City · East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh # Kakinada Kakinada is a city in Kakinada sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh (municipal corporation). The 2011 Census counted 384,182 people in 101,543 households. Literacy was 80.0%. - 384,182 people (2011) - 101,543 households - 80.0% literacy - 74 census wards ## Population of Kakinada ■ Kakinada · ■ East Godavari urban average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.0% 80.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1040 1030 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 978 968 - Working population 34.3% 34.8% Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Homes and amenities in Kakinada Of every 100 households in Kakinada in 2011, 98 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Kakinada · ■ East Godavari urban average - Electricity for lighting 98% 97% - Toilet within the home 88% 87% - No toilet (open defecation) 8% 8% - Tap water 92% 84% - Drinking water within premises 63% 63% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 67% 66% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 15% 23% - Use banking services 56% 52% - Television 79% 75% - Mobile phone 68% 65% - Computer with internet 7% 4% - Two-wheeler 33% 29% - Car / jeep / van 6% 4% - None of these assets 8% 10% - Own their home 50% 52% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## Kakinada in history The 11th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica (1911) described Kakinada as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed. COCANADA, or Coconada, a town of British India, in the Godavari district of Madras, on the coast in the extreme north of the Godavari delta, about 315 m. Pop. (1901) 48,096, showing an increase of 18% in the decade. As the administrative headquarters of the district, and the chief port on the Coromandel coast after Madras, Cocanada was formerly of considerable importance, but its shipping trade has declined, owing to the silting of the anchorage, and to the construction of the railway. It is connected by navigable channels with the canal system of the Godavari delta, and by a branch line with Samalkot on the East Coast railway. The anchorage is an open roadstead, with two lighthouses. The chief exports are rice, cotton, sugar and oilseeds. Mills have been established for cleaning rice. The town contains a second-grade college, a high school, and a literary association. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource. Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted. ## What people in Kakinada work as ■ Services, trade & industry 105,310 (80%) · ■ Household industry 1,985 (2%) · ■ Farming 7,089 (5%) · ■ Marginal 17,458 (13%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## How has the population of Kakinada changed? From 48,096 in 1901 to 384,182 in 2011. 1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory. ## Kakinada in numbers and road distances - Density 6,698 per km² - Growth 2001–2011 14.6% - Annual rainfall 1,007 mm - Temperature range 25 °C to 39 °C ### Road distances - Hyderabad (state capital) 539 km by road - Visakhapatnam (city of 5 lakh+) 154 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory. ## Services and economy in Kakinada ### Civic services - Pucca roads 501 km - Drainage Open drains - Flush toilets 98,634 - Water storage 52,630 kl - Fire service In town - Electricity — homes 103,148 - Electricity — industry 576 ### Hospitals - ● Allopathic hospitals 1 · 200 beds · 19 doctors - ● Alternative-medicine hospitals 1 · 30 beds · 3 doctors - ● Dispensaries 1 · 2 doctors - ● Nursing homes 1 · 20 beds · 2 doctors - ● Veterinary hospitals 1 · 1 doctors ### Schools and colleges - ● Primary schools 54 govt · 149 private - ● Senior secondary schools 3 govt · 16 private - ● Engineering colleges 1 govt - ● Medical colleges 1 private - ● Polytechnics 2 govt ### Banks - Nationalised banks 86 - Private banks 13 - Co-operative banks 4 Main manufactured goods: dairy products, refined oil and fertilizers. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory. ## Hospitals, banks, ATMs and more in Kakinada - Hospitals 60 in Kakinada - Banks 123 in Kakinada - ATMs 30 in Kakinada - Petrol pumps 16 in Kakinada - Hotels 45 in Kakinada - Shopping malls 10 in Kakinada - Schools 11 in Kakinada - Colleges and universities 20 in Kakinada - Cinemas 10 in Kakinada - Pharmacies 40 in Kakinada - Restaurants 57 in Kakinada - Dental clinics 24 in Kakinada Source: Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source). ## Kakinada ward list (2011) - Ward 72 25,001 people - Ward 71 23,836 people - Ward 70 20,683 people - Ward 3 19,145 people - Ward 16 18,930 people - Ward 17 18,901 people Full ward list (74 wards) → ## Know before you go: Kakinada - Time zone UTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Kolkata - Currency Rupee (INR) - Country calling code +91 - Languages English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil - Plug types Type C, D · 230 V - Driving side Left - Postcode format 6 digits (######) ### Nearest airports - Rajahmundry Airport (RJA) · Madhurapudi 48 km - Vijayawada International Airport (VGA) · Vijayawada 160 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:27) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:22, sunset around 17:29). Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02; OurAirports (public domain). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Quick answers - What is the population of Kakinada? 384,182 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kakinada in? East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh - What was the population of Kakinada in 1901? 48,096 - How many wards does Kakinada have? 74 census wards (2011) - What plug type is used in Kakinada? Type C, D, 230 V - What is the nearest airport to Kakinada? Rajahmundry Airport (RJA), about 48 km in a straight line At a glance - Sub-district: Kakinada - District: East Godavari - State: Andhra Pradesh - Census town code: 802955 - Status: municipal corporation - Coordinates: 16.960, 82.238 --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/east-godavari/kakinada-04914/kakinada/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.