Kakinada district
District of Andhra Pradesh
Kakinada district in Andhra Pradesh
Location of Kakinada district
Map
Interactive map outlining district
Coordinates: 16°58′N 82°16′E / 16.97°N 82.26°E / 16.97; 82.26
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
RegionCoastal Andhra
HeadquartersKakinada
Area
 • Total3,019.79 km2 (1,165.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,092,374
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitekakinada.ap.gov.in

Kakinada district is a district in the Coastal Andhra Region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. With Kakinada as its administrative headquarters, it was proposed on 26 January 2022 to become one of the resultant twenty six districts in the state after the final notification has been issued on 4 April 2022 by the government of Andhra Pradesh. The district was formed from Kakinada and Peddapuram revenue divisions from East Godavari district.[2][3][4][5] Incidentally, during earlier times, the region comprising towns Pithapuram, Kakinada and Peddapuram were referred as Polnaud[6] or Prolunadu (prōlunāḍu),[7] which now roughly corresponds to the areas in this district.[8]

Etymology

This district name derives from its headquarters Kakinada.[citation needed]

History

In 1839 just before the British Raj, a cyclone struck Coringa, East Godavari district and toppled buildings, as a result 20,000 ships were destroyed and over 300,000 people were killed.[9][10][11]

Geography

This district is surrounded by North of Alluri Sitharama Raju district, South of Bay of Bengal & Yanam district, East of Anakapalli district and west of East Godavari district & Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district.[citation needed]

Politics

There is 1 parliamentary and 7 assembly constituencies in Kakinada district. The parliamentary constituencies are

The assembly constituencies are[12]

Constituency number Name Reserved for
(SC/ST/None) 		Parliament
35 Tuni None Kakinada
36 Prathipadu None
37 Pithapuram None
38 Kakinada Rural None
39 Peddapuram None
41 Kakinada City None
42 Jaggampeta None

Administrative divisions

Kakinada District
Satellite view of Kakinada district

The district is divided into 2 revenue divisions: Kakinada and Peddapuram, which are further subdivided into a total of 21 mandals, each headed by a sub-collector.[citation needed]

Mandals

The list of 21 mandals in Kakinada district, divided into 2 revenue divisions, is given below.[citation needed]

  1. Kakinada revenue division
    1. Samalkota
    2. Pithapuram
    3. Gollaprolu
    4. U. Kothapalli
    5. Karapa
    6. Kakinada Rural
    7. Kakinada Urban
    8. Pedapudi
    9. Thallarevu
    10. Kajuluru
  2. Peddapuram revenue division
    1. Peddapuram
    2. Jaggampeta
    3. Gandepalle
    4. Kirlampudi
    5. Tuni
    6. Kotananduru
    7. Prathipadu
    8. Sankhavaram
    9. Yeleswaram
    10. Rowthulapudi
    11. Thondangi

Cities and towns

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Largest cities or towns in Kakinada district
As per the 2011 Census
Rank Division Pop.
Kakinada
Kakinada
Samalkota
Samalkota 		1 Kakinada Kakinada Division 443,028 Tuni
Tuni
2 Samalkota Kakinada Division 56,864
3 Tuni Peddapuram Division 53,425
4 Pithapuram Kakinada Division 52,360
5 Peddapuram Peddapuram Division 49,477
6 Yeleswaram Peddapuram Division 32,957
7 [[(({city_7))}]] [[(({div_7))}]] (({pop_7))}
8 [[(({city_8))}]] [[(({div_8))}]] (({pop_8))}
9 [[(({city_9))}]] [[(({div_9))}]] (({pop_9))}
10 [[(({city_10))}]] [[(({div_10))}]] (({pop_10))}
Municipal bodies in district
S.No. City / Town Municipality

formation year

No. of

Wards

Civic status

of municipal body

2011 census

population

2001 census

population

1991 census

population

1981 census

population

1971 census

population

1961 census

population

1951 census

population

1 Kakinada 1866 50 Municipal Corporation 4,43,028 3,76,861 3,27,541 2,40,973 1,64,200 1,22,865 99,952
2 Samalakota 1955 29 Municipality Grade - 2 56,864 53,602 48,760 41,264 34,607 31,924 28,180
3 Pithapuram 1955 28 Municipality Grade - 2 54,859 50,103 44,061 36,607 31,391 27,910 22,040
4 Tuni 1950 30 Municipality Grade - 2 53,425 50,368 -- -- -- -- --
5 Peddapuram 1955 29 Municipality Grade - 2 49,477 45,520 42,806 34,319 28,579 24,302 23,360
6 Yeleswaram 2011 20 Nagar Panchayat 32,957 -- -- -- -- -- --
7 Gollaprolu 2011 20 Nagar Panchayat 23,882 -- -- -- -- -- --
Erstwhile talukas in district (non-municipal bodies)
S.No. Town Civic Status of Town 2011 Census

Population

1 Prathipadu Grama panchayat 11,876
Census towns in district
S.No. Town Civic status of town 2011 census

population

1 Arempudi [Sankhavaram] Census town 5,073

Demographics

Religions in Kakinada district (2011)[13]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 96.78%
Islam
 
 1.47%
Christianity
 
 1.40%
Other or not stated
 
 0.35%
Distribution of religions

At the time of the 2011 census, Kakinada district had a population of 20,92,374, of which 662,726 (31.67%) lived in urban areas. The district had a sex ratio of 1007 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 3,31,103 (15.82%) and 30,803 (1.47%) of the population respectively.[1]: 85–90 

Languages of Kakinada district (2011)[14]

  Telugu (98.41%)
  Urdu (1.14%)
  Others (0.45%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 98.41% of the population spoke Telugu and 1.14% Urdu as their first language.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b "District Census Hand Book – East Godavari" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  2. ^ Raghavendra, V. (26 January 2022). "With creation of 13 new districts, AP now has 26 districts". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. ^ "AP issues draft gazette notification on 26 districts". Deccan Chronicle. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  4. ^ "New districts to come into force on April 4". The Hindu. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  5. ^ "కొత్త జిల్లా తాజా స్వరూపం". Eenadu.net (in Telugu). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  6. ^ Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on the East India Company (1966). Madras Presidency. J. Higginbotham. p. 216 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Andhra Pradesh District Gazetteers: East Godavari". Director of Print. and Stationery at the Government Secretariat Press. 1979. p. 27.
  8. ^ "Journal of the Andhra Historical Society, Volume 32". Andhra Historical Research Society. 1972. p. 77.
  9. ^ Reid, William (1849). The progress of the development of the law of storms... J. Weale. p. 105.
  10. ^ Balfour, Edward (1885). The cyclopaedia of India and of eastern and southern Asia. Vol. 2. B. Quaritch. p. 125.
  11. ^ Chambers, William (1851). Chambers's Papers for the people. p. 15.
  12. ^ "District-wise Assembly-Constituencies". ceoandhra.nic.in.
  13. ^ "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  14. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

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