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 List of districts of Andhra Pradesh, t ...

of the Indian state of

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. Kaikalur is home to

Kolleru Lake Kolleru Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in India 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 away from Eluru and 65 km from Rajamahe ...

, 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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, Mudinepalli and

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Tourist destinations

is the largest freshwater lake in India, situated between the

Krishna Krishna (; Sanskrit language, Sanskrit: कृष्ण, ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme God (Hinduism), Supreme God in his own right. He is the god of protection, c ...

and

Godavari The Godavari (, �od̪aːʋəɾiː is India's second longest river after the Ganga River and drains the third largest basin in India, covering about 10% of India's total geographical area. Its source is in Trimbakeshwar, Nashik, Maharash ...

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

Tammileru Tammileru is a medium river which forms the boundary between Krishna district and Eluru district of Andhra Pradesh state. It is an area that is often affected by floods. The river drains into the Kolleru lake Kolleru Lake is one of the larg ...

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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