Kanigiri

Kanigiri is a census town in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of kanigiri mandal in Kandukur revenue division.[3][4]

Kanigiri Kanakapatnam Durgam
Town
Nickname(s):  Kanakagiri
Kanigiri Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 15.4000°N 79.5167°E / 15.4000; 79.5167
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Prakasam
Mandal	Kanigiri
Area [1]
• Total	56.51 km^2 (21.82 sq mi)
Elevation	101 m (331 ft)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	37,420
• Density	660/km^2 (1,700/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	523230
Telephone code	+91–8402

Etymology

The name is a vernacular transformation of Kanakagiri (Kanaka = gold and Giri = Hill).[5] In olden times it was said that the town adjoining the hill was called Kanakapatnam.

Geography and climate

Kanigiri has a tropical climate, specifically a tropical wet and dry climate (Aw) under the Köppen climate classification, Kanigiri is located near the coast of the Bay of Bengal. The town is surrounded by the range of Eastern Ghats. It has an average elevation of 101 metres (334 feet), and enjoys a hot climate for most of the year.

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, the total population of the Kanigiri was 37,420, of which male population constitutes 18,886 and female population of 18,534. It has a literacy rate of 77.55 percent. The population under six years of age are 4,065.

Administration

Kanigiri is also declared as Municipality during 2013-2014 and also a constituency.

Civic services

Drinking water

Residents depended on monsoon rains for drinking water; currently, water from the reservoir Nagarjuna Sagar Dam via pumplines reaches the town through a plant near Doruvu.

The first cases of endemic skeletal fluorosis (and its neurological signs) in the world were recorded in the Podili, Darsi and Kanigiri areas of Andhra Pradesh in 1937.[6]

Politics

Kadiri Baburao has won the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections from TDP. 2019 Burra Madhusudan Yadav won from ysrcp as MLA

Transport

Kanigiri is connected by road to all other cities in Andhra Pradesh by Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. National Highway 565 passes through Kanigiri, which connects Hyderabad and Yerpedu.[7]

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.[8][9]

See also

• Takkallapadu

References

1. "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
2. "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
3. "Prakasam District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 154, 177. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
4. "District Census Handbook - Prakasam" (PDF). Census of India. p. 16,17,48. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
5. "Tourism, ap tourism, kanigiri kota, durgam, krishnadevaraya, katamraju, cuddapah | వైభవం నశించిన విగతజీవి "కనిగిరి దుర్గం"". Retrieved 29 April 2015.
6. "While we were Eradicating Polio another deadly disease is Crippling Children" (PDF). Nataus.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
7. "Kanigiri residents protest National Highway 565 project". The Hindu. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
8. "School Education Department" (PDF). School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
9. "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.