| Vakkalagadda | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 16.1396°N 80.919°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Krishna |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.74 |
| Population Total: | 3012 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 521126 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 08671 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Machilipatnam |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Avanigadda |
| Map Alt: | Dynamic map of village |
Vakkalagadda is a village in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Challapalli mandal of Machilipatnam revenue division.[2] [3] It is one of the villages in the mandal to be a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region.[4]
It has a population of around 3200 with a literacy rate of 58.96%. It also has four schools, Panchayat Bhavan and a society building.
The village is mainly dependent on farming. This Village was under CPI rule for many years.
Later with the influence of Nandamuri Taraka Ramarao, Telugu Desam Party made its origin under the leadership of Mallupeddi Ratnagiri Rao.
Telugu Desam Party stood as a stiff contender for the existing leaders and in no time it secured the govt.
The village was awarded a Nirmal Gram award (cleanliness award) in 2008.[5]
There are a 4 schools in vakkalagadda all are government schools, they are -
* 3 primary schools located as one in village and one in Gudem and another one in Doravani Gudem
* 1 High school located in village
It has a population of around 3200 with a literacy rate of 58.96%.