Veerannapalem

Veerannapalem
Village
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Coordinates: 15°57′30″N80°19′15″E / 15.95833°N 80.32083°E / 15.95833; 80.32083
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

The village comes under the Assembly Constituency of Parchur and the Parliament(Loksabha) segment of Bapatla

Geography

Veerannapalem is located at 15°57′30″ N, 80°19′15″ E. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 feet).

History

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

• Bandlamudi Subba Rao (born 1954), agricultural economist, columnist, writer, political and social activist, historian and farmers' leader

References

1. "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.