Kanchikacherla

Kanchikacherla
కంచికచెర్ల
Village
Kanchikacherla

Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 16°41′08″N 80°23′21″E / 16.6856°N 80.3892°E / 16.6856; 80.3892Coordinates: 16°41′08″N 80°23′21″E / 16.6856°N 80.3892°E / 16.6856; 80.3892
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
District Kanchikacherla
Government
 • Body Kanchikacherla Panchayath
 • MLA Tangirala Sowmya
 • MP Kesineni Srinivas
Area[1]
 • Total 29.50 km2 (11.39 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 22,756
 • Density 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 521180
Telephone code 8678
Vehicle registration AP16
Lok Sabha constituency Vijayawada
Assembly constituency Nandigama (SC)

Kanchikacherla is a village in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Kanchikacherla mandal of Vijayawada revenue division.[1]

Government and politics

Kanchikacherla under Kanchikacherla mandal is represented by Nandigama (SC) (Assembly constituency), which in turn represents Vijayawada (Lok Sabha constituency) of Andhra Pradesh.[2] The present MLA representing Nandigama (SC) (Assembly constituency) is Tangirala Sowmya of Telugu Desam Party.[3][4]

Transport

The town has an APSRTC bus station, with many buses connecting to the nearby villages and towns. It is located about 35 km from the city of Vijayawada on National Highway 9.

Education

Kanchikacherla has several schools and colleges. Some of them are Dr.Hima Shekar MIC College of Engineering , MVR College of Engineering , Amrita Sai Institute Of Science & Technology: etc.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "District Census Handbook - Krishna" (PDF). Census of India. p. 16,298. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (pdf). Election Commission of India. p. 21. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Member's Report". Andhra Pradesh Legislature Assembly. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Tenali Assembly 2014 Election Results". Elections.in. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
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