Kankipadu is a village in Krishna District of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is also the mandal headquarters of Kankipadu mandal in Vuyyuru revenue division.[1][2]
Kankipadu | |
|---|---|
.svg)  Kankipadu Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 16°27′00″N 80°47′00″E / 16.4500°N 80.7833°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Krishna |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.37 km2 (1.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 14,616 |
| • Density | 4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 521 151 |
| Vehicle registration | AP 16 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Machilipatnam |
| Assembly constituency | Penamaluru |
Geography
editIt is located 55 km towards west from district headquarters Machilipatnam. Kankipadu is located at 16°27′00″N 80°47′00″E / 16.4500°N 80.7833°E.[3] It has an average elevation of 6 metres (22 feet). Kankipadu is Eastern Parts of Vijayawada .
Demographics
editAccording to Indian census, 2001, the demographic details of Kankipadu mandal is as follows:[4]
- Total Population: 63,243 in 16,074 Households.
- Male Population: 31,676 and Female Population: 31,567
- Children Under 6-years: 7,166 (Boys - 3,635 and Girls - 3,531)
- Total Literates: 39,781
Education
editThe primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.[5][6] The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu.
Transport
editKankipadu is one of the major locality of Vijaywada.APSRTC servers City buses from different parts city to Kankipadu.The Nearest railway station to kankipadu are Uppaluru railway station about 7 km and nearest airport is Vijayawada international airport located in gannavaram is about 14 km
Notable Persons
edit- Padma Bhushan K L Rao (Kanuri Lakshmana Rao - Famous Civil Engineer and MP[1962-67]
- Padma Sri Kota Srinivasa Rao - Film Actor and MLA[1999-2004]
- Annapurna - Film Actress
- Girija [1938-95] - Film Actress
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "District Census Handbook - Krishna" (PDF). Census of India. p. 17,388. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Krishna District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 506, 529. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kankipadu
- ^ Kankipadu mandal at Our Village India.org
- ^ "School Education Department" (PDF). School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "The Department of School Education - Official AP State Government Portal | AP State Portal". www.ap.gov.in. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.