Dharmapuri

Dharmapuri
Thagadur
Aerial view of mid-city
Aerial view of mid-city
Nickname(s): 
Thagadoor, Dharmapuri
Dharmapuri is located in Tamil Nadu
Dharmapuri
Dharmapuri
Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu)
Dharmapuri is located in India
Dharmapuri
Dharmapuri
Dharmapuri (India)
Coordinates: 12°07′16″N 78°09′30″E / 12.121100°N 78.158200°E / 12.121100; 78.158200
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
DistrictDharmapuri
Established10th Century BC
Founded byThe King Adhiyaman
Government
 • TypeSpecial Grade Municipality
 • BodyDharmapuri Municipality
Area
 • Total25.32 km2 (9.78 sq mi)
 • Rank9
Elevation
482 m (1,581 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total113,218
 • Density4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+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 Tamil Nadu, India. It serves as the administrative headquarters of Dharmapuri district which is the 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, 60 km from Tirupattur, 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 mangoes in the state along with Krishnagiri, and is often referred as Mango Capital of India.