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{{Short description|City in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{About|the city in Tamil Nadu, India|its namesake district|Dharmapuri district|other uses}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Dharmapuri
| native_name = Thagadur
| native_name_lang = Tamil
| other_name. =
| image_skyline = Aerial view dharmapuri.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Aerial view of mid city
| nickname = Thagadoor, Dharmapuri
| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu#India3
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu)
| coordinates = {{coord|12.121100|78.158200|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = [[Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Region]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 =[[File:TamilNadu Logo.svg|23x16px|border|link=|alt=|Tamil Nadu]] [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Dharmapuri district|Dharmapuri]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 3rd Century BC
| founder = [[Athiyamān|The King Adhiyaman]]
| named_for =
| government_type = Special Grade Municipality
| governing_body = Dharmapuri Municipality
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 25.32
| area_rank = 9
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 482
| population_total = 113218
| population_as_of = 2017
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank =
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 636(7xx),636(8xx)
| area_code = 4342
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = TN-29
| website = [http://www.dharmapuri.nic.in www.dharmapuri.nic.in]
| footnotes =
| population_metro =
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
}}

'''Dharmapuri''' is a city in the north western part of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It serves as the administrative headquarters of [[Dharmapuri district]] which is the [[List of districts in Tamil Nadu|first district]] created in Tamil Nadu after the [[independence of India]] by splitting it from then [[Salem district]] on 2 October 1965. The city is located 50 km from [[Krishnagiri]], 69 km from [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]], 90 km from [[Hosur]], 117 km from [[Thiruvannamalai]], 126 km from [[Bangalore]] and [[Erode]], 181 km from [[Tiruppur]], 200 km from [[Coimbatore]] and [[Tiruchirappalli]], 300 km from [[Madurai]] and the state capital [[Chennai]]. 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 of [[mango|mangoes]] in the state along with [[Krishnagiri]], and is often referred as Mango Capital of India.

==History==
Dharmapuri was called Thagadoor where King [[Athiyamān|Adhiyamaan]] 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 the [[Pallava dynasty|Pallava]] dynasty in the 8th century. The [[Rashtrakuta dynasty|Rashtrakutas]] took over in the 9th century. They were defeated by the [[Chola dynasty|Cholas]] 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 the [[Kingdom of Mysore]] and was called Baramahal. As part of the [[Treaty of Seringapatam]] (signed on 18 March 1792) after the [[Third Anglo-Mysore War]], [[Tipu Sultan]] agreed to give part of his territories including present-day Dharmapuri district to the [[British East India Company]] which was then merged into the [[Madras 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 into [[Dharmapuri district|Dharmapuri]] and [[Krishnagiri district|Krishnagiri]] 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.

