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Dharmapuri Thagadur | |
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 Aerial view of mid-city | |
| Nicknames: Thagadoor, Dharmapuri | |
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| Coordinates:12°07′16″N78°09′30″E / 12.121100°N 78.158200°E /12.121100; 78.158200 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tamil Nadu |
| District | Dharmapuri |
| Established | 10th Century BC |
| Founded by | The King Adhiyaman |
| Government | |
| • Type | Special Grade Municipality |
| • Body | Dharmapuri Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.32 km2 (9.78 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 9 |
| Elevation | 482 m (1,581 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 113,218 |
| • Density | 4,471/km2 (11,580/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 636(7xx),636(8xx) |
| Telephone code | 4342 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-29 |
| Website | www.dharmapuri.nic.in |
Dharmapuri is a city in the north western part ofTamil Nadu,India. It serves as the administrative headquarters ofDharmapuri district which is thefirst district created in Tamil Nadu after theindependence of India by splitting it from thenSalem district on 2 October 1965. The city is located 50 km fromKrishnagiri, 69 km fromSalem, 60 km fromTirupattur, 90 km fromHosur, 117 km fromThiruvannamalai, 126 km fromBangalore andErode, 181 km fromTiruppur, 200 km fromCoimbatore andTiruchirappalli, 300 km fromMadurai and the state capitalChennai. It is located between latitudes N 11 47’ and 12 33’ and longitudes E 77 02’ and 78 40’. It is one of the major leading cultivators and producers ofmangoes in the state along withKrishnagiri, and is often referred as Mango Capital of India.
Dharmapuri was called Thagadoor where KingAdhiyamaan ruled. Adhiyaman Kottai is situated near Dharmapuri-Salem highway. Many temples were built during Adhiyamaan's rule. There is a tunnel from Adhiyamaan kottai temple to Dharmapuri Kottai temple.
The region is believed to have been controlled by thePallava dynasty in the 8th century. TheRashtrakutas took over in the 9th century. They were defeated by theCholas in the 11th century, and subsequently the district came under the Chola sphere of governance.[2]
During 18th century present day Dharmapuri district was part of theKingdom of Mysore and was called Baramahal. As part of theTreaty of Seringapatam (signed on 18 March 1792) after theThird Anglo-Mysore War,Tipu Sultan agreed to give part of his territories including present-day Dharmapuri district to theBritish East India Company which was then merged into theMadras Presidency an administrative subdivision of British India.
It was part of the salem District under British rule, until the founding of Dharmapuri district on 2 October 1965. The Dharmapuri district was split intoDharmapuri andKrishnagiri districts in 2004.[2] Many historical rock sculptures are found in this district. Modhur, a village near Dharmapuri has remains that date back to the Neolithic age. A government museum in Dharmapuri city displays some of these significant sculptures.
February 14, 1964Third Grade Municipality,
August 5, 1971Second Grade Municipality,
August 31, 1987First Grade Municipality,
December 2, 2008Selection Grade Municipality,
March 6, 2019Special Grade Municipality.
The Dharmapuri Municipality has 33 wards.The Tamil Nadu government has changed the name of Special Grade Municipalities to "Perunagaratchigal" in Tamil, but they are still called "Special Grade Municipalities" in English.
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Dharmapuri is situated in the northwestern corner of Tamil Nadu and is bounded by theEastern Ghats to the east,Nallampalli taluk to the South,Palacode taluk to the north, and thePennagaram taluk to the west. It is located between latitudes N 11 47’ and 12 33’ and longitudes E 77 02’ and 78 40’. It is 300 km from Chennai city and 130 km from Bangalore. All the corporations in Tamil Nadu exceptSivakasi,Nagercoil,Thoothukudi andTirunelveli lies within 300 km from Dharmapuri. Cities from neighboring states like Bangalore, Mysore, Tumkur, Chittoor, Tirupathi, Thrissur, Palakkad, Salem, Puducherry also lie within a 300 km radius. Dharmapuri is located on a geographically important area inSouth India.[1]
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Dharmapuri has atropical wet and dry climate (KöppenAw). The summer period of March, April, May, and June is sweltering and dry, reaching a maximum temperature of up to 38 °C or 100.4 °F. The temperatures drop in December and the low temperatures continue up to February, touching a minimum of 14 °C or 57.2 °F in January. The district has an average annual rainfall of 910 millimetres or 35.83 inches. The tropical forests here generally have short shrubs and thorned plants.[2]
