Edlanka, also known as Yedlanka 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. This area compromises the old area of Diviseema. Geography Avanigadda i ...

Mandal,

Krishna district Krishna district is a district in the Coastal Andhra region in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, with Machilipatnam as its administrative headquarters. It is surrounded on the East by Bay of Bengal, West by Guntur district, Guntur, Bapatla distric ...

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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 seven Mandals in total - Avanigadda, Challapalli, Mopidevi, Nagayalanka, Koduru, Ghantasala and Movva . Diviseema was also known a ...

by Chinnaravuru. 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