Edlalanka
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| settlement_type = Village
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| subdivision_name1 = Andhra Pradesh
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| subdivision_name2 = Krishna
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| area_total_km2 = 9.04
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| elevation_m = 57
| population_total = 1002
| population_as_of = 2011
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Edlanka, also known as Yedlanka or Patha Edlanka, is a village in Avanigadda Mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Its pincode is 521121.
Geography
Edlalanka, located at 16°0'20"N and 80°54'7"E, is an island in the Krishna river delta and is separated from Diviseema by Chinnaravuru. The village has no embankments or levees to protect itself from floods.
= 2005 floods =
Villages were evacuated during the 2005 floods.{{cite news|title=People were being evacuated from Edlalanka|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/22/stories/2005092213950300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070111053910/http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/22/stories/2005092213950300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 January 2007 | location=Chennai, India|work=The Hindu|date=22 September 2005}}
= 2009 floods and relief efforts =
The flood in river Krishna submerged the entire island except for a few pockets. Most of the villagers were evacuated {{cite news|title=People in Diviseema in grip of fear|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/04/stories/2009100459920300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091006030638/http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/04/stories/2009100459920300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 October 2009 | location=Chennai, India|work=The Hindu|date=4 October 2009}}{{cite news|title=Evacuees worried sick over those left behind |work=Indian Express |url=http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Breaches+in+Krishna+banks+flood+more+villages&artid=GLG%7CboUZgRw=&SectionID=e7uPP4%7CpSiw=&MainSectionID=e7uPP4%7CpSiw=&SEO=Pata+Edlanka,+Munella+Rani,+Avanigadda+village&SectionName=EH8HilNJ2uYAot5nzqumeA==# }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} to Avanigadda, but in the process one of the boats overturned and two children lost their lives.{{cite news|title=2 kids drown as rescue boat sinks; 6 others swept away |work=Times of India |url=http://mobiletoi.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=1§id=edid=&edlabel=TOIH&mydateHid=06-10-2009&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Hyderabad&edname=&articleid=Ar00105&publabel=TOI |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121203033222/http://mobiletoi.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=1§id=edid=&edlabel=TOIH&mydateHid=06-10-2009&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Hyderabad&edname=&articleid=Ar00105&publabel=TOI |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-12-03 }}{{cite news|title=Boat Overturns, 2 kids missing |work=Deccan Chronicle |url=http://www.dc-epaper.com/dc/dch/2009/10/06/index.shtml?Search=Y&ArtId=002_011 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Demographics
Edlanka Village Population Census (2005)
- Households: 256
- Total Population: 894
- Male Population: 426
- Female Population: 468
- Kids Under 6 Yrs: 134
- Boys under 6 Yrs: 50
- Girls Under 6 Yrs: 84
- Total Literates: 380
- Total Illiterates: 514
Government
The village does not have proper facilities for portable drinking water. The village does not conform to ARWSP norms.{{cite news |title=LIST OF HABITATIONS NOT AS PER ARWSP NORMS |work=Govt of India |url=http://ddws.gov.in/habquery/rep_habNCPCFC.asp?stcode=02&arwsp=NO&status=NC |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013214359/http://ddws.gov.in/habquery/rep_habNCPCFC.asp?stcode=02&arwsp=NO&status=NC |archivedate=2009-10-13 }}