Kankipadu is a village in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is also the mandal headquarters of Kankipadu mandal in Vuyyuru revenue division.
Geography It is located 55 km towards west from district headquarters Machilipatnam. Kankipadu is located at .Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kankipadu It has an average elevation of 6 metres (22 feet). Kankipadu is East to Vijayawada .
Demographics According to Indian census, 2001, the demographic details of Kankipadu mandal is as follows:Kankipadu mandal at Our Village India.org 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. The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu.
Transport Kankipadu is one of the major locality of Vijaywada. APSRTC serves 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 at a distance of about 14 km.
Notable Persons Annapurna- film actress Girija (1938-95) - film actress Kanuri Lakshmana Rao - civil engineer and MP (1962-67) Kota Srinivasa Rao - film actor and MLA (1999-2004)
See also List of census towns in Andhra Pradesh
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