Kanchili is a village in

Srikakulam district Srikakulam district is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located in the Uttarandhra region of the state, with its headquarters located at Srikakulam. It is one of the six districts, located in the extreme northeastern direction ...

of the

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. Kanchili mandal is bordered by

Kaviti Kaviti is a village in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Kaviti mandal is bordered by Ichchapuram mandal to the north, Kanchili and Sompeta mandals to the south, Odisha state to the west and the Bay of Bengal to the east ...

mandal to the north,

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state to the west and

Sompeta Sompeta is a census town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Sompeta mandal in Tekkali revenue division. Geography Sompeta is located at . It has an average elevation of 8 metres ...

mandal to the south and east.

Demographics

According to

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, 2001, the demographic details of Kanchili mandal is as follows:Kanchili mandal at Our Village India.org
/ref> *Total Population: 59,845 in 13,796 Households *Male Population: 28,930 and Female Population: 30,915 *Children Under 6-years of age: 8,369 (Boys - 4,322 and Girls - 4,047) *Total Literates: 29,650

Etymology

"Kanchili" village has acquired its name from the local village deity "Kanchamma" who is worshiped with devotion by the locals. The residents of Kanchili, as a matter of their social and moral responsibility, renovated the old temple of goddess 'Kanchamma'.

Transport

It has a Railway station, it is named after a neighboring large mandal "

". Most of the trains passing through the Howrah - Chennai route halt here. This Railway station falls under

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s. RAILWAY serves as a major transport of this village. NH-5 Passes through this village. *APSRTC runs a plenty of buses through this village connecting to many cities and villages.

References

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