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
- Hospitals: 89
- Christian Cancer Center; Sai Sudha Hospital; Sanjivi Hospitals; Srujana Multi Speciality Hospital; Vijaya Nursing Home - Kakinada; Ramya Hospitals; Ravichandra Hospital; Safe Emergency Hospital; Saipriya Maternity Hospital; Sree Bala Nursing Home Sree Bala Ent Care Centre
- Banks: 9
- LIC Building; Andhra Bank; ICICI Bank; State Bank of India
- Hotels and lodges: 16
- Maruthi Guest House; Vinayaka Tiffins; AP Tourism Guest House; Ashoka Inn; SVN GRAND; Venky Residency; Girls Hostel
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)
- Education
- Kakinada is known as an education hub of Andhra Pradesh, with schools run by the government, aided and private sectors and many colleges.
- 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.
- Culture and food
- The Kakinada Beach Festival, a three-day music festival, was declared an annual event by the Andhra Pradesh government in 2012.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.