Kakinada district

Kakinada district is a district 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]

Kakinada district
District of Andhra Pradesh
Kumararama Bhimesvara temple in Samalkota, JNTU in Kakinada, Yeleru Dam, Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary, Stupa in Kodavali
Coordinates: 16.97°N 82.26°E / 16.97; 82.26
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
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

Administrative divisions

The district has two revenue divisions, namely Kakinada and Peddapuram, each headed by a sub collector. These revenue divisions are divided into 21 mandals.

Mandals

There are10 mandals in Kakinada division and 11 in Peddapuram division. The 21 mandals under their revenue divisions are listed below:

#Kakinada DivisionPeddapuram Division
1SamalkotPeddapuram
2PithapuramJaggampeta
3GollaproluGandepalli
4U.KothapalliKirlampudi
5KarapaTuni
6Kakinada RuralKotananduru
7Kakinada UrbanPrathipadu
8PedapudiSankhavaram
9ThallarevuYeleswaram
10Kajuluru mandalRouthulapudi
11 Thondangi mandal

Urban Bodies

| Kakinada (Municipal Corporation) | Samalkot (Municipality) | Peddapuram (Municipality) | Pithapuram (Municipality) | Gollaprolu (Nagara Panchayath) | Yeleswaram (Nagara Panchayath) | Note : Peddapuram and Samalkot are consider as "Twin Towns" in District

Politics

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

The assembly constituencies are[6]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census, Kakinada district had a population of 20,92,374. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 3,31,103 (15.82%) and 30,803 (1.47%) of the population respectively.[1]: 85–90 

Religions in Kakinada district (2011)[7]
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 96.78%
Muslims
 
 1.47%
Christians
 
 1.40%
Other or not stated
 
 0.35%
Distribution of religions

At the time of the 2011 census, 98.41% of the population spoke Telugu and 1.14% Urdu as their first language.[8]

References
  1. "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "కొత్త జిల్లా తాజా స్వరూపం". Eenadu.net (in Telugu). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "District-wise Assembly-Constituencies". ceoandhra.nic.in.
  7. "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011.
  8. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
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