Dakkili mandal was a part of Nellore district until 2022.

[2] It was made part of the newly formed Tirupati district effective from 4 April 2022.

[1] It had a literacy rate of 56.81% with 64.6% among males and 49.14% among females.

[4] Dakkili mandal is a part of Gudur revenue division.

Dakkili mandal is a part of Venkatagiri Assembly constituency and Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency.