Kankipadu

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.

Geography
It is located 55 km towards west from district headquarters Machilipatnam. Kankipadu is located at 16.45°N, 80.7833°W. It has an average elevation of 6 metres (22 feet). Kankipadu is Eastern Parts of Vijayawada.

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

Notable Persons

 * Padma Bhushan K L Rao (Kanuri Lakshmana Rao - Famous Civil Engineer and MP[1962-67]


 * Padma Sri Kota Srinivasa Rao - Film Actor and MLA[1999-2004]


 * Annapurna - Film Actress


 * Girija [1938-95] - Film Actress