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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kandukuru
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = te
| other_name = Skandapuri
| settlement_type = [[Town]]
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| nickname =
| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|15.2166650|N|79.9042|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Prakasam district|Prakasam]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = '''FEDERAL'''
At centre, Government of India.

At periphery, Government of Andhra Pradesh.

At local, Municipality of Kandukur.
| governing_body = [[Kandukur Municipality]]Municipal Chairman Bursu Malakondaiah(2007-2012)
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name=civicbody>{{cite web|title=Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs|url=http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf|website=Directorate of Town and Country Planning|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=29 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128175528/http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf|archive-date=28 January 2016|format=PDF}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 71.86
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=Elevation for Kandukuru, Praksam district|url=http://veloroutes.org/elevation/?location=Kandukuru%2C+Praksam+district&units=m |publisher=Veloroutes|access-date=12 August 2014}}</ref>
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 58000
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref name=population>{{cite web|title=Census 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=624635|archive-url=https://archive.is/20140812143502/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=624635|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 August 2014|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=12 August 2014}}</ref>
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank =
| population_demonym =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = [http://www.citypincode.in/ANDHRA_PRADESH/PRAKASAM/Kandukur_PINCODE 523 105]
| registration_plate =
| website =
| footnotes =
}}
'''Kandukur''' or '''Kandukuru''' is a town(Urban area) in [[Prakasam district]] of the [[Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is a [[municipality]] and the headquarters of Kandukur [[mandal]] as well as [[Kandukur revenue division]](KRD) which comprises 23 mandals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Prakasam District Mandals |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf|publisher=Census of India |access-date=19 January 2015|pages=166, 180|format=PDF}}</ref>

== Geography ==
Kandukuru (earlier known as Skandapuri) is located at {{Coord|15.2165|N|79.9042|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Kandukur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kandukur]</ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert|13|m|ft}}.<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/01175/13VZONGREG2ROAD_GK_1175706f.jpg kandukur road</ref>

== Demography ==
{{As of|2017}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Kandukur had a population of 1,54,000. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kandukur has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 55%. In Kandukuru, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

== Delimitation ==
'''Lok Sabha'''

[[Kandukur]] delimited for [[Nellore (Lok Sabha constituency)]] as per Delimitation Commission Act, 2002.

'''Vidhan Sabha'''

[[Kandukur]] delimited for [[Kandukur (Assembly constituency)]] which falls under [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]].

== Education ==
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state.<ref>{{cite web|title=School Education Department |url=http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |publisher=School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh |access-date=7 November 2016 |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227185018/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |archive-date=27 December 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Department of School Education - Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal |url=http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ |website=www.ap.gov.in |access-date=7 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155331/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ |archive-date= 7 November 2016 }}</ref>

== Language ==
Most people in Kandukur speak Telugu and it is first official and native language. Some people speak Urdu as their mother tongue and it is second official language. Now-a-days some people using English too for commercial purpose.

== Migration ==
People from Northern states of India like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh migrated to Kandukur with their families for trading and livelihood.

== Institutions ==
'''[[Central Tobacco Research Institution]] - Research Station'''. In 1977, Central Tobacco Research Institution established a research station at [[Kandukur]], [[Prakasam district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]] state to conduct research on flue-cured virginia tobacco grown in Southern Light Soils(SLS) of Andhra Pradesh. The research station has 42.2 ha of land with good infrasturctural facilities to conduct research on crop improvement, crop production and crop protection.
Out of 1,10,000 ha under FCV tobacco in Andhra Pradesh, the area in [[Prakasam district|Prakasam]] and [[Nellore]] districts is about 75,000 ha with about 60% under SLS and rest under Southern Black Soils (SBS).

'''https://ctri.icar.gov.in/kandukuru.php'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Prakasam district}}

[[Category:Villages in Prakasam district]]
[[Category:Mandal headquarters in Prakasam district]]

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