Darsi

Darsi is a town in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Darsi mandal in Kandukur revenue division.[1]

Darsi
Town
Darsi
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Darsi
Darsi (India)
Coordinates: 15.7667°N 79.6833°E / 15.7667; 79.6833
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictPrakasam
MandalDarsi
Population
 (2011)
  Total33,418
Languages
  OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
523247
Telephone code+91–8407
Vehicle registrationAP 27

Geography

Darsi is located on Addanki - Podili Road. it is 15.7667°N 79.6833°E / 15.7667; 79.6833 in the Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh.The nearest village to Darsi is Brundavanam.

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.

These are some schools in Darsi. S.V.R. High School, Vivekananda High School, Kijiji High School, Sri Prasantha High School, Narayana High School, Sri Vani High School, Government High School, Bhashyam High School, A.P. Model School & Jr. College, Gowthami Grammar School, Sri Chaitanya School, Sanskriti Vidyalaya, Apswersis School, Krishnaveni Talent School, and Excellent School.

Nearby Villages

Pulipadu-3km

Samantapudi-6km

Dosakayalapadu-6km

Mareddypalli-9km

Kellampalli-12km

Mundlamoor-17km

Assembly constituency

Darsi is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh, one of 12 in Prakasam district. In last elections, YSRCP (YSR Congress) candidate Maddisetti Venugopal won by a margin of 39057 votes on Kadiri Babu Rao. Dirisala Ramanareddy was first Chairman of Prakasam Zilla Parishad in 1970 till his last days.

Production

Rice,Cotton and Sajjan are produced in Darsi.

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 you can take a bus to Ongole, Podili, Kanigiri, Hyderabad MGBS, Nizampet, Ameerpet, Vinukonda, etc.[2]

References

  1. "Prakasam District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 132, 173. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  2. "Darsi Bus Station".
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