Shermuhammadpuram

Shermuhammadpuram
Village
Shermuhammadpuram
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Shermuhammadpuram
Shermuhammadpuram (India)
Coordinates: 18°17′59″N 83°49′59″E / 18.29972°N 83.83306°E / 18.29972; 83.83306Coordinates: 18°17′59″N 83°49′59″E / 18.29972°N 83.83306°E / 18.29972; 83.83306
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Shermuhammadpuram is a village located in Etcherla mandal in Srikakulam district, northeastern Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located 7 miles (11 km) east of Chipurupalle, and 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Srikakulam (Chicacole).[1] It contains the ruins of a palace built by a Mussulman governor who gave his name to the place.[1] A 1922 publication stated that "there was a general failure of crops in Madugula and of wet crops in Shermuhammadpuram".[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Sewell, Robert (1882). Lists of the Antiquarian Remains in the Presidency of Madras. E. Keys, at the Government Press (public domain material). p. 13.
  2. The Feudatory and Zemindari India. 1922. p. 294.


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