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. Incidentally, during earlier times, the region comprising towns Pithapuram, Kakinada and Peddapuram were referred as Polnaud or Prolunadu (prōlunāḍu), which now roughly corresponds to the areas in this district.
Etymology
This district name derives from its headquarters Kakinada.
Geography
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 & Konaseema district.
Administrative divisions
The district has two revenue divisions, namely Kakinada and Peddapuram, each headed by a sub collector. These revenue divisions are divided into 21 mandals.
Mandals
Satellite view of Kakinada District Mandals
There are 10 mandals in Kakinada division and 11 in Peddapuram division. The 21 mandals under their revenue divisions are listed below:
| # | Kakinada Division | Peddapuram Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samalkota | Peddapuram |
| 2 | Pithapuram | Jaggampeta |
| 3 | Gollaprolu | Gandepalle |
| 4 | U.Kothapalli | Kirlampudi |
| 5 | Karapa | Tuni |
| 6 | Kakinada Rural | Kotananduru |
| 7 | Kakinada Urban | Prathipadu |
| 8 | Pedapudi | Sankhavaram |
| 9 | Thallarevu | Yeleswaram |
| 10 | Kajuluru | Rowthulapudi |
| 11 | Thondangi |
Cities and towns
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Largest cities or towns in Kakinada district As per the 2011 Census
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| Rank | Division | Pop. | |||||||
 Kakinada  Samalkota |
1 | Kakinada | Kakinada Division | 443,028 | |||||
| 2 | Samalkota | Kakinada Division | 56,864 | ||||||
| 3 | Pithapuram | Kakinada Division | 54,859 | ||||||
| 4 | Tuni | Peddapuram Division | 53,425 | ||||||
| 5 | Peddapuram | Peddapuram Division | 49,477 | ||||||
| 6 | Yeleswaram | Peddapuram Division | 32,957 | ||||||
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| S.No. | City / Town | Municipalityformation year | No. ofWards | Civic statusof municipal body | 2011 censuspopulation | 2001 censuspopulation | 1991 censuspopulation | 1981 censuspopulation | 1971 censuspopulation | 1961 censuspopulation | 1951 censuspopulation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1958 | 31 | Municipality Grade – 2 | 56,864 | 53,602 | 48,760 | 41,264 | 34,607 | 31,924 | 28,180 |
| 3 | Pithapuram | 1915 | 30 | Municipality Grade – 2 | 54,859 | 50,103 | 44,061 | 36,607 | 31,391 | 27,910 | 22,040 |
| 4 | Tuni | 1959 | 30 | Municipality Grade – 2 | 53,425 | 50,368 | 43,904 | 33,204 | 28,344 | 22,452 | 18,376 |
| 5 | Peddapuram | 1915 | 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 CensusPopulation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prathipadu | Grama panchayat | 11,876 |
| S.No. | Town | Civic status of town | 2011 censuspopulation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arempudi [Sankhavaram] | Census town | 5,073 |
Politics
There is 1 parliamentary and 7 assembly constituencies in Kakinada district. The parliamentary constituencies are
- Kakinada Lok Sabha constituency
The assembly constituencies are
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
Parliament |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Tuni | None | Kakinada Lok Sabha constituency |
| 36 | Prathipadu | None | Kakinada Lok Sabha constituency |
| 37 | Pithapuram | None | Kakinada Lok Sabha constituency |
| 38 | Kakinada Rural | None | Kakinada Lok Sabha constituency |
| 39 | Peddapuram | None | Kakinada Lok Sabha constituency |
| 41 | Kakinada City | None | Kakinada Lok Sabha constituency |
| 42 | Jaggampeta | None | Kakinada Lok Sabha constituency |
Demographics
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.: 85–90
Languages of Kakinada district (2011)
At the time of the 2011 census, 98.41% of the population spoke Telugu and 1.14% Urdu as their first language.