Kanigiri

Kanigiri
Kanakapatnam
Durgam
Nickname: 
Kanakagiri
Kanigiri is located in Andhra Pradesh
Kanigiri
Kanigiri
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 15°24′00″N 79°31′00″E / 15.4000°N 79.5167°E / 15.4000; 79.5167
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictPrakasam
MandalKanigiri
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • BodyKanigiri municipal council
Area
 • Total56.51 km2 (21.82 sq mi)
 • Rank2nd in District
Elevation
101 m (331 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total55,500
 • Density980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
523230
Telephone code+91–8402

Kanigiri is a town in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Kanigiri mandal in Kanigiri revenue division.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Prakasam District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 154, 177. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  4. ^ "District Census Handbook - Prakasam" (PDF). Census of India. p. 16,17,48. Retrieved 18 January 2015.