Dharmapuri
City in India
Dharmapuri is a town 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 town is located 57 km from Krishnagiri, 64 km from Salem,
64 km from Tirupattur,
101 km from Hosur, 119 km from Thiruvannamalai, 126 km from Bangalore and Erode, 180 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(or Thagadur) 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 Pallava dynasty in the 8th century.
“Dharmapuri” enters the record as city in India. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Dharmapuri, City and India can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q9894. Authority coordinates are 12.127, 78.158. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1965.
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