Burripalem

Burripalem is a village in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Tenali mandal of Tenali revenue division.Demographicscensus 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%.Government and politicsBurripalem 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.TransportThe village has road connectivity to Tenali by the Tenali–Burripalem road.Notable peopleKrishna 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.