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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 594356
- Pincode
- 518124
- Post office
- Banaganapalle
- Population
- 705
- Households
- 163
- Literacy rate
- 38.4%
- Sex ratio
- 986 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 414
- Distance to district centre
- 33 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 16 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 299 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 227 km
- Nearest railway station
- Rangapuram · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Pragna Clinic · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Katikavanikunta compares
By population, Katikavanikunta ranks #25 of 37 villages in Banaganapalli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
38.4%
−10.7% vs mandal average
- Katikavanikunta
- 38.4%
- Banaganapalli mandal
- 49.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
986
+6 vs mandal average
- Katikavanikunta
- 986
- Banaganapalli mandal
- 980
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Katikavanikunta
- 4.3
- Banaganapalli mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Katikavanikunta at a glance
Katikavanikunta is a village of 705 people in 163 households (Census 2011) in Banaganapalli mandal, Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh, the 25th-largest of 37 villages in Banaganapalli mandal. Literacy is 38%, 11 points below the mandal average of 49% and the sex ratio is 986 women per 1,000 men. It lies 33 km from the Nandyal district centre, 13 km from Bugganipalle, the nearest town, 7 km from Rangapuram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 518124, served by Banaganapalle post office; the LGD village code is 594356. The nearest hospital or health centre is Pragna Clinic, 9 km away. The village votes in Banaganapalle assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bobbala Chinnolla Janardhan Reddy. The population is estimated at 768 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Meerapuram →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katikavanikunta · this village | 705 | 38% | — |
| Ambapuram · Bethamcherla | 2,058 | 53% | 2.8 km NW |
| Rangapuram · Bethamcherla | 8,255 | 56% | 6 km NW |
| Jwalapuram · Banaganapalli | 978 | 43% | 6.2 km SE |
| Meerapuram · Banaganapalli | 2,189 | 47% | 6.9 km SE |
| Gulamaliabad · Banaganapalli | 1,311 | 42% | 7 km SW |
| Cherlokothuru · Banaganapalli | 647 | 43% | 7.4 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Katikavanikunta
- 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)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- 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
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- NANDYAL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 37
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 87
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MEERAPURAM
- Total area (ha)
- 2,063
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Katikavanikunta
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Katikavanikunta
- LGD code
- 594356
- Pincode
- 518124
- Post office
- Banaganapalle
- Population (Census 2011)
- 705
- Population (projected 2026)
- 768
- Households
- 163
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 986
- Literacy rate
- 38.4%
- Coordinates
- 15.37241°N, 78.11590°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Nandyal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Banaganapalle
- Member of Parliament
- Byreddy Shabari
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bobbala Chinnolla Janardhan Reddy
- Block / Mandal
- Banaganapalli
Getting there
How to reach Katikavanikunta
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati299 kmcapital
- Hyderabad227 km
- Bengaluru273 km
- Chennai345 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRangapuram7 km
- Bus stopKatikavakikunta Bus Stop<1 km
- Hospital / PHCPragna Clinic9 km
- ATM / bankUnion Bank26 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil6 km
- CollegeGovernment ITI College , Owk18 km
- Police stationAPSP- 2 Betallion51 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Katikavakikunta Bus Stopunder 1 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Katikavanikunta
7 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 518124
- NandavaramBanaganapalli mandal5,283 pop
- EnakandlaBanaganapalli mandal3,928 pop
- TangutoorBanaganapalli mandal3,579 pop
- PasupulaBanaganapalli mandal3,524 pop
- MeerapuramBanaganapalli mandal2,189 pop
- PathapaduBanaganapalli mandal2,109 pop
- YagantipalleBanaganapalli mandal2,052 pop
- KyapaBanaganapalli mandal1,829 pop
- VenkatapuramBanaganapalli mandal1,496 pop
Villages near Katikavanikunta
Other villages in Banaganapalli mandal
View all 38+ →- Palukur
- Nandavaram
- Enakandla
- Illurukothapalle
- Tangutoor
- Pasupula
- Nandivargam
- Cherupalle
- Ramatheertham
- Meerapuram
- Pathapadu
- Yagantipalle
- Kyapa
- Beeravolu
- Venkatapuram
- Appalapuram
- Yerragudi
- Gulamaliabad
- Jillella
- Hussainapuram
- Jwalapuram
- Thimmapuram
- Thammadapalle
- Rallakothuru
- Cherlokothuru
- Bathulurupadu
- Mittapalle
- Kapulapalle
- Krishnagiri
- Pandlapuram
- Sankalapuram
- Vittalapuram
- Jambuladinne
- Gulam Nabipeta
- Niluvugondla
- Salamabad
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)