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.
The village comes under the Assembly Constituency of Parchur and the Parliament(Loksabha) segment of Bapatla
Veerannapalem is located at 15°57′30″ N, 80°19′15″ E. It has an average elevation of 9m (30feet).
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.