Kaikalur mandal

As of 2011^[update] census, the mandal had a population of 77,654 living in 21,660 households. The total population constituted 38,890 males and 38,764 females, for a sex ratio of 997 females per 1000 males. There were 7,638 children in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 3,965 were boys and 3,673 were girls, for a sex ratio of 926. The average literacy rate stands at 70.94% with 49,672 literates, of which 26,048 are males and 23,624 are females. There were 8,973 members of Scheduled Castes and 468 members of Scheduled Tribes.

As per the report published by Census of India in 2011, 35,752 people were engaged in work activities, including 23,476 males and 12,276 females. In the census, 25,746 workers describe their work as main work, 1,608 as cultivators, 14,504 as agricultural labourers, 453 in household industry and 9,181 were involved in other works. Of these, 10,006 were marginal workers.

Kaikalur mandal is administered under the Kaikalur Assembly constituency of the Eluru Lok Sabha constituency.^[2] It is one of the fifteen mandals those falls under Nuzvid revenue division.

As of 2011^[update] census, there are a total of 19 settlements in the mandal. Kaikalur is the largest and Peddavaram is the smallest in terms of population.^[3]

The settlements in the mandal are: