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- LGD code
- 589495
- Pincode
- 521151
- Post office
- Kankipadu
- Population
- 3,019
- Households
- 912
- Literacy rate
- 65%
- Sex ratio
- 985 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,633
- Distance to district centre
- 27 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 8 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 14 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 262 km
- Nearest railway station
- Uppaluru · 11 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Kankipadu · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Madduru compares
By population, Madduru ranks #8 of 18 villages in Kankipadu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.0%
−4.0% vs mandal average
- Madduru
- 65.0%
- Kankipadu mandal
- 69.0%
- Krishna district
- 66.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
985
+84 vs mandal average
- Madduru
- 985
- Kankipadu mandal
- 901
Household size
people per home
3.3
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Madduru
- 3.3
- Kankipadu mandal
- 3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Madduru at a glance
Madduru is a village of 3,019 people in 912 households (Census 2011) in Kankipadu mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, the 8th-largest of 18 villages in Kankipadu mandal. Literacy is 65%, 4 points below the mandal average of 69% and the sex ratio is 985 women per 1,000 men. It lies 27 km from the Krishna district centre, 13 km from Kollipara, the nearest town, 11 km from Uppaluru railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 521151, served by Kankipadu post office; the LGD village code is 589495. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Kankipadu, 5 km away. The village votes in Penamaluru assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bode Prasad. The population is estimated at 3,559 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madduru · this village | 3,019 | 65% | — |
| Royyuru · Thotlavalluru | 2,383 | 67% | 1.5 km SE |
| Godavarru · Kankipadu | 3,457 | 70% | 3.5 km NE |
| Chinapulipaka · Thotlavalluru | 1,003 | 63% | 3.6 km E |
| Vanukuru · Penamaluru | 6,625 | 66% | 4.2 km N |
| Chodavaram · Penamaluru | 3,384 | 63% | 4.4 km NW |
| Gosala · Penamaluru | 6,325 | 65% | 4.6 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Madduru
- 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
- 0
- 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)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MADDURU&KASARNENIVARIPALEM
- Total area (ha)
- 927
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 586.44
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Madduru
- LGD code
- 589495
- Pincode
- 521151
- Post office
- Kankipadu
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,019
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,559
- Households
- 912
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 985
- Literacy rate
- 65.0%
- Coordinates
- 16.40361°N, 80.72943°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 Madduru
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati14 kmcapital
- Hyderabad262 km
- Chennai373 km
- Bengaluru509 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationUppaluru11 km
- Bus stopAPSRTC Bus Station , Kankipadu5 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Kankipadu5 km
- ATM / bankAxis5 km
- Petrol pumpHP5 km
- CollegeSri krishnaveni Degree College9 km
- Police stationCrime Investigation Department11 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Madduru
2 Churchs, 3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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
- GodavarruKankipadu mandal3,457 pop
- ProdduturuKankipadu mandal2,441 pop
- RoyyuruThotlavalluru mandal2,383 pop
- ManthenaKankipadu mandal2,347 pop
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Other villages named Madduru
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Villages near Madduru
Other villages in Kankipadu mandal
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, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)