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Darsi
దర్శి
town
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictPrakasam
MandalDarsi
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
33,418
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
523247
Telephone code+91–8407
Vehicle registrationAP

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]

Geography

Darsi is located on Addanki - Podili Road. it is 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.

Transport

Kurichedu, 20 kilometres away, is the nearest railway station, on the Vijayawada-Guntakal railway line in the Guntur division of the South Central Railway.

Assembly constituency

Darsi is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh, one of 12 in Prakasham district. In last elections, TDP candidate Sidda Raghava Rao won by a margin of 1374 votes on Buchepalli Siva Prasad Reddy. Dirisala Ramanareddy was first Chairman of Prakasam Zilla Parishad in 1970 till his last days.

Transport

Darsi is well connected by Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation buses from Hyderabad and the district capital of Ongole.

References

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