Kanchikacherla

Kanchikacherla
Suburb
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Kanchikacherla Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°41′08″N80°23′21″E / 16.6856°N 80.3892°E / 16.6856; 80.3892
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
Region	Coastal Andhra
District	NTR
Government
• Body	Kanchikacherla Panchayath
•  MLA	Tangirala Soumya
•  MP	Kesineni Shivanath (Chinni)
Area [1]
• Total	29.50 km2 (11.39 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	22,756
• Density	770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	521180
Telephone code	8678
Vehicle registration	AP16
Lok Sabha constituency	Vijayawada
Assembly constituency	Nandigama (SC)

Kanchikacherla is a suburb of Vijayawada in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Kanchikacherla mandal of Nandigama revenue division. ^[1]

Government and politics

Kanchikacherla, under Kanchikacherla mandal is represented by Nandigama, which in turn represents Vijayawada of Andhra Pradesh. ^[2] The present MLA representing Nandigama is Tangirala Sowmya of the Telugu Desam Party. ^{[3] [4]}

Transport

Vijayawada is the nearest town to Kanchikacherla and is approximately 35 km away. ^[5]

Notable people

• Devineni Venkata Ramana (1960–1999), politician

See also

• Villages in Kanchikacherla mandal

References

1. "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. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
4. "Tenali Assembly 2014 Election Results". Elections.in. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
5. "Kanchikacherla Village in Kanchikacherla (Krishna) Andhra Pradesh | villageinfo.in". villageinfo.in. Retrieved 25 November 2017.