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]
Kankipadu | |
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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 |
City | Vijayawada |
Metro | Andhra Pradesh Capital Region |
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 |
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). Kankipadu is Eastern Parts of Vijayawada .
According to Indian census, 2001, the demographic details of Kankipadu mandal is as follows:[4]
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.
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