Kakinada District
Etymology
This district name derives from its headquarters Kakinada.
History
In 1839 just before the British Raj, a cyclone struck Coringa, East Godavari district and toppled buildings, as a result 20,000 ships were destroyed and over 300,000 people were killed.
Geography
This district is surrounded by North of Alluri Sitharama Raju district, South of Bay of Bengal & Yanam district, East of Anakapalli district and west of East Godavari district & Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district.
Politics
There is 1 parliamentary and 7 assembly constituencies in Kakinada district. The parliamentary constituencies are
The assembly constituencies are
Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
Parliament |
---|---|---|---|
35 | Tuni | None | Kakinada |
36 | Prathipadu | None | |
37 | Pithapuram | None | |
38 | Kakinada Rural | None | |
39 | Peddapuram | None | |
41 | Kakinada City | None | |
42 | Jaggampeta | None |
Administrative divisions
![Kakinada District](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Kakinada.png/278px-Kakinada.png)
The district is divided into 2 revenue divisions: Kakinada and Peddapuram, which are further subdivided into a total of 21 mandals, each headed by a sub-collector.
Mandals
The list of 21 mandals in Kakinada district, divided into 2 revenue divisions, is given below.
Cities and towns
Rank | Division | Pop. | |||||||
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![]() Kakinada ![]() Samalkota |
1 | Kakinada | Kakinada Division | 443,028 | ![]() Tuni | ||||
2 | Samalkota | Kakinada Division | 56,864 | ||||||
3 | Tuni | Peddapuram Division | 53,425 | ||||||
4 | Pithapuram | Kakinada Division | 52,360 | ||||||
5 | Peddapuram | Peddapuram Division | 49,477 | ||||||
6 | Yeleswaram | Peddapuram Division | 32,957 | ||||||
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S.No. | City / Town | Municipality
formation year |
No. of
Wards |
Civic status
of municipal body |
2011 census
population |
2001 census
population |
1991 census
population |
1981 census
population |
1971 census
population |
1961 census
population |
1951 census
population |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kakinada | 1866 | 50 | Municipal Corporation | 4,43,028 | 3,76,861 | 3,27,541 | 2,40,973 | 1,64,200 | 1,22,865 | 99,952 |
2 | Samalakota | 1955 | 29 | Municipality Grade - 2 | 56,864 | 53,602 | 48,760 | 41,264 | 34,607 | 31,924 | 28,180 |
3 | Pithapuram | 1955 | 28 | Municipality Grade - 2 | 54,859 | 50,103 | 44,061 | 36,607 | 31,391 | 27,910 | 22,040 |
4 | Tuni | 1950 | 30 | Municipality Grade - 1 | 253,425 | 250,368 | 147,654 | 127,876 | 98,987 | 67,666 | 53,443 |
5 | Peddapuram | 1955 | 29 | Municipality Grade - 2 | 49,477 | 45,520 | 42,806 | 34,319 | 28,579 | 24,302 | 23,360 |
6 | Yeleswaram | 2011 | 20 | Nagar Panchayat | 32,957 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
7 | Gollaprolu | 2011 | 20 | Nagar Panchayat | 23,882 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
S.No. | Town | Civic Status of Town | 2011 Census
Population |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Prathipadu | Grama panchayat | 11,876 |
S.No. | Town | Civic status of town | 2011 census
population |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Arempudi [Sankhavaram] | Census town | 5,073 |
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 census, Kakinada district had a population of 20,92,374, of which 662,726 (31.67%) lived in urban areas. The district had a sex ratio of 1007 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 3,31,103 (15.82%) and 30,803 (1.47%) of the population respectively.
At the time of the 2011 census, 98.41% of the population spoke Telugu and 1.14% Urdu as their first language.