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==History== | ==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== | ==Geography== | ||
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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]], | 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 | [[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 == | == References == | ||