Kankipadu

Kankipadu
Kankipadu
	Census village
	Kankipadu Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
	Coordinates: 16.4500°N 80.7833°E
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Krishna
Area [1]
• Total	3.37 km2 (1.30 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• 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 village 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 16.4500°N 80.7833°E / 16.4500; 80.7833.[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 busstand in the town.APSRTC runs buses from kankipadu to different places in AP.city buses run from vijayawada to kankipadu daily.

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References

"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.