Darsi is a Municipality Town

Prakasam district Prakasam district is one of the thirteen districts in the coastal Andhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was formed in 1970 and reorganised in 2022 on April 4. The headquarters of the district is Ongole. It is located on the weste ...

of the

Indian state India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-indepen ...

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

. Before the British rule, it was also called Darshanapuri, named by an ancient Andhra king. It is the mandal headquarters of Darsi mandal in

Kanigiri revenue division Kanigiri revenue division is an administrative division in the Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the three revenue divisions in the district and comprises thirteen mandals. It was formed on 4 April 2022 by t ...

. It located at the foot of the

Nallamala Hills The Nallamalas (also called the Nallamalla Range) are a section of the Eastern Ghats which forms the eastern boundary of Rayalaseema region of the state of Andhra Pradesh and Nagarkurnool district of the state of Telangana, in India. They run i ...

. Lush, green fields surround the town. It is 20 km away from

Podili Podili is a Municipality Town in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Podili mandal. Podili is also known as Prudulapuri. Before British rule its name was "Prudulapuri" meaning "Head quarter ...

and 33 km away from Addanki.

Geography

Darsi is located on the Addanki - Podili Road. It is at in the Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh. Darsi is a town at the foot of Nallamala. It is a plain region in coromandal region. It is covered with small mountain ranges to the north, pulipadu pond to the east and lush green fields to the south and west.

Education

There are 11 public primary schools, 12 private primary schools, one government high school, 12 private high schools, three public secondary schools and three private secondary schools. Prominent schools include: * St. Xavier's High School, Darsi *A.P.Model School * Kijiji High School *Gowthami Grammar School

Places To Visit

* NAP pond near Darsi Hills *Sai Baba temple near Pulipadu Lake *Venkateswara Swami temple *Skj power project *Darsi Pallevanam Park *Clock Tower

Assembly constituency

Darsi is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh, one of 12 in

. In the last elections, YSRCP (

YSR Congress The Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP or YCP; ) is an Indian regional political party based in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Its president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy serves as the state's chief minister. It is currently the fifth lar ...

) candidate Maddisetti Venugopal won by a margin of 39057 votes on Kadiri Babu Rao. Dirisala Ramanareddy was the first chairman of Prakasam Zilla Parishad in 1970. Budamaguntla Balaiah was elected as Mandal Parishad President(M.P.P) in the year 1996.

Water source

The town people are mostly depend on Nagarjunasagar Right Canal ( Jawahar canal) for both irrigation & drinking. It passes through Darsi. The town receives rainfall between mid July to September. A fresh water lake built by Netherland's Government.

Transport

There is a bus station in Darsi near the Podili Road, Kurichedu Road and Lankojanapalli Road intersection. There is also a bus stand in Auto Nagar, Darsi. From there, Other Depot buses go to

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Kanigiri Kanigiri is a Town in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of kanigiri mandal in kanigiri revenue division. Etymology The name is a vernacular transformation of Kanakagiri (Kana ...

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, Atmakuru(N), Udayagiri,

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MGBS,

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, Ameerpet,

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References

Villages in Prakasam district Mandal headquarters in Prakasam district