| Kalidindi | |
| Native Name Lang: | te |
| Settlement Type: | Mandal |
| Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 16.5032°N 81.2877°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Eluru |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Kalidindi |
| Parts Type: | Major villages |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Governing Body: | Mandal Parishad |
| Leader Title: | Tehsildar |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 178.15 |
| Population Total: | 70,729 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Registration Plate: | AP 16 |
Kalidindi mandal is one of the 28 mandals in Eluru district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[2] The headquarters of this mandal is located at Kalidindi town. The mandal is bordered by Kalidindi mandal to the north, West Godavari district to the east, Kruthivennu mandal to the south, and Bantumilli mandal to the west.[3]
As of the 2010 census, the mandal has a population of 70,729 living in 19,894 households. The total population constituted 35,364 males and 35,365 females, for a sex ratio of 1000 females per 1000 males.[4] There were 6,623 children between the ages of 0–6 years, of which 3,394 were boys and 3,229 were girls. The average literacy rate stands at 68% with 43,594 literates, of which 22,977 are males and 20,617 are females. There were 6,136 members of Scheduled Castes and 521 members of Scheduled Tribes.
According to a report published by the Census of India in 2011, 32,438 people were actively engaged in work activities, including 21,378 males and 11,060 females. In the census, 18,000 workers describe their work as main work, 2,382 as cultivators, 10,226 as agricultural labourers, 316 work in household industry and 5,076 were involved in other vocations. Of these, 14,438 were marginal workers.[5]
Kalidindi mandal is under the Kaikalur Assembly constituency of the Eluru Lok Sabha constituency.[6] It is one of the fifteen mandals that falls under Gudivada revenue division.
census, there are a total of 20 settlements in the mandal region. Kalidindi is the largest and Kotcherla is the smallest in terms of population.[7] The settlements in the mandal are:
The mandal plays a major role in the education of the rural students of neighboring villages. The primary and secondary school education is managed by the government, and aided by private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.[8] According to the school information report for the academic year 2015–2016, the Mandal has more than 7,990 students enrolled in over 94 schools.[9] [10]