Edlanka or Yedlanka or m Edlanka or Patha Edlanka is a village in

Avanigadda Avanigadda is a town in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Avanigadda mandal in Machilipatnam revenue division. Geography Avanigadda is located on the banks of the Krishna River. It is ...

Mandal in

Krishna district Krishna district is district in the coastal Andhra Region in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, with Machilipatnam as its administrative headquarters. It is the coastal district of Andhra Pradesh. Machilipatnam is the most populated city in the di ...

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. Its pincode is 521121.

Geography

Edlalanka, located at 16°0'20"N and 80°54'7"E, is an island in the Krishna river delta and is separated from

Diviseema Diviseema is a small and deltaic island in Krishna District of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It comprises three Mandals - Avanigadda, Koduru and Nagayalanka. Etymology The word Diviseema translates as the ''abode of the divine''. Divi ...

by chinnarevu. The village has no embankments or levees to protect itself from floods.

2005 floods

Villages were evacuated during the 2005 floods.

2009 floods and relief efforts

The flood in river Krishna submerged the entire island except for a few pockets. Most of the villagers were evacuated to

, but in the process one of the boats overturned and two children lost their lives.

Demographics

Edlanka Village Population Census (2005) *Households: 256 *Total Population: 894 *Male Population: 426 *Female Population: 468 *Kids Under 6 Yrs: 134 *Boys under 6 Yrs: 50 *Girls Under 6 Yrs: 84 *Total Literates: 380 *Total Illiterates: 514

Government

The village does not have proper facilities for portable drinking water. The village does not conform to ARWSP norms.

Notable personalities

* Padmashree Myneni Hariprasada Rao (

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References

Villages in Krishna district {{Krishna-geo-stub