Kankipadu

Kankipadu
Kankipadu
Town
	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

Kankipadu is a Town in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is also the mandal headquarters of Kankipadu mandal in Vijayawada revenue division.^[1]^[2] The town is located on the banks of the Paleru River which is a tributary of the Krishna River.

Geography[]

It 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). Vijayawada is the nearest major city to Kankipadu.

Demographics[]

According 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[]

The 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[]

Vijayawada is the nearest city to Kankipadu. Vijayawada is 14 km from Kankipadu. There is a bus stand in the town. APSRTC^{[clarification needed]} runs buses from Kankipadu to different places in Andhra Pradesh. City buses run from Vijayawada to Kankipadu daily.

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "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.

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[census-1] "District Census Handbook - Krishna" (PDF). Census of India. p. 17,388. Retrieved 18 January 2015.

[2] "Krishna District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 506, 529. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

[3] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kankipadu

[4] Kankipadu mandal at Our Village India.org

[5] "School Education Department" (PDF). School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[6] "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.

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