Dharmapuri District
Dharmapuri District is an administrative district of
Tamil Nadu state in southern
India.
Dharmapuri is the district headquarters.
The district occupies an
area of 9,622
km² and has a
population of 2,856,300 (as of
2001). It is bounded on the north by
Krishnagiri District, on the east by
Tiruvannamalai and
Viluppuram districts, on the south by
Salem District, and on the west by
Karnataka's
Chamarajanagar District. Dharmapuri District was created in 1966, when it was separated from Salem District. Krishnagiri District was formerly part of Dharmapuri, becoming a separate district in 2004. Dharmapuri town is also called Thakadoor. Dharmapuri is famous for mangoes. Hogenakkal falls is the famous tourist spot in Dharmapuri District.
This district is listed as the third-most backward district in Tamil Nadu. It is only 15.96% urbanised as per Census 2001. [
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Dharmapuri District*
Chennai IQ - List of Taluks in Dharmapuri District, TN, INDIA
