Kanchikacherla కంచికచెర్ల |
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Village | |
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
Coordinates: 16°41′08″N 80°23′21″E / 16.6856°N 80.3892°ECoordinates: 16°41′08″N 80°23′21″E / 16.6856°N 80.3892°E | |
Country | India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
District | Krishna |
District | Kanchikacherla |
Government | |
• Body | Kanchikacherla Panchayath |
• MLA | Tangirala Sowmya |
• MP | Kesineni Srinivas |
Area | |
• 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 | 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.
Kanchikacherla under Kanchikacherla mandal is represented by Nandigama (SC) (Assembly constituency), which in turn represents Vijayawada (Lok Sabha constituency) of Andhra Pradesh. The present MLA representing Nandigama (SC) (Assembly constituency) is Tangirala Sowmya of Telugu Desam Party.
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.
A well established and reputed Engineering college, *MIC College of Technology is situated in Kanchikacherla.