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Burripalem

Burripalem
బుర్రిపాలెం
Village
Burripalem signboard
Burripalem signboard
Burripalem is located in Andhra Pradesh
Burripalem
Burripalem
Burripalem is located in India
Burripalem
Burripalem
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°15′N 80°35′E / 16.25°N 80.58°E / 16.25; 80.58Coordinates: 16°15′N 80°35′E / 16.25°N 80.58°E / 16.25; 80.58
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Government
 • Sarpanch Konduru Sambrajam
Area
 • Total 7.02 km2 (2.71 sq mi)
Elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 3,306
 • Density 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 522 xxx
Telephone code 08644

Burripalem is a village in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Tenali mandal of Tenali revenue division.

As of 2011census of India, Burripalem had a population of 3,306. The total population constitute, 1,639 males and 1,667 females —a sex ratio of 1017 females per 1000 males. 262 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 145 are boys and 117 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 73.75% with 2,245 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.

Burripalem gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village. The panchayat has a total of 12 wards and each ward is represented by an elected ward member. The ward members are headed by a sarpanch and the present sarpanch is Konduru Sambrajyam. The secretary of the panchayat is Simhadri Niranjanrao.

The village has road connectivity to Tenali by the Tenali–Burripalem road.

Krishna a Tollywood actor and ex-member of Indian Parliament, hails from Burripalem, and his son Mahesh Babu also a Tollywood actor, adopted this village in 2015 and aims to provide clean drinking water, drainage and surfaced roads.

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state. The total number of students enrolled in primary, upper primary and high schools of the village are 236.

Zilla Parishad High School is a Zilla Parishad funded school, which provides secondary education in the village.


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