Padmapur is a village in the
Rayagada district of
Odisha, India. It is the most populated village[1] and one of the identified tourist centers[2][3] of the district. A hillock adjoins the village to its northern side. A 7th century inscription found here, in the
Nilakantheswar Temple (a religious place[4] i.e. the shrine of Lord Manikeswar Shiva),[5][6] indicates that the Jagamanda hill, located close by, once housed the monastery of the famous Buddhist logician-philosopher
Dharmakirti.[3][7][8]
Demography
Padmapur is a populated village in
Rayagada district situated about 67 km away from the district headquarters. As of 2001[update] India
census,[9] Padmapur village had a population of 6530.The total population of the village as per the
2011 Census of India was 6654 out of which the male population is 3411 and the female population is 3243.[10]
The postal Index Number (PIN) of padmapur is 765025.
Nilakantheswar templeRadhakrushna Temple, Padmapursituated on the Jagamunda Hills of Padmapur
A number of old and new temples in and around Padmapur, as detailed below, attract the nearby mass during festive seasons.[12]
The seventh century-old
Nilakantheswar temple at Padmapur (a shrine to
Shiva) on 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
The Giridhari temple in the Badasahi
The Gopinatha 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
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