Veerannapalem Explained

Veerannapalem
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Andhra Pradesh#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates:15.9583°N 80.3208°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Andhra Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Prakasam
Unit Pref:Metric
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:523 169
Map Alt:Dynamic map of village

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 23km (14miles) 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 9m (30feet).

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 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