Chirala, is a Town in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Chirala mandal in Ongole revenue division.<br /><br />The City was also known as Kshirapuri, which translates as the town of milk. The name got transformed to Chirala, where Chira means Sari. The town and the surroundings were known of high-quality hand-loom industry. <br /><br />Source : <a title="Chirala on Wikipedia" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chirala" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>