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Kolanka

Pithapuram mandal
Pincode 533450
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Festival

Ganesh Nimajjanam

Kolanka observes Ganesh Nimajjanam on Wednesday, 23 September 2026, along with the rest of Andhra Pradesh.

23 Sept

Temples near Kolanka

  • Sri Ayyappa Swamy Temple · 4.8 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Pithapuram mandal

The principal temple recorded for Pithapuram mandal is durga temple,lord venkateswara temple,krishna temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kolanka itself.

Ganesh Nimajjanam in Andhra Pradesh

Called Vinayaka Chavithi. Clay idols, the 21-leaf puja and undrallu are central. Community mandapams run for days, the Khairatabad idol in Hyderabad being the largest and drawing the biggest immersion procession.

The regional form observed across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

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LGD code
587463
Pincode
533450
Post office
Pithapuram
Population
4,657
Households
1,318
Literacy rate
55.4%
Sex ratio
981 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,704
Distance to district centre
3 km
Distance to mandal centre
2 km
Distance to Amaravati
181 km
Distance to Hyderabad
396 km
Nearest railway station
Pithapuram · 6 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Sri Varalakshmi Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kolanka compares

By population, Kolanka ranks #5 of 25 villages in Pithapuram mandal.

Literacy rate
%
55.4%
−1.0% vs mandal average
Kolanka
55.4%
Pithapuram mandal
56.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
981
+9 vs mandal average
Kolanka
981
Pithapuram mandal
972
Household size
people per home
3.5
Same as the mandal average
Kolanka
3.5
Pithapuram mandal
3.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Kolanka at a glance

Kolanka is a village of 4,657 people in 1,318 households (Census 2011) in Pithapuram mandal, Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh, the 5th-largest of 25 villages in Pithapuram mandal. Literacy is 55%, 1 points below the mandal average of 56% and the sex ratio is 981 women per 1,000 men. It lies 3 km from the Kakinada district centre, 8 km from Gollaprolu, the nearest town, 6 km from Pithapuram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 533450, served by Pithapuram post office; the LGD village code is 587463. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sri Varalakshmi Hospital, 5 km away. The village votes in Pithapuram assembly constituency, represented by MLA Konidala Pawan Kalyan. The population is estimated at 5,491 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kolanka

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kolanka · this village4,65755%
Jamulapalle · Pithapuram1,51056%1.5 km E
Gokivada · Pithapuram2,00952%1.6 km N
Mangiturthi · Pithapuram2,73753%1.7 km W
Viravada · Pithapuram7,17054%2.2 km S
Narasingapuram · Pithapuram2.3 km SE
Jagapathirajapuram · Pithapuram43370%2.5 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kolanka

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)
14
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
3
Middle school
2
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
2
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
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
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
PITHAPURAM
Distance to nearest town (km)
7
Distance to district HQ (km)
29
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
7
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
KOLANKA, L.N.PURAM
Total area (ha)
687
Irrigated area (ha)
321.7
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Kolanka

LGD code
587463
Pincode
533450
Post office
Pithapuram
Population (Census 2011)
4,657
Population (projected 2026)
5,491
Households
1,318
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
981
Literacy rate
55.4%
Coordinates
17.13961°N, 82.20958°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kakinada
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Pithapuram
Member of Parliament
Tangella Uday Srinivas
Member of Legislative Assembly
Konidala Pawan Kalyan
Block / Mandal
Pithapuram
Getting there

How to reach Kolanka

Mandal centre
Pithapuram · ≈ 1.9 km
≈ 4 min by car · 5 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Kakinada · ≈ 3.1 km
≈ 6 min by car · 8 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 23,882 people
Gollaprolu · ≈ 8.4 km
≈ 17 min by car · 20 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Amaravati181 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad396 km
  • Chennai497 km
  • Bengaluru678 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationPithapuram6 km
  • Bus stopDivili Bus Stop5 km
  • Hospital / PHCSri Varalakshmi Hospital5 km
  • ATM / bankSyndicate Bank5 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat petroleum5 km
  • CollegeJunior civil judge cum judicial magistrate court10 km
  • Police stationJaggampeta Police Station17 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Kolanka

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Other villages named Kolanka

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Villages near Kolanka

Other villages in Pithapuram mandal

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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