Pedakakani is a village in the Guntur district of the

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. It is located in Pedakakani mandal of

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shrine of

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, Sri Bhramaramba Malleswara Swamy Temple is located in the village.

Geography

Pedakakani is located at and is spread over an area of .

Demographics

Census of India, Pedakakani had a population of 23,201. The total population constitute, 11,315 males and 11,886 females —a

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of 1051 females per 1000 males. 2,517 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 1,285 are boys and 1,232 are girls etc. —a ratio of 959 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 70.05% with 14,489 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.

Government and politics

Pedakakani

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is the

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of the village. It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member. The ward members are headed by a

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. The village forms a part of

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and is under the jurisdiction of

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Culture

Pedakakani is united with all major cultures. Ancient Sri Malleswara Swami vari Devastanam, Baji Baba Darga, Kakani Thota is located here. Also Parantallamma temple is located here.

Transport

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, a part of

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passes through the village.

APSRTC Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is the state-owned road transport corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its headquarters is located at NTR Administrative Block of RTC House in Pandit Nehru bus station of ...

operates city buses to the village from NTR bus station of Guntur. Pedakakani Halt railway station is an ''F–category station'' on Guntur–Krishna Canal section and is administered under

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Education

As per the school information report for the academic year 2018–19, the village has a total of 21 schools. These include 12 Zilla Parishad/ Mandal Parishad, one other type of school and 8 private schools.

References

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