Kaikaluru is a town in

Eluru district Eluru district is a district in coastal Andhra Region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. With Eluru as its administrative headquarters, it was proposed on 26 January 2022 to become one of the resultant twenty six districts in the state once ...

of the Indian state of

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

. Kaikalur is home to

Kolleru Lake Kolleru Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in India located in state of Andhra Pradesh and forms the largest shallow freshwater lake in Asia (with 245 km2 of lake area and 302 km2 of total Ramsar designated wetland), 15 kilometers aw ...

, one of the largest freshwater lakes in India, covering about 90,100 hectares and is a tourist attraction.

Geography

Kaikalur is located at . It has an average elevation of . Sri Syamalamba temple is one of the famous temples there.

Demographics

, the town had a population of , comprising males, females and children aged 0–6. The average literacy rate was 78.46%, comprising people, significantly higher than the national average of 73.00%.

Transportation

Nearest railway stations

Kaikaluru railway station is the main railway station, located on the

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branch railway line. Kaikaluru railway station is categorized as a ''Non-Suburban Grade-5 (NSG-5)'' station in the

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National Highways

NH165 from Pamarru to

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passes through Kaikaluru, and is a Spur road of NH65 at Pamarru ending at

Public bus services

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operates bus services from Kaikaluru to

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, Razolu,

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and

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Tourist destinations

is the largest freshwater lake in India, situated between the

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and

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delta. The lake is fed directly by water from the seasonal Budameru and

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streams. The lake is an important habitat for an estimated 20 million resident and migratory birds such as the grey or spot-billed pelican. It was designated as a wetland of international importance in November 2002 under the international

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Temples

* Sri Syamalamba Temple * Sri Vasavi Kanyakaparameswari Temple * Sri Pothuluri Veera Brahmendra Swamy Temple * Sai Baba Temple * Venkateswara Swamy Temple (Meesala Venkanna)

References

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