| Climate data for Dharmapuri (1991–2020, extremes 1975–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34.7 (94.5) | 38.5 (101.3) | 40.2 (104.4) | 41.0 (105.8) | 41.4 (106.5) | 40.0 (104.0) | 41.0 (105.8) | 38.0 (100.4) | 37.6 (99.7) | 35.5 (95.9) | 33.8 (92.8) | 33.8 (92.8) | 41.4 (106.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.7 (85.5) | 32.7 (90.9) | 35.8 (96.4) | 36.8 (98.2) | 36.5 (97.7) | 34.2 (93.6) | 33.2 (91.8) | 32.5 (90.5) | 32.3 (90.1) | 30.7 (87.3) | 29.0 (84.2) | 27.9 (82.2) | 32.7 (90.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) | 18.9 (66.0) | 20.8 (69.4) | 23.8 (74.8) | 24.5 (76.1) | 23.9 (75.0) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.1 (73.6) | 22.6 (72.7) | 21.9 (71.4) | 20.4 (68.7) | 18.3 (64.9) | 21.6 (70.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) | 11.0 (51.8) | 14.2 (57.6) | 17.0 (62.6) | 18.2 (64.8) | 19.4 (66.9) | 18.9 (66.0) | 15.5 (59.9) | 17.7 (63.9) | 12.9 (55.2) | 13.0 (55.4) | 10.9 (51.6) | 10.6 (51.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 2.6 (0.10) | 2.3 (0.09) | 16.4 (0.65) | 52.9 (2.08) | 120.3 (4.74) | 71.8 (2.83) | 73.9 (2.91) | 113.9 (4.48) | 143.5 (5.65) | 193.2 (7.61) | 110.9 (4.37) | 40.3 (1.59) | 942 (37.1) |
| Average rainy days | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 6.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 9.7 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 50.8 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%)(at 17:30IST) | 50 | 41 | 33 | 38 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 53 |
| Source:India Meteorological Department[3][4][5] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 11,678 | — |
| 1951 | 24,094 | +106.3% |
| 1961 | — | |
| 1971 | — | |
| 1981 | — | |
| 1991 | 59,318 | — |
| 2001 | 64,496 | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 68,619 | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 113,218 | +65.0% |
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| Religion | Percent(%) | |||
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| Hindu | 88.99% | |||
| Muslim | 9.65% | |||
| Christian | 0.99% | |||
| Sikh | 0.02% | |||
| Buddhist | 0.01% | |||
| Jain | 0.01% | |||
| Other | 0.33% | |||
According to the2017 census, Dharmapuri had a population of 113,218 with a sex-ratio of 1,013 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.[6] A total of 6,759 were under the age of six, constituting 3,470 males and 3,289 females.Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 6.92% and 0.14% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 77.08%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.[6] The town had a total of 17,136 households. There were a total of 26,943 workers, comprising 606 cultivators, 427 main agricultural laborers, 1,052 in household industries, 22,566 other workers, 2,292 marginal workers, 54 marginal cultivators, 77 marginal agricultural laborers, 213 marginal workers in household industries and 1,948 other marginal workers.[7]
As per the religious census of 2011, Dharmapuri (M) had 88.99%Hindus, 9.65%Muslims, 0.99%Christians, 0.02%Sikhs, 0.01%Buddhists, 0.01%Jains and 0.33% following other religions.[8]
It is part of theDharmapuri (state assembly constituency) andDharmapuri (Lok Sabha constituency). The Member of Lok Sabha isThiru.Mani (Dharmapuri).
Dharmapuri is well connected by major National highwayNH-44. Commonly called north–south corridor which originates fromSrinagar and terminates at Kanyakumari passes through the district. Another highway it encompasses isNH-844 which originates from Adhiyamankottai in Dharmapuri and terminates at Neraluru village near Chandrapura, Bengaluru.State highways likeSH-60 (Hogenakkal-Pennagaram-Dharmapuri-Tirupattur), &SH-60A(Dharmapuri-Harur) via Morappur also passes through the city. The Dharmapuri-Harur section and Thanipadi-Thiruvannamalai section ofSH-60A is currently being widened to four lane roads providing an alternative route to major cities likePuducherry andVillupuram viaThiruvannamalai from Dharmapuri.
Local and long-distance buses stop there. Tamil Nadu State Road Transport Corporation, Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh State Transport Corporation buses operate there.
Dharmapuri railway station (DPJ) is situated 1.6 kilometer from Dharmapuri bus stand. The station was fractured toSouth Western Railways when they reformed it. Now it is under theBangalore railway division. The railway station currently has one functional line, the Bengaluru–Dharmapuri–Salem line. The other line, Dharmapuri–Morappur line, which was constructed in 1907 functioned for about 38 years and was removed by the Indian government. However again the line is under construction with electrification due to the necessity of the people in the district. This new line will connect the people of Dharmapuri district to Chennai directly. As well as this line is the alternative route for Bangalore–Chennai (via Dharmapuri). Dharmapuri has two more important railway stations viz. Morappur (MAP) and Bommidi (BQI) which comes under Southern Railway Salem Division. These stations connectsChennai andCoimbatore throughKatpadi,Jolarpettai,Salem,Erode Junctions,
The nearest airport,Salem airport, is located in Salem at a distance of 45 kilometres (28 mi) and nearest International airport isKempegowda International Airport, located inDevanahalli, nearBengaluru (Bangalore), at a distance of 155 kilometres (96 mi).
