Kankipadu
Suburb
Kankipadu is located in Andhra Pradesh
Kankipadu
Kankipadu
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°27′00″N 80°47′00″E / 16.4500°N 80.7833°E / 16.4500; 80.7833
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictKrishna
CityVijayawada
MetroAndhra Pradesh Capital Region
Area
 • Total3.37 km2 (1.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total14,616
 • Density4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
521 151
Vehicle registrationAP 16
Lok Sabha constituencyMachilipatnam
Assembly constituencyPenamaluru

Kankipadu is a suburb of Vijayawada and a 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]

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 / 16.4500; 80.7833.[3] It has an average elevation of 6 metres (22 feet). Kankipadu is Eastern Parts of Vijayawada .

Demographics

According to Indian census, 2001, the demographic details of Kankipadu mandal is as follows:[4]

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

Kankipadu 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

See also

References

  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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