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 . It has an average elevation of 6 metres (22 feet). Vijayawada is the nearest major city to Kankipadu. 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 Vijayawada is the nearest city to Kankipadu. Vijayawada is 14 km from Kankipadu. There is a bus stand in the town. APSRTC runs buses from Kankipadu to different places in Andhra Pradesh. City buses run from Vijayawada to Kankipadu daily. 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 See also List of census towns in Andhra Pradesh References Neighbourhoods in Vijayawada Census towns in Andhra Pradesh Mandal headquarters in Krishna district