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- LGD code
- 589394
- Pincode
- 521324
- Post office
- Bantumilli
- Population
- 1,754
- Households
- 486
- Literacy rate
- 57.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1002 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 949
- Distance to district centre
- 24 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 6 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 61 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 311 km
- Nearest railway station
- Pedana · 11 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Guraja Government Hospital · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kanchadam compares
By population, Kanchadam ranks #9 of 19 villages in Bantumilli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.5%
−3.8% vs mandal average
- Kanchadam
- 57.5%
- Bantumilli mandal
- 61.3%
- Krishna district
- 66.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,002
−4 vs mandal average
- Kanchadam
- 1,002
- Bantumilli mandal
- 1,006
Household size
people per home
3.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Kanchadam
- 3.6
- Bantumilli mandal
- 3.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kanchadam at a glance
Kanchadam is a village of 1,754 people in 486 households (Census 2011) in Bantumilli mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, the 9th-largest of 19 villages in Bantumilli mandal. Literacy is 58%, 4 points below the mandal average of 61% and the sex ratio is 1,002 women per 1,000 men. It lies 24 km from the Krishna district centre, 9 km from Gokavaram, the nearest town, 11 km from Pedana railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 521324, served by Bantumilli post office; the LGD village code is 589394. The nearest hospital or health centre is Guraja Government Hospital, 12 km away. The village votes in Pedana assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kagitha Krishnaprasad. The population is estimated at 1,910 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kanchadam →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanchadam · this village | 1,754 | 58% | — |
| Barripadu · Bantumilli | 854 | 63% | 1.7 km SE |
| Chodavaram · Pedana | 952 | 67% | 2 km SW |
| Lankalakalavagunta · Pedana | 906 | 63% | 2.1 km NW |
| Pullapadu · Pedana | 1,015 | 56% | 2.8 km SW |
| Nelakondapalle · Pedana | 529 | 61% | 3 km SW |
| Devarapalle · Pedana | 436 | 68% | 3.3 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kanchadam
- 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)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 4
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PEDANA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 20
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KANCHADAM
- Total area (ha)
- 544
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 489.97
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kanchadam
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Key facts — Kanchadam
- LGD code
- 589394
- Pincode
- 521324
- Post office
- Bantumilli
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,754
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,910
- Households
- 486
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1002
- Literacy rate
- 57.5%
- Coordinates
- 16.33606°N, 81.19178°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Machilipatnam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pedana
- Member of Parliament
- Vallabhaneni Balashowry
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kagitha Krishnaprasad
- Block / Mandal
- Bantumilli
Getting there
How to reach Kanchadam
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati61 kmcapital
- Hyderabad311 km
- Chennai375 km
- Bengaluru538 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPedana11 km
- Bus stopAPSRTC Bus Station , Bantumilli9 km
- Hospital / PHCGuraja Government Hospital12 km
- ATM / bankState Bank Of India13 km
- Petrol pumpNayara5 km
- Collegestar college17 km
- Police stationChilakalapudi Police Station17 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kanchadam
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Sundareswara Ayyappa Swamy TempleTemple3.0 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 521324
- KruthivennuKruthivennu mandal7,585 pop
- BantumilliBantumilli mandal6,867 pop
- NidamarruKruthivennu mandal6,613 pop
- PedatummidiBantumilli mandal6,112 pop
- ChorampudiBantumilli mandal5,935 pop
- LaxmipuramKruthivennu mandal5,471 pop
- China PandrakaKruthivennu mandal5,448 pop
- MulaparruBantumilli mandal5,380 pop
- ArthamuruBantumilli mandal4,080 pop
Villages near Kanchadam
Other villages in Bantumilli mandal
View all 18 →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, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)