Kanchikacherla
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Short description|Suburb in India}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kanchikacherla
| native_name_lang = te
| settlement_type = Suburb
| image_skyline = Munneru, a tributary of the Krishna River-4 near Keesara Village (Kanchikicherla Mandal).jpg
| image_map = {{infobox mapframe|zoom=14}}
| map_alt = Dynamic map
| map_caption = Dynamic map
| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|16.6856|N|80.3892|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Andhra Pradesh
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_name2 = Coastal Andhra
| subdivision_type3 = District
| subdivision_name3 = NTR
| governing_body = Kanchikacherla Panchayath
| leader_title1 = MLA
| leader_name1 = Tangirala Soumya
| leader_title2 = MP
| leader_name2 = Kesineni Shivanath (Chinni)
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 29.50
| population_total = 22756
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Telugu
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 521180
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 8678
| registration_plate = AP16
| blank1_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = Vijayawada
| blank2_name_sec1 = Assembly constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Nandigama (SC)
}}
Kanchikacherla is a suburb of Vijayawada in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Kanchikacherla mandal of Nandigama revenue division.
Government and politics
Kanchikacherla, under Kanchikacherla mandal is represented by Nandigama, which in turn represents Vijayawada of Andhra Pradesh.{{cite web|title=DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf
|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=11 October 2014|page=21|format=pdf}} The present MLA representing Nandigama is Tangirala Sowmya of the Telugu Desam Party.{{cite web|title=Member's Report|url=http://www.aplegislature.org/web/legislative-assembly/member-s-information|website=Andhra Pradesh Legislature Assembly|accessdate=12 October 2014|archive-date=6 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706122213/http://www.aplegislature.org/web/legislative-assembly/member-s-information|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Tenali Assembly 2014 Election Results|url=http://www.elections.in/andhra-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/nandigama.html|publisher=Elections.in|accessdate=13 October 2014}}
Transport
Vijayawada is the nearest town to Kanchikacherla and is approximately 35 km away.{{cite web|title=Kanchikacherla Village in Kanchikacherla (Krishna) Andhra Pradesh {{!}} villageinfo.in|url=https://villageinfo.in/andhra-pradesh/krishna/kanchikacherla/kanchikacherla.html|website=villageinfo.in|accessdate=25 November 2017}}
Notable people
- Devineni Venkata Ramana (1960–1999), politician