Akividu | |
Native Name Lang: | te |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 16.6°N 81.3833°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | West Godavari |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 24506 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 534235 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 08816 |
Registration Plate: | AP–37 |
Akividu (or Akiveedu) is a town in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is a nagara panchayati (municipality) and the mandal headquarters of Akiveedu mandal in Bhimavaram revenue division. Akiveedu is a sixth biggest town in former West Godavari district between the cities of Bhimavaram and Eluru.
As of the 2011 Census of India, Akividu had a population of 24,506. The total population constitutes 11,963 males and 12,543 females—a sex ratio of 1049 females per 1000 males. 2,500 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 1,222 are boys and 1,278 are girls—a ratio of 1046 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 72.94% with 16,051 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.[2]
Akividu railway station is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-5 (NSG-5) station in the Vijayawada railway division and is one of the busiest train stations. Its main exports are fish and prawns.[3]