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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Durgi<br />
| settlement_type = Village<br />
| image_skyline = File:Durgi Hospital.JPG<br />
| image_caption = Primary Health Centre, Durgi<br />
| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh<br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India<br />
| pushpin_label = <!-- only necessary if "name" or "official_name" are too long --><br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|16|25|43|N|79|32|26|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| coordinates_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref>tags --><br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = [[India]]<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Palnadu district|Palnadu]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = [[Mandal]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = Durgi<br />
| government_footnotes = <ref name="panchayat">{{cite web |title=Gram Panchayat Identification Codes |url=http://saaksharbharat.nic.in/saaksharbharat/forms/gp_code.pdf |website=Saakshar Bharat Mission |publisher=National Informatics Centre |access-date=7 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818173131/http://saaksharbharat.nic.in/saaksharbharat/forms/gp_code.pdf |archive-date=18 August 2017 |page=100 | url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayati raj]]<br />
| governing_body = Durgi [[gram panchayat]]<br />
| leader_title = [[Sarpanch]]<br />
| leader_name = <br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <ref name="census">{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book : Guntur (Part B) |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2817_PART_B_DCHB_GUNTUR.pdf |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh |access-date=2 June 2019 |pages=14,192 |date=2011}}</ref><br />
| area_total_ha = 5762<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_footnotes = <ref name="population">{{cite web |title=Population |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=667843 |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]] |access-date=9 May 2019}}</ref><br />
| population_total = 9480<br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 522612<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<!-- defaults to: Area code(s) --><br />
| area_code = +91–863<br />
| registration_plate_type = <br />
| registration_plate = AP<br />
}}<br />
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'''Durgi''' is a village in [[Palnadu district]] of the [[India]n state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is the mandal headquarters of Durgi [[mandal]] in [[Gurazala revenue division]].<ref name="village">{{cite web |title=District Census Handbook : Guntur (Part A) |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2817_PART_A_DCHB_GUNTUR.pdf |website=Census of India |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh |access-date=4 June 2019 |pages=5,208–209 |date=2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/new-gurazala-revenue-division-created/article4868383.ece|title=New Gurazala revenue division created|date=1 July 2013|work=The Hindu|access-date=17 January 2015|location=Gurazala (Guntur District)}}</ref> In 15th century, Durgi stone craft was originated in the village.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://guntur.nic.in/durgi_stonecraft.html|title=Durgi Stone Craft|publisher=National Informatics Centre|access-date=18 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204034111/http://guntur.nic.in/durgi_stonecraft.html|archive-date=4 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
As per Gazettee No. 939 of 26 January 2022, the old Guntur District, formed in 1904, was split into three districts – [[Guntur district|Guntur]], [[Palnadu district|Palnadu]] and [[Bapatla district|Bapatla]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://palnadu.ap.gov.in/history/| title= Palnadu District| publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh| access-date = 26 August 2023}}</ref><br />
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== Geography ==<br />
Durgi is situated at {{Coord|16.4401661|N|79.6235407|E}}. It is spread over an area of {{Convert|5762|ha|abbr=on}}.<ref name="census" /><br />
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== Education ==<br />
[[File:K.G.B.V HOSTEL, Durgi.JPG|thumb|left|300px|KGBV Hostel]]<br />
As per the school information report for the academic year 2018–19, the village has 6 [[Mandal Parishad Primary School|MPP]], one [[Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya|KGBV]], one model and 7 private schools.<ref>{{cite web |title=School Information |url=https://cse.ap.gov.in/DSE/totalSchoolReport.xls# |website=Commissionerate of School Education |publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref><br />
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== Governance ==<br />
Durgi [[gram panchayat]] is the [[Local government in India|local self-government]] of the village.<ref name="panchayat" /> It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aDoppmCmeqUC&q=sarpanch|title=Citizen Participation in Rural Development|last=Seetharam|first=Mukkavilli|date=1990-01-01|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=9788170992271|page=34|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Temples==<br />
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File:Radhakrushna Mandir Durgi2.jpg|Radhakrushna Mandir<br />
File:Maa Gram Devi Temple, Durgi.jpg|Maa Gram Devi Temple<br />
File:Lord Shiva Temple.jpg|Lord Shiva Temple<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[:Category:Villages in Palnadu district|Villages in Palnadu district]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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