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{{about|the town in Prakasam district|the Assembly constituency|Darsi (Assembly constituency)}}
[[File:Darsi Clock Tower HD 1.jpg|thumb|293x293px|Darsi Clock tower]]
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
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'''Darsi''' is a town in [[Prakasam district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is the mandal headquarters of [[Darsi mandal]] in [[Kandukur revenue division]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Prakasam District Mandals |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf|publisher=Census of India |accessdate=19 June 2015|pages=132, 173|format=PDF}}</ref> It located at the foots of [[Nallamala Forest|Nallamala Hills]] . A lush green fields surrounding the town.

==History==
[[File:Tanguturi Prakasam 1972 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Postage stamp honuuring T.Prakasam]]
Ongole district was created in 1970 with three revenue divisions of Kurnool, Guntur and Nellore districts. In 1972, it was renamed Prakasam district in memory of [[Tanguturi Prakasam]], freedom fighter, chief Minister of undivided Madras state and the first chief minister of Andhra Pradesh. Presently (2023), it has 38 mandals in 3 revenue divisions.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131228161029/http://www.apind.gov.in/Library/District/prakasam.pdf |title = Industrial Profile of Prakasam district |work = District Info |publisher = Government of Andhra Pradesh |access-date = 2 November 2023 |archive-url = http://www.apind.gov.in/Library/District/prakasam.pdf |archive-date = 28 December 2013|url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://prakasam.ap.gov.in/history/ | title= Prakasam District| work= About District > History|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh | access-date = 2 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url =https://prakasam.ap.gov.in/tehsil/ | title= Prakasam district | work= About District > Administrative Setup > Divisionwise Mandal List |publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh| access-date = 2 November 2023}}</ref>

==Geography==
Darsi is located on Addanki - Podili Road. it is {{coord|15.7667|N|79.6833|E|}} in the Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh.Darsi is a town in the foots of nallamala. It is a plane region in coromandal region. It is covered with small mountain ranges to the north, pulipadu pond to the east & lush green fields to the south & 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.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}

Prominent schools include:
*[[St. Xavier's High School, Darsi]]

==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==
{{Main article|Darsi (Assembly constituency)}}
Darsi is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh, one of 12 in [[Guntur district|Prakasam district]]. In the last elections, YSRCP ([[YSR Congress]]) 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 has elected as Mandal Parishad President(M.P.P) in the year 1996.

==Water source==
The town people are mostly depend on Nagarjunasagar Right Canal ([[Nagarjuna Sagar Dam|Jawahar canal]]) for both irrigation & drinking. It passes through Darsi. The town receives rainfall between mid July to September.

==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 [[Ongole]], [[Podili]], [[Kanigiri]], [[Pamur]], [[Vinjamur]], [[Atmakuru(N)]], [[Udayagiri, Nellore district|Udayagiri]],
[[Hyderabad]] MGBS, [[Nizampet]], [[Ameerpet]], [[Vinukonda]] and other destinations.<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://www.google.no/maps?client=safari&hl=en-no&q=darsi+bus+stand&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzICCAA6BAgAEEc6BwghEAoQoAE6BAghEBVQnEtYlFZg91loAHABeACAAV6IAcwDkgEBNpgBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXo&uact=5&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiDlqq--LrpAhU4wMQBHdXJDB4Q_AUoAXoECBIQAw|title=Darsi Bus Station}}</ref> Railway line, [[Nadikudi–Srikalahasti section|Nadikudi-Srikalahasthi]] is passing (under construction) through the town.and well connected by road

==See also==
* [[Prakasam district#Administrative divisions|Revenue divisions and mandals in Prakasam district]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Villages in Prakasam district]]
[[Category:Mandal headquarters in Prakasam district]]

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Kamal Guha at 03:25, 2 November 2023