Dharmapuri (District)

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Dharmapuri
District தர்மபுரி மாவட்டம்
District map
State Tamil Nadu
Administrative headquarters : Dharmapuri
Area : 4,497 km²
Residents : 1,506,843 (2011)
Population density : 335 inhabitants / km²
Website : dharmapuri.tn.nic.in

The Dharmapuri district ( Tamil : தர்மபுரி மாவட்டம் ) is a district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . The administrative center is the eponymous city of Dharmapuri . The district of Dharmapuri has an area of ​​4,497 square kilometers and around 1.5 million inhabitants (2011 census).

geography

Landscape near Pappireddipatti

The district of Dharmapuri is located in the northern interior of Tamil Nadu. Neighboring districts are Krishnagiri in the north, Tiruvannamalai in the east, Viluppuram in the southeast, Salem in the south and Chamarajanagar in the west. The latter already belongs to the neighboring state of Karnataka .

The Dharmapuri District has an area of ​​4,497 square kilometers. The district area is located in the transition area between the Tamil Nadu coastal plains and the Dekkan Plateau . In the east, the Dharmapuri district has a share in the Kalrayan Mountains , an isolated branch of the Eastern Ghats . In the west, the Kaveri River forms the border with the state of Karnataka for a part . The Hogenakal Falls lie on the course of the Kaveri .

In the Dharmapuri district there is an alternately humid tropical climate . The annual mean temperature in Dharmapuri is 26.8 ° C, the annual mean precipitation is 877 mm. Most of the rainfall occurs during the northeast monsoon in October and November. It also rains during the southwest monsoons in August and September.

Administrative division

Taluks

The Dharmapuri district is divided into five taluks :

Municipalities

There is a municipality in the district :

history

The area of ​​today's Dharmapuri district has been under the influence of changing ruling dynasties throughout its history. It was last controlled by the Kingdom of Mysore before the ruler Tipu Sultan ceded the area to the British in 1792 . The British incorporated the area as part of the Salem district in the Madras province . After Indian independence in 1947, the area came to the state of Madras, which was reorganized in 1956 according to the language borders of Tamil and renamed Tamil Nadu in 1969 . Dharmapuri District was formed in 1965 from the northern parts of Salem District. In 2004, the Krishnagiri district split off from him .

population

In front of an internet café in Harur

According to the 2011 Indian census, the Dharmapuri district has 1,506,843 inhabitants. The population density of 335 inhabitants per square kilometer is below the Tamil Nadu average (555 inhabitants per square kilometer). The urbanization rate is one of the lowest in Tamil Nadu: while the average of the state's 48 percent of the population lives in cities, it is only 17 percent in the Dharmapuri district. The literacy rate is the lowest of all Tamil Nadu districts: only 69 percent of the district's residents can read and write (the Tamil Nadu average is 80 percent).

Hindus are the vast majority of the residents of Dharmapuri district . According to the 2011 census, they make up 96.4 percent of the population in Dharmapuri district. Muslims (2.5 percent) and Christians (0.9 percent) make up only small minorities.

The main language in the district of Dharmapuri is like all over Tamil Nadu, the Tamil . According to the 2001 census, it is spoken by 86.6 percent of the district's residents as their mother tongue within its current boundaries. There are also minorities of speakers of Telugu 7.6 percent and Kannada (3.1 percent). Urdu (2.4 percent) is common among part of the Muslim population .

According to the 2011 census, 16.3 percent of the district's residents are scheduled castes and 4.2 percent are scheduled tribes . The latter include the Malayali and the Irular .

Attractions

The Hogenakkal Falls

The Salem district is off the tourist routes and has hardly any attractions of cultural and historical significance. Of tourist interest are the Hogenakkal Falls on the Kaveri River on the border with Karnataka. Especially during the rainy season, the "Niagara of India" offers an impressive natural spectacle. A mountain sanctuary of the Hindu god Shiva is located in Theerthamalai . The temples of Theerthamalai date from the Chola period.

Cities

There are 488 villages and the following eleven cities in Dharmapuri District:

city Population
(2011)
B. Mallapuram 12,705
Dharmapuri 68,619
Harur 25,469
Kadathur 11,382
Kambainallur 12,194
Kariamangalam 13,511
Marandahalli 12,451
Palakkodu 20,959
Papparapatti 12,174
Pappireddipatti 9,369
Pennagaram 17,480

Web links

Commons : Dharmapuri District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Census of India 2011: Primary Census Abstract - Tamil Nadu. (PDF; 873 kB)
  2. ↑ Climate data from climate-data.org .
  3. ↑ tnmaps.tn.nic.in
  4. ^ Census of India 2011: Primary Census Data Highlights - Tamil Nadu. Chapter - I Population, Size and Decadal Change.
  5. ^ Census of India 2011: Primary Census Data Highlights - Tamil Nadu. Chapter - III Literates and Literacy Rate.
  6. ^ Census of India 2011: C-1 Population By Religious Community. Tamil Nadu.
  7. ↑ Extrapolation for the Taluks of the Dharmapuri District in its current boundaries according to Census of India 2001: C-15: Population by Mother Tongue (Tamil Nadu), accessed under Tabulations Plan of Census Year - 2001 .
  8. ^ Census of India 2011: Primary Census Data Highlights - Tamil Nadu. Chapter - II Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Population.
  9. ↑ Query under Census of India 2011: Villages / Towns Directory - 2011.
  10. ↑ Query under Census of India 2011: Search PCA Data by District / SubDistrict / Town / Village Name .