Kankipadu


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. 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. It has an average elevation of 6 metres. Vijayawada is the nearest major city to Kankipadu.

Demographics

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

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.