Local businesses in Kakinada
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- IT and company offices: 1
- IMG Overseas
- Government offices: 5
- Collector office , Kakinada; Kalinada police department; Sub Register Office; Municipal Office
- Colleges and universities: 13
- Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University; Rangarayya medical college; Ideal college of Arts & Science; Basket Ball; Pydah
- Workshops and craft businesses: 1
- Malls and department stores: 2
- Supermarkets: 11
- Spencer's Retail; Devi prasanna fancy store; Lakshmi supermarket; Kakinada Super bazar; victory bazar; Life Style; Vishal Mega Mart; Reliance Fresh; DMart; More
Kakinada facts
- District
- Kakinada district
- Population, 2011 Census
- 3,84,182 (3,35,299 in 2001)
- Area
- about 57.36 sq km, about 1 m above sea level
- PIN codes
- 533001 (Kakinada Bazar)
- Places nearby
- Bhavanarayana Temple (Hindu temple, 2 km)
- Culture and food
- The Kakinada Beach Festival, a three-day music festival, was declared an annual event by the Andhra Pradesh government in 2012.
- History
- One theory says the name Kakinada comes from the Dutch settlement there, known as Cocanada, linked to the cloth goods that were stored and exported.
- Geography
- Kakinada lies at about 2 m above sea level, with the 82° east longitude passing through the city, and several areas lie below sea level.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.