Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 40. Chapters: Adusumalli, Alakurapadu, Amudala Palle, Prakasam district, Badevaripalem, Basireddypalli, Bommalapuram, Botikarlapadu, Buddapalli, Chekurapadu, Chilakapadu, Chinavenkannapalem, China Mallavaram, Chinthagumpalli, Chodavaram, Prakasam, Dhenuva Konda, Doddavaram, Dupadu, East Choutapalem, Edumudi, Elurivari palem, Epurupalem, Ethamukkala, G.Kothapalli, Gamgam Palli, Ganapavaram, Prakasam, Gowtavaram, Gudluru, Jandrapeta, Juvvigunta, Kallamvaripalem, Kambaladinne, Karamchedu, Kolalapudi, Komarole, Komminenivaripalem, Kondamanjulur, Kondapi, Konidena, Koppole, Koru Uppalapadu, Kotha Palem, Kotha Reddy Palem, Kovur, Prakasam, Kunamnenivaripalem, Kunchepalli, Kunkalamarru, Lakkavaram, Mahadevapuram, Manduvavaripalem, Meerjapeta, Mukthapuram, Mynampadu, Nagandla, Nekunam Puram, Nidamanur, Prakasam, P.Naidu Palem, Padarthi, Pajarla, Pakala, Prakasam, Palukuru, Pamidipadu, Parchur, Pernamitta, Ponduru, Prakasam, Punugodu, Ramayapalem, Ramayapatnam, Ravinuthala, Rayavaram, Prakasam, Reddicherla, Rudravaram, Prakasam, Santanutalapadu, Singanapalem, Singanna Palem, T. Naidu Palem, Takkallapadu, Talamalla, Tangutur, Tellapadu, Themidithapadu, Thimmasamudram, Prakasam, Tripurantakam, Uppugundur, V. Kopperapadu, V. R. Kota, Veerannapalem, Venkata raju palem, Vinjanampadu, Prakasam, Vinodarayunipalem, Vupputur. Excerpt: Pakala (Telugu: ) is a Gram panchayat in Singarayakonda Mandal, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Hanuman StatuePakala (Telugu: ) is a beautiful coastal village with a lot of agricultural lands, 4 (Telugu: ) (water storing place for agricultural needs), 2 (Telugu: ), salt fields, green trees, beautiful birds, animals, Buckingham canal and sun rising in the sea. Pakala is also the largest Gram panchayat in Singarayakonda Mandal. The Hanuman Statue welcomes folks into the village. It is a collaborative effort of the people of Pakala in year 2010 Pakala is located on the shore of the Bay of Bengal, 5 km east of Singarayakonda and 3 km north of Ullapalem, with sea on the east. It is located at coordinates 15 16' N and 80 04' E at elevation starting at one foot near Pallepalem and about 25 feet on the west side of village. As of 2001 India census, Pakala had a population of 12,681. Males: 6487. Females: 6194. Number of Households: 3194. Like in most villages, younger generation is leaving for cities and towns for employment and to work in construction projects in bigger cities. Some families are moving to cities for business and for children education. As a result the population is not increasing and is relatively at the same size as it was a few decades ago. There are many religions being practiced and people of Pakala live in harmony. The following are the places of worship: The following main traditional festivals are observed: Pakala is a mini India with different types of religions, castes, peoples and different types of occupations of the people. The major income source is agriculture and fishing. There are many other occupations and businesses that run from small scale to large scale. On the downside many traditional occupations such as making jute threads, brooms, etc. have vanished due to not being used by anyone. Many of traditional occupations, such as pottery, carpentry, etc., are less practiced due to lack of demand. However on the upside a few new b