Darsi
Town
Darsi Location in Andhra Pradesh, India Show map of Andhra Pradesh Darsi Darsi (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 15°46′00″N 79°41′00″E / 15.7667°N 79.6833°E / 15.7667; 79.6833
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Prakasam
Mandal	Darsi
Government
• Body	Darsi
Population  (2011)
• Total	33,418
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	523247
Telephone code	+91–8407
Vehicle registration	AP 27

Darsi is a municipality town in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Before 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.^[1] It is located at the foot of the Nallamala Hills. Lush, green fields surround the town. It is 20 km away from Podili and 33 km away from Addanki.

Geography

Darsi Clock tower

Darsi is located on the Addanki - Podili Road. It is at 15°46′00″N 79°41′00″E / 15.7667°N 79.6833°E / 15.7667; 79.6833 in the Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh. Darsi is a town at the foot of the Nallamala Hills. It is a plain region in the coromandal region. It is surrounded by small mountain ranges to the north, Pulipadu Pond to the east and green fields to both the south and the 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 - Run by the Government of AP.
• Kijiji High School - Private.
• Gowthami Grammar School - Private.
• Sri Chaitanya School - Private.

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 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 was elected as Mandal Parishad President (M.P.P) in the year 1996.

Water source

The town people mostly depend on the Nagarjunasagar Right Canal (Jawahar canal) for both irrigation & drinking. It passes through Darsi. The town receives rainfall between mid-July to September. There is also a freshwater lake built by the Netherlands Government.

Transport

There is a bus station in Darsi near where the Podili Road, Kurichedu Road and Lankojanapalli Road intersect. There is also a bus station in Auto Nagar, Darsi.^[2] From there, other depot buses go to nearby towns and cities including Ongole and Podili, but also cities further away like Hyderabad, Karimnagar and Bengaluru.^[3] The railway line, Nadikudi-Srikalahasthi will pass through the town when it finishes construction. It is also well connected by road.

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