Veerannapalem is a small village and a panchyat located in the Parchur mandal of the Prakasam district, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. 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.

Veerannapalem
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Veerannapalem is located in Andhra Pradesh
Veerannapalem
Veerannapalem
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Veerannapalem is located in India
Veerannapalem
Veerannapalem
Veerannapalem (India)
Coordinates: 15°57′30″N 80°19′15″E / 15.95833°N 80.32083°E / 15.95833; 80.32083
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictPrakasam
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
523 169

Political View

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

Geography

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

History

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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

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

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