Kakinada district
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Kakinada district in Andhra Pradesh
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| Coordinates: 16°58′N 82°16′E / 16.97°N 82.26°E / 16.97; 82.26 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Region | Coastal Andhra |
| Headquarters | Kakinada |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,019.79 km2 (1,165.95 sq mi) |
| Population
(2011)[1]
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| • Total | 2,092,374 |
| • Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | kakinada |
Kakinada district is a district in the Coastal Andhra Region 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] Incidentally, during earlier times, the region comprising towns Pithapuram, Kakinada and Peddapuram were referred as Polnaud[6]orProlunadu (prōlunāḍu),[7] which now roughly corresponds to the areas in this district.[8]
This district name derives from its headquarters Kakinada.[citation needed]
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.[9][10][11]
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.[citation needed]
There is 1 parliamentary and 7 assembly constituencies in Kakinada district. The parliamentary constituencies are
The assembly constituencies are[12]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
Parliament |
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| 35 | Tuni | None | Kakinada |
| 36 | Prathipadu | None | |
| 37 | Pithapuram | None | |
| 38 | Kakinada Rural | None | |
| 39 | Peddapuram | None | |
| 41 | Kakinada City | None | |
| 42 | Jaggampeta | None |
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.[citation needed]
The list of 21 mandals in Kakinada district, divided into 2 revenue divisions, is given below.[citation needed]
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| Rank | Division | Pop. | |||||||
 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 1 | Prathipadu | Grama panchayat | 11,876 |
| S.No. | Town | Civic status of town | 2011 census
population |
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| 1 | Arempudi [Sankhavaram] | Census town | 5,073 |
| Religions in Kakinada district (2011)[13] | ||||
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| Religion | Percent | |||
| Hinduism |
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96.78% | ||
| Islam |
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1.47% | ||
| Christianity |
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1.40% | ||
| Other or not stated |
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0.35% | ||
| Distribution of religions | ||||
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.[1]: 85–90
Languages of Kakinada district (2011)[14]
At the time of the 2011 census, 98.41% of the population spoke Telugu and 1.14% Urdu as their first language.[14]
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