About Dharmapuri District

Dharmapuri District is one among 32 Districts of Tamil Nadu State ,India. Dharmapuri District Administrative head quarter is Dharmapuri. It is is Located 291 KM East towards State capital Chennai . Dharmapuri District population is 1502900. It is 24 th Largest District in the State by population.

Geography and Climate Dharmapuri District

It is Located at Latitude-12.1, Longitude-78.1. Dharmapuri District is sharing border with Krishnagiri District to the North , Salem District to the South . Dharmapuri District occupies an area of approximately 4497.77 square kilometres. . Its in the 503 meters to 392 meters elevation range.This District belongs to Southern India .

Climate of Dharmapuri District

It is Hot in summer. Dharmapuri District summer highest day temperature is in between 31 ° C to 41° C .
Average temperatures of January is 23 ° C , February is 24 ° C , March is 28 ° C , April is 31 ° C , May is 32 ° C .

DemoGraphics of Dharmapuri District

Tamil is the Local Language here. Also People Speaks Telugu And Malayalam . Dharmapuri District is divided into 8 Taluks , Panchayats , 1977 Villages.

Census 2011 of Dharmapuri District

Dharmapuri district Total population is 1502900 according to census 2011.Males are 772302 and Females are 730598 .Literate people are 994319 among total.Its total area is 4497.77 km². It is the 24 th largest district in the state by Population . But 13 th Largest District in the state By Area. 332 nd Largest District in the Country By Population. 32 nd highest District in the State By literacy rate. 496 th highest District in the Country By literacy rate.its literacy Rate is 64.71

Dharmapuri District Tourism

Hogenakkal , Hogenakkal Falls , Melagiri Hills , Theerthamalai Temple are the Tourist destinations to Visit.

Temples in Dharmapuri District

Aruneeswara temple , Desanadheeswarar Temple , Theerthagiriswarar temple , Parameswaraswami temple , Chenrayaperumal temple , Kamakshi Amman - Mallikarjuna temple are the famous temple in Dharmapuri District

Dharmapuri Transport

Road Transport

District Headquarters Dharmapuri is well connected by road . Dharmapuri is about 291 KM by road to Chennai( Capital of Tamil Nadu )

Rail Transport

Some of the rail way stations in district are Dharmapuri , Morappur , Palakkodu , Buddireddippati , Marandahalli , Thonganur , Doddampatti , Sivadi .... which connects most of the towns and villages in the District.

Bus Transport

Tamilnadu State Road Transportation ( SETCL ) runs Busses from Major cities to Towns and Villages in this District.