Veerannapalem
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Veerannapalem | |
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Village | |
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.svg)  Veerannapalem Location in Andhra Pradesh, India  Veerannapalem Veerannapalem (India) | |
| Coordinates: 15°57′30″N 80°19′15″E / 15.95833°N 80.32083°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Prakasam |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 523 169 |
Veerannapalem is a small village and a panchyat located in the Parchur mandal of the Prakasam district, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.[1] It is used to be a village in the Guntur district, but in 1970 became part of the Prakasam district. The village is situated 23 kilometres (14 miles) from Chirala.
Political View
[edit]The village comes under the Assembly Constituency of Parchur and the Parliament(Loksabha) segment of Bapatla
Geography
[edit]Veerannapalem is located at 15°57′30″ N, 80°19′15″ E. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 feet).
History
[edit]In the approximate period of 1600–1700 AD, a man named Veeranna started living at an unnamed place near his fields; the place became a village named after him.
There are two large[clarification needed] ponds in the village, the main source of drinking water; In 2008 a drinking water plant began providing clean drinking water in addition to the water plant served earlier. The main occupation in the village is agriculture.
Notable people
[edit]- Bandlamudi Subba Rao (born 1954), agricultural economist, columnist, writer, political and social activist, historian and farmers' leader
References
[edit]- ^ "Primary Census Abstract Data Tables – India: Final Population Totals". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
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