==Geography==
{{unreferenced section|date=August 2020}}
Dharmapuri is situated in the northwestern corner of Tamil Nadu and is bounded by the [[Eastern Ghats]] to the east, [[Salem district|Nallampalli]] taluk to the South, [[Palacode taluk]] to the north, and the [[Pennagaram 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 except [[Sivakasi]], [[Nagercoil]], [[Thoothukudi]] and [[Tirunelveli]] 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 in [[South India]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dharmapuri District, Government of Tamil Nadu {{!}} Land of Adhiyaman Fort {{!}} India|url=https://dharmapuri.nic.in/|access-date=2020-08-25|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Climate==
{{unreferenced section|date = November 2018}}
Dharmapuri has a [[tropical wet and dry climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Aw''). The summer period of March, April, May, and June is sweltering and dry, reaching a maximum temperature of up to {{convert|38|°C|1|disp=or}}. The temperatures drop in December and the low temperatures continue up to February, touching a minimum of {{convert|14|°C|1|disp=or}} in January. The district has an average annual rainfall of {{convert|910|mm|in|2|disp=or}}. The tropical forests here generally have short shrubs and thorned plants.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RMC WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF METEOROLOGY|website=tamilnadutourism.org |access-date=2020-08-25|url=http://tamilnadutourism.org/places/CitiesTowns/Dharmapuri.aspx}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Dharmapuri (1981–2010, extremes 1975–2012)
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| width = auto
| temperature colour = pastel
| Jan record high C = 34.2
| Feb record high C = 37.8
| Mar record high C = 40.0
| Apr record high C = 41.0
| May record high C = 41.4
| Jun record high C = 40.0
| Jul record high C = 41.0
| Aug record high C = 38.0
| Sep record high C = 37.6
| Oct record high C = 35.0
| Nov record high C = 33.7
| Dec record high C = 33.8
| year record high C = 41.4
| Jan high C = 29.5
| Feb high C = 32.7
| Mar high C = 35.6
| Apr high C = 37.0
| May high C = 36.6
| Jun high C = 34.2
| Jul high C = 33.3
| Aug high C = 32.6
| Sep high C = 32.4
| Oct high C = 30.8
| Nov high C = 29.0
| Dec high C = 28.0
| year high C = 32.6
| Jan low C = 17.7
| Feb low C = 18.7
| Mar low C = 20.8
| Apr low C = 23.8
| May low C = 24.4
| Jun low C = 23.8
| Jul low C = 23.4
| Aug low C = 23.0
| Sep low C = 22.6
| Oct low C = 21.8
| Nov low C = 20.1
| Dec low C = 18.3
| year low C = 21.5
| Jan record low C = 10.6
| Feb record low C = 11.0
| Mar record low C = 14.2
| Apr record low C = 17.0
| May record low C = 18.2
| Jun record low C = 20.0
| Jul record low C = 18.9
| Aug record low C = 15.5
| Sep record low C = 17.7
| Oct record low C = 12.9
| Nov record low C = 13.0
| Dec record low C = 10.9
| year record low C = 10.6
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 5.0
| Feb rain mm = 3.8
| Mar rain mm = 22.5
| Apr rain mm = 44.2
| May rain mm = 96.7
| Jun rain mm = 70.0
| Jul rain mm = 75.6
| Aug rain mm = 105.5
| Sep rain mm = 170.5
| Oct rain mm = 181.5
| Nov rain mm = 93.8
| Dec rain mm = 41.5
| Jan rain days = 0.5
| Feb rain days = 0.3
| Mar rain days = 1.3
| Apr rain days = 2.5
| May rain days = 6.0
| Jun rain days = 3.8
| Jul rain days = 4.8
| Aug rain days = 6.0
| Sep rain days = 8.0
| Oct rain days = 9.3
| Nov rain days = 5.9
| Dec rain days = 2.8
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 50
| Feb humidity = 39
| Mar humidity = 32
| Apr humidity = 38
| May humidity = 46
| Jun humidity = 51
| Jul humidity = 54
| Aug humidity = 55
| Sep humidity = 60
| Oct humidity = 68
| Nov humidity = 67
| Dec humidity = 60
|year humidity = 52
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Dharmapuri Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 241–242
| access-date = 15 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M194
| access-date = 15 March 2020}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{bar box|title=Religious census|titlebar=#ddd|left1=Religion|right1=Percent(%)|float=left|bars={{bar percent|[[Hinduism|Hindu]]|Orange|88.99}}{{bar percent|[[Islam|Muslim]]|Green|9.65}}{{bar percent|[[Christianity|Christian]]|purple|0.99}}{{bar percent|[[Sikhism|Sikh]]|yellow|0.02}}{{bar percent|[[Buddhism|Buddhist]]|Gold|0.01}}{{bar percent|[[Jainism|Jain]]|Blue|0.01}}{{bar percent|Other|grey|0.33}}}}

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 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.<ref name="dashboard">{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref> 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%.<ref name="dashboard"/> 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.<ref name=2011census>{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Dharmapuri|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=703857|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924150504/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=703857|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref>

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% [[Jainism|Jains]] and 0.33% following other religions.<ref name=religion2011>{{cite web|title=Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu|year=2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|format=XLS|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|access-date=13 September 2015}}</ref>

==Politics==
It is part of the [[Dharmapuri (state assembly constituency)]] and [[Dharmapuri (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. The Member of Lok Sabha is [[S. Senthilkumar (Dharmapuri)]].

==Transport==
===Roadways===
Dharmapuri is well connected by major National highway [[National Highway 44 (India)|NH-44]]. Commonly called north–south corridor which originates from [[Srinagar]] and terminates at Kanyakumari passes through the district. Another highway it encompasses is [[National Highway 844 (India)|NH-844]] which originates from Adhiyamankottai in Dharmapuri and terminates at Neraluru village near Chandrapura,Bengaluru.
State highways like [[SH 602|SH-60]] (Hogenakkal-Pennagaram-Dharmapuri-Tirupattur), & [[SH 60|SH-60A]](Dharmapuri-Harur) via Morappur also passes through the city.The Dharmapuri-Harur section and Thanipadi-Thiruvannamalai section of [[SH-60A]] is currently being widened to four lane roads providing a alternative route to major cities like [[Pondicherry|Puducherry]] and [[Villupuram]] via [[Thiruvannamalai]] from Dharmapuri.

===Railways===
[[Dharmapuri railway station]] (DPJ) is situated 1.6 kilometer from Dharmapuri bus stand. The station was fractured to [[South Western Railway zone|South Western Railways]] when they reformed it. Now it is under the [[Bangalore 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 connects [[Chennai Central railway station|Chennai]] and [[Coimbatore Junction railway station|Coimbatore]] through [[Katpadi Junction railway station|Katpadi]], [[Jolarpettai Junction railway station]], [[Salem Junction railway station|Salem]], [[Erode Junction railway station|Erode]] Junctions,

===Airways===
The nearest airport, [[Salem Airport (India)|Salem airport]], is located in Salem at a distance of {{Convert|45|km||}} and nearest International airport is [[Kempegowda International Airport]], located in [[Devanahalli]], near [[Bengaluru]] (Bangalore), at a distance of {{Convert|155|km|||abbr=}}.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==See also==

* [[Dharmapuri (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
* [[Dharmapuri railway station]]

{{Dharmapuri district}}
{{Municipalities of Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Dharmapuri district]]

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