# Dark stores in Kakinada: how many, which apps and which areas

On 31 October 2026, Rewalto counted 20 quick-commerce dark stores in Kakinada: Blinkit 8, JioMart 7, Swiggy Instamart 3 and Flipkart Minutes 2. Kakinada ranks 93 of 688 cities by store count, with under 1% of India's stores. It has 5% of the stores Rewalto counts in Andhra Pradesh.

## Key facts

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Dark stores | 20; counted 31 Oct 2026 |
| Rank among cities | 93 of 688; under 1% of India's 13,748 stores |
| Apps with a store here | 4: Blinkit, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart, Flipkart Minutes |
| Apps not found here | Zepto, BigBasket, DMart; in our weekly checks |
| Named areas with a store | 10; most stores: Ramanayapeta (3), Suryanarayana Puram (3), Samalkot (2) |
| Checked | 23 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026; weekly, per app |

## Stores by app

| App | Stores |
| --- | --- |
| Blinkit | 8 |
| JioMart | 7 |
| Swiggy Instamart | 3 |
| Flipkart Minutes | 2 |

## Areas with the most stores

| Area | Stores | Apps |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ramanayapeta | 3 | Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart |
| Suryanarayana Puram | 3 | Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart |
| Samalkot | 2 | Blinkit, JioMart |
| APSP Camp | 2 | JioMart |
| Engg.College | 1 | Blinkit |
| NDC Rajahmundry | 1 | JioMart |
| Peddapuram | 1 | JioMart |
| Rama Rao Peta | 1 | Swiggy Instamart |
| Samalkot Industrial Estate | 1 | Blinkit |
| Siddhartha Nagar | 1 | Blinkit |

## What the counts show

- Blinkit and JioMart are close in Kakinada: 8 and 7 stores.
- JioMart holds 35% of the stores here, against 23% across India.
- No Zepto, BigBasket or DMart store was found in Kakinada in our checks.
- 10 named areas have at least one store. Ramanayapeta (3), Suryanarayana Puram (3) and Samalkot (2) have the most, 40% of the city's stores together.
- Ramanayapeta is served by 3 apps: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes and Swiggy Instamart.
- 4 stores have no named area, because the app did not show one.
- Kakinada holds 5% of the 383 stores Rewalto counts in 40 Andhra Pradesh cities, the 4th most in the state.
- Across the state that is 1.9 stores per 100,000 people living in Andhra Pradesh's towns and cities (official projection for 1 March 2026: 20.6 million). For India the figure is 2.7.
- Across Andhra Pradesh, JioMart has the most stores (158); in Kakinada it is Blinkit.
- The nearest other cities Rewalto counts are Rajahmundry (46 km, 16 stores), Visakhapatnam (142 km, 84 stores) and Vijayawada (177 km, 55 stores).

## Questions people ask

### How many dark stores are there in Kakinada?

20, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026 across 4 apps.

### Which app has the most dark stores in Kakinada?

Blinkit, with 8 stores, then JioMart with 7 and Swiggy Instamart with 3 (31 Oct 2026).

### Which quick-commerce apps deliver from dark stores in Kakinada?

Blinkit, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart and Flipkart Minutes. We found no Zepto, BigBasket or DMart store in Kakinada in our checks.

### Which areas of Kakinada have the most dark stores?

Ramanayapeta (3), Suryanarayana Puram (3) and Samalkot (2), out of 10 named areas with a store.

### How many dark stores are there in Andhra Pradesh?

383, in 40 cities, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026; Kakinada has 20 of them.

### How does Kakinada compare with other Indian cities?

It ranks 93 of 688 cities by store count and holds under 1% of the 13,748 dark stores Rewalto counted in India.

Every city and app: https://rewalto.com/data/dark-stores

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