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- LGD code
- 589491
- Pincode
- 521151
- Post office
- Kankipadu
- Population
- 9,263
- Households
- 2,038
- Literacy rate
- 76.3%
- Sex ratio
- 637 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,285
- Distance to district centre
- 28 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 12 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 262 km
- Nearest railway station
- Uppaluru · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Kankipadu · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Edupugallu compares
By population, Edupugallu ranks #1 of 18 villages in Kankipadu mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
76.3%
+7.3% vs mandal average
Edupugallu76.3%
Kankipadu mandal69.0%
Krishna district66.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
637
−264 vs mandal average
Edupugallu637
Kankipadu mandal901
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.7 vs mandal average
Edupugallu4.5
Kankipadu mandal3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Edupugallu at a glance
Edupugallu is a village of 9,263 people in 2,038 households (Census 2011) in Kankipadu mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, the largest of 18 villages in Kankipadu mandal. Literacy is 76%, 7 points above the mandal average of 69% and the sex ratio is 637 women per 1,000 men. It lies 28 km from the Krishna district centre, 10 km from Buddavaram, the nearest town, 5 km from Uppaluru railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 521151, served by Kankipadu post office; the LGD village code is 589491. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school. The village votes in Penamaluru assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bode Prasad. The population is estimated at 10,087 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edupugallu · this village | 9,263 | 76% | — |
| Gosala · Penamaluru | 6,325 | 65% | 2.3 km SW |
| Punadipadu · Kankipadu | 7,235 | 69% | 2.6 km SE |
| Vanukuru · Penamaluru | 6,625 | 66% | 2.9 km SW |
| Uppaluru · Kankipadu | 5,105 | 64% | 3.5 km NE |
| Godavarru · Kankipadu | 3,457 | 70% | 4.6 km S |
| Jagannadhapuram · Gopalapuram | 2,356 | 63% | 4.6 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Edupugallu
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- 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
- VIJAYAWADA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 53
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- EDUPUGALLU
- Total area (ha)
- 938
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 662.71
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Edupugallu
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Key facts — Edupugallu
- LGD code
- 589491
- Pincode
- 521151
- Post office
- Kankipadu
- Population (Census 2011)
- 9,263
- Population (projected 2026)
- 10,087
- Households
- 2,038
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 637
- Literacy rate
- 76.3%
- Coordinates
- 16.46066°N, 80.75445°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Machilipatnam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Penamaluru
- Member of Parliament
- Vallabhaneni Balashowry
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bode Prasad
- Block / Mandal
- Kankipadu
- Nearest bank
- State Bank of India (3.9 km)
Getting there
How to reach Edupugallu
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati12 kmcapital
- Hyderabad262 km
- Chennai379 km
- Bengaluru516 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationUppaluru5 km
- Bus stopEdupugallu Bus Stop1 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Kankipadu3 km
- ATM / bankSTATE BANK OF INDIA3 km
- Petrol pumpHP2 km
- CollegeNarayana Junior College5 km
- Police stationCrime Investigation Department9 km
Nearest to the village
- Bank / ATM
- State Bank of India3.9 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Edupugallu
5 Temples, 2 Churchs, 1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Edupugallu
3 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 521151
- PunadipaduKankipadu mandal7,235 pop
- VanukuruPenamaluru mandal6,625 pop
- GosalaPenamaluru mandal6,325 pop
- UppaluruKankipadu mandal5,105 pop
- GodavarruKankipadu mandal3,457 pop
- MadduruKankipadu mandal3,019 pop
- ProdduturuKankipadu mandal2,441 pop
- RoyyuruThotlavalluru mandal2,383 pop
- ManthenaKankipadu mandal2,347 pop
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Villages near Edupugallu
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View all 18 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)