Dharmapuri

Coordinates: 12°07′16″N 78°09′30″E / 12.121100°N 78.158200°E / 12.121100; 78.158200
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This article is about the city in Tamil Nadu, India. For its namesake district, see Dharmapuri district. For other uses, see Dharmapuri (disambiguation).

Dharmapuri
Thagadur
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
636(7xx),636(8xx)
Telephone code4342
Vehicle registrationTN-29
Websitewww.dharmapuri.nic.in

Dharmapuri is a city in the north western part of

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
, 60 km from Tirupattur, 90 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 mangoes in the state along with Krishnagiri
, and is often referred as Mango Capital of India.

History

Dharmapuri was called Thagadoor where King 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

Rashtrakutas took over in the 9th century. They were defeated by the 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

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 and 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

Dharmapuri is situated in the northwestern corner of Tamil Nadu and is bounded by the Eastern Ghats to the east, 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.[1]

Climate

Dharmapuri has a

tropical wet and dry climate (Köppen Aw). 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 (1981–2010, extremes 1975–2012)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 34.2
(93.6) 		37.8
(100.0) 		40.0
(104.0) 		41.0
(105.8) 		41.4
(106.5) 		40.0
(104.0) 		41.0
(105.8) 		38.0
(100.4) 		37.6
(99.7) 		35.0
(95.0) 		33.7
(92.7) 		33.8
(92.8) 		41.4
(106.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.5
(85.1) 		32.7
(90.9) 		35.6
(96.1) 		37.0
(98.6) 		36.6
(97.9) 		34.2
(93.6) 		33.3
(91.9) 		32.6
(90.7) 		32.4
(90.3) 		30.8
(87.4) 		29.0
(84.2) 		28.0
(82.4) 		32.6
(90.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 17.7
(63.9) 		18.7
(65.7) 		20.8
(69.4) 		23.8
(74.8) 		24.4
(75.9) 		23.8
(74.8) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.0
(73.4) 		22.6
(72.7) 		21.8
(71.2) 		20.1
(68.2) 		18.3
(64.9) 		21.5
(70.7)
Record low °C (°F) 10.6
(51.1) 		11.0
(51.8) 		14.2
(57.6) 		17.0
(62.6) 		18.2
(64.8) 		20.0
(68.0) 		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) 5.0
(0.20) 		3.8
(0.15) 		22.5
(0.89) 		44.2
(1.74) 		96.7
(3.81) 		70.0
(2.76) 		75.6
(2.98) 		105.5
(4.15) 		170.5
(6.71) 		181.5
(7.15) 		93.8
(3.69) 		41.5
(1.63) 		910.6
(35.86)
Average rainy days 0.5 0.3 1.3 2.5 6.0 3.8 4.8 6.0 8.0 9.3 5.9 2.8 51.2
Average
relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST
) 		50 39 32 38 46 51 54 55 60 68 67 60 52
Source: India Meteorological Department[3][4]

Demographics

Religious census
Religion Percent(%)
Hindu
 
 88.99%
Muslim
 
 9.65%
Christian
 
 0.99%
Sikh
 
 0.02%
Buddhist
 
 0.01%
Jain
 
 0.01%
Other
 
 0.33%

According to the 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.[5] 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%.[5] 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.[6]

As per the religious census of 2011, Dharmapuri (M) had 88.99%

Buddhists, 0.01% Jains and 0.33% following other religions.[7]

Politics

It is part of the

S. Senthilkumar (Dharmapuri)
.

Transport

Roadways

Dharmapuri is well connected by major National highway NH-44. Commonly called north–south corridor which originates from Srinagar and terminates at Kanyakumari passes through the district. Another highway it encompasses is NH-844 which originates from Adhiyamankottai in Dharmapuri and terminates at Neraluru village near Chandrapura,Bengaluru. State highways like

Thiruvannamalai
from Dharmapuri.

Railways

Dharmapuri railway station (DPJ) is situated 1.6 kilometer from Dharmapuri bus stand. The station was fractured to 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 and Coimbatore through Katpadi, Jolarpettai Junction railway station, Salem, Erode Junctions,

Airways

The nearest airport,

Bengaluru
(Bangalore), at a distance of 155 kilometres (96 mi).

References

  1. ^ "Dharmapuri District, Government of Tamil Nadu | Land of Adhiyaman Fort | India". Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  2. ^ "RMC WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF METEOROLOGY". tamilnadutourism.org. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Station: Dharmapuri Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 241–242. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M194. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Dharmapuri". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2015.

See also

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu).
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