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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 589366
- Pincode
- 521344
- Post office
- Kalidindi
- Population
- 18,059
- Households
- 5,014
- Literacy rate
- 63.6%
- Sex ratio
- 973 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 8,082
- Distance to district centre
- 45 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 28 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 69 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 314 km
- Nearest railway station
- Pallevada · 8 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Kalidindi · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kalidindi compares
By population, Kalidindi ranks #1 of 14 villages in Kalidindi mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
63.6%
+2.0% vs mandal average
- Kalidindi
- 63.6%
- Kalidindi mandal
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
973
−27 vs mandal average
- Kalidindi
- 973
- Kalidindi mandal
- 1,000
Household size
people per home
3.6
Same as the mandal average
- Kalidindi
- 3.6
- Kalidindi mandal
- 3.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kalidindi at a glance
Kalidindi is a village of 18,059 people in 5,014 households (Census 2011) in Kalidindi mandal, Eluru district, Andhra Pradesh, the largest of 14 villages in Kalidindi mandal. Literacy is 64%, 2 points above the mandal average of 62% and the sex ratio is 973 women per 1,000 men. It lies 45 km from the Eluru district centre, 9 km from Pentapadu, the nearest town, 8 km from Pallevada railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 521344, served by Kalidindi post office; the LGD village code is 589366. Mapped within or next to the village: high school. The village votes in Gudivada assembly constituency, represented by MLA Venigandla Ramu. The population is estimated at 19,666 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalidindi · this village | 18,059 | 64% | — |
| Sana Rudravaram · Kalidindi | 4,110 | 57% | 2.8 km W |
| Seetanapalle · Kaikaluru | 1,564 | 65% | 5.7 km N |
| Kondangi · Kalidindi | 5,397 | 56% | 5.7 km E |
| Thadinada · Kalidindi | 6,616 | 60% | 5.9 km NE |
| Avakuru · Kalidindi | 1,063 | 72% | 6.1 km SW |
| Elurupadu · Kalla | 9,423 | 65% | 6.1 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kalidindi
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 13
- Middle school
- 3
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 1
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- BHIMAVARAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 0
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KALIDINDI,LODIDALANKA,PADAMATIPALEM,SANTOSHIPURAM & SEETA RAMAPURAM AGRAHARAM
- Total area (ha)
- 3,582
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 2,763.97
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kalidindi
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Key facts — Kalidindi
- LGD code
- 589366
- Pincode
- 521344
- Post office
- Kalidindi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 18,059
- Population (projected 2026)
- 19,666
- Households
- 5,014
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 973
- Literacy rate
- 63.6%
- Coordinates
- 16.50387°N, 81.29248°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Machilipatnam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gudivada
- Member of Parliament
- Vallabhaneni Balashowry
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Venigandla Ramu
- Block / Mandal
- Kalidindi
- Nearest bank
- Indi Cash ATM (0.4 km)
Getting there
How to reach Kalidindi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati69 kmcapital
- Hyderabad314 km
- Chennai396 km
- Bengaluru559 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPallevada8 km
- Bus stopKalidindi Bus Stop<1 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Kalidindi<1 km
- ATM / bankIndi Cash ATM<1 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil<1 km
- CollegeMahatma Gandhi Instuite22 km
- Police stationBhimavaram two town police station25 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Kalidindi Bus Stopunder 1 km
- Health centre
- Government Hospital, Kalidindiunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- Indi Cash ATMunder 1 km
- Petrol pump
- Indian Oilunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ High school
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kalidindi
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Kalidindi
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓Jilla Parishat High SchoolHigh school<1 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 521344
Villages near Kalidindi
Other villages in Kalidindi mandal
View all 13 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)