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- LGD code
- 589494
- Pincode
- 521151
- Post office
- Kankipadu
- Population
- 3,457
- Households
- 1,008
- Literacy rate
- 70%
- Sex ratio
- 1069 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,789
- Distance to district centre
- 25 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 15 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 264 km
- Nearest railway station
- Uppaluru · 9 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Kankipadu · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Godavarru compares
By population, Godavarru ranks #6 of 18 villages in Kankipadu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.0%
+1.0% vs mandal average
Godavarru70.0%
Kankipadu mandal69.0%
Krishna district66.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,069
+168 vs mandal average
Godavarru1,069
Kankipadu mandal901
Household size
people per home
3.4
−0.4 vs mandal average
Godavarru3.4
Kankipadu mandal3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Godavarru at a glance
Godavarru is a village of 3,457 people in 1,008 households (Census 2011) in Kankipadu mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, the 6th-largest of 18 villages in Kankipadu mandal. Literacy is 70%, 1 points above the mandal average of 69% and the sex ratio is 1,069 women per 1,000 men. It lies 25 km from the Krishna district centre, 11 km from Vuyyuru, the nearest town, 9 km from Uppaluru railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 521151, served by Kankipadu post office; the LGD village code is 589494. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Kankipadu, 2 km away. The village votes in Penamaluru assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bode Prasad. The population is estimated at 4,076 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Godavarru · this village | 3,457 | 70% | — |
| Chinapulipaka · Thotlavalluru | 1,003 | 63% | 1.7 km S |
| Prodduturu · Kankipadu | 2,441 | 71% | 2.3 km SE |
| Konathanapadu · Kankipadu | 1,681 | 90% | 2.6 km E |
| Boddapadu · Thotlavalluru | 1,466 | 72% | 3 km SE |
| Gosala · Penamaluru | 6,325 | 65% | 3.1 km NW |
| Punadipadu · Kankipadu | 7,235 | 69% | 3.2 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Godavarru
- 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
- 1
- 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)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 52
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 2
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GODAVARRU
- Total area (ha)
- 964
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 860.17
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Godavarru
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Key facts — Godavarru
- LGD code
- 589494
- Pincode
- 521151
- Post office
- Kankipadu
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,457
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,076
- Households
- 1,008
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1069
- Literacy rate
- 70.0%
- Coordinates
- 16.41918°N, 80.75775°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Machilipatnam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Penamaluru
- Member of Parliament
- Vallabhaneni Balashowry
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bode Prasad
- Block / Mandal
- Kankipadu
Getting there
How to reach Godavarru
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati15 kmcapital
- Hyderabad264 km
- Chennai375 km
- Bengaluru513 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationUppaluru9 km
- Bus stopAPSRTC Bus Station , Kankipadu2 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Kankipadu2 km
- ATM / bankAxis2 km
- Petrol pumpPetrol Station2 km
- CollegeSri krishnaveni Degree College9 km
- Police stationCrime Investigation Department12 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Godavarru
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Godavarru
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Gurukul SchoolSchool4.2 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 521151
- EdupugalluKankipadu mandal9,263 pop
- PunadipaduKankipadu mandal7,235 pop
- VanukuruPenamaluru mandal6,625 pop
- GosalaPenamaluru mandal6,325 pop
- UppaluruKankipadu mandal5,105 pop
- MadduruKankipadu mandal3,019 pop
- ProdduturuKankipadu mandal2,441 pop
- RoyyuruThotlavalluru mandal2,383 pop
- ManthenaKankipadu mandal2,347 pop
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Villages near Godavarru
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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)