| Kaikaluru | |
| Native Name Lang: | te |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Image Alt: | kaik.png |
| Map Alt: | Dynamic map |
| Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 16.5509°N 81.2°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Subdivision Name2: | Eluru |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 18 |
| Population Total: | 21292 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 521333 |
| Area Code: | +91–8677 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Registration Plate: | AP–16 |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 66.55% |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Eluru |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | Kaikalur |
Kaikaluru is a town in Eluru district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Kaikalur is home to Kolleru Lake, one of the largest freshwater lakes in India, covering about 90,100 hectares and is a tourist attraction.
Kaikalur is located at .[2] It has an average elevation of 18m (59feet). Sri Syamalamba temple is one of the famous temples there.
, 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%.[3]
Kaikaluru railway station is the main railway station, located on the Vijayawada-Nidadavolu branch railway line.
Kaikaluru railway station is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-5 (NSG-5) station in the Vijayawada railway division.[4]
NH165 from Pamarru to Palakollu passes through Kaikaluru, and is a Spur road of NH65 at Pamarru ending at Palakollu.
APSRTC operates bus services from Kaikaluru to Eluru, Machilipatnam, Vijayawada, Bhimavaram, Narasapuram, Palakollu, Razolu, Kakinada, Srikakulam, Palasa, Visakhapatnam, Gudivada, Mudinepalli and Hyderabad.
Kolleru Lake is the largest freshwater lake in India, situated between the Krishna and Godavari delta. The lake is fed directly by water from the seasonal Budameru and Tammileru 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 Ramsar Convention.