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Dharapuram is a town situated along the banks of Amaravati River in Tiruppur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Dharapuram is one of the oldest towns in South India [ 2 ] and was the capital of Kongu Nadu under the Cheras , Western Ganga Dynasty and later Kongu Cholas, at which time it was known as Viradapuram. [ 3 ]
Dharapuram is a legislative assembly, that includes the city, Dharapuram. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 101. Dharapuram assembly constituency was part of Erode Lok Sabha constituency. [2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
Dharapuram Lok Sabha constituency was No. 20 of 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madras State from 1967 to 1969. And it was in Tamil Nadu from 1969 till its abolition in 1977. It was in then Coimbatore district and parts of Madurai district. It lies in present-day Coimbatore district, Tiruppur district and Dindigul district.
Dharapuram was the largest taluk by area in the district. The district is well-developed and industrialized. The district is well-developed and industrialized. The Tiruppur banian industry, the cotton market, Kangeyam bull and Uthukkuli butter, among other things, provide for a vibrant economy. [ 1 ]
According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Dharapuram had a population of 282,889 with 140,874 males and 142,015 females. There were 1008 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 67.11. Child population in the age group below 6 was 10,215 Males and 9,510 Females. [2]
Reverend Ellis (also known as J.J.) decided that the best thing for me would be to learn Tamil in Dharapuram and whenever possible to go out to the villages with him in order to know the background and village life of the children in the boarding school. He built the C.S.I. Ellis Memorial Church in 1929.
Kongu came to be called as Kongu nadu with the growth of civilization. The ancient Kongunadu country was made up of various districts and taluks which are currently known as Palani, Dharapuram, Karur, Namakkal, Thiruchengodu, Erode, Salem, Dharmapuri, Satyamangalam, Nilgiris, Avinashi, Coimbatore, Pollachi and Udumalpet.
Dharapuram division Includes Two Talukas Dharapuram, Kangeyam and five panchayat unions, Dharapuram, Kangeyam, Vellakoil, Mulanur, Kundadam. Dharapuram Division has an area of 2057 km 2, which is 40% of the total area of Tiruppur District and 1.58% of TamilNadu. Dharapuram Division has a population of 5,29,654.