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Population_Finder.aspx is 6530 out of which the male population is 3360 and the female population is 3170 . The postal Index No.(PIN) of padmapur is 765025.

Geography

Padmapur is located at 19° 14' 34" N and 83° 49' 05" E .It has a mixed climate of mountain and costal plane.

How to reach

There is no direct rail or air communication to Padmapur . The nearest air port is Bhubaneswar and the nearest railway station is Rayagada .One can reach padmapur via Rayagada by Odisha State Road Transport Corporation buses or private buses .

Culture

Most of the people are migrants of Ganjam district.A majority of them , Telli by caste,reside in an area called Jhumuruguda. Oriya and Telugu 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 with pomp and ceremony.The nearby villages of the area are populated with scheduled caste and scheduled tribe people like sabara etc.Adivasis prepare Mahuli drink (a kind of liquor) called Mahuli mada used by them during festive seasons.There is a seventh century old temple of lord Neelakantheswar amongest other temples. The lord Siva 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.

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  Saura(sabara) lady of Padmapur area

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  Adivasi preparing mahuli drink

Temples of divinity

A number of old and new temples in and around Padmapur ,as detailed below , attract the nearby mass during festive seasons.

• The seventh century-old Neelakantheswar temple at the top of the hillock adjoining the village.(This temple is also believed to be the Mallikeshwara temple )
• The temple of Mallikeswar ,at the foot of the hillock, which is built of red rocks,
• The temple of Dhabaleswar beside the temple of Mallikeswar,
• Another temple of Pudukeswar close to these temples at the foot of the hillock,
• The Radhakrushna temple in New street of Padmapur,
• The Giridhari temple in the Badasahi of Padmapur,
• The Radhakrishna temple or Dasima matha,
• The Trinath temple beside the road leading to Gunupur,
• The Gramadevati temple at the heart of the village,
• The Gayatri temple on the hillock area,
• The temple of Hanumana and the temple of Sai Baba on the hillock,
• Another small temple of Trinath at Jhumuruguda beside the main road.

Educational Institutions

Padmapur village is well equipped with a no. of educational institutions. Some of them are -

• The Govt.Bijayananda High School, Padmapur,
• The Govt.Boys' U.P.School near Markama sahi,
• The Govt. Girls' U.P. School at Bada sahi,
• The primary school at Medical colony, Padmapur,
• The primary School at Hatapada, padmapur,
• The Women's college at Padmapur,
• The R.G.(junior) college,Padmapur,
• The Govt. U.P.School at Jhumuruguda,
• The Ideal Public School, Padmapur,
• The Aryan English Medium school at Padmapur,
• The Gajanana Vidya Niketana,Padmapur(odia medium)
• The Saraswati Sishu mandir at Padmapur(odia medium).

References

External links

• Official website of Rayagada district