DPJ Railway Station Information and Trains for DPJ
"Dharmapuri" is a city in the western part of Tamil Nadu, India. The city is located at 126 km from Bangalore, 200 km from Coimbatore, 260 km from Mysore, and 300 km from Chennai. It is located between latitudes N 11 47’ and 12 33’ and longitudes E 77 02’ and 78 40’. The total geographical area of Dharmapuri District is 4497.77 km2, that is, 3.46% of Tamil Nadu. And it is one of top leading Mango cultivator and producer of state.
The region is believed to have been controlled by the Pallava dynasty in the 8th century. The Rashtrakutas took over in the 9th century. They were defeated by the Cholas in the 11th century, and subsequently the district came under the Chola sphere of governance.[2]
During 18th century present day Dharmapuri district was part of the Kingdom of Mysore and was called Baramahal. As part of the Treaty of Seringapatam (signed on 18 March 1792) after the Third Anglo-Mysore War, Tipu Sultan agreed to give part of his territories including present-day Dharmapuri district to the British East India Company which was then merged into the Madras Presidency an administrative subdivision of British India.
It was part of the Salem District under British rule, until the founding of Dharmapuri district on 2 October 1965. The Dharmapuri district was split into Dharmapuri district and Krishnagiri district districts in 2004.[2] Many historical rock sculptures are found in this district. Modhur, a village near Dharmapuri has remains that date back to the Neolithic age. A government museum in Dharmapuri city displays some of these significant sculptures.
Dharmapuri is situated in the northwestern corner of Tamil Nadu and is bounded by Eastern Ghats
Dharmapuri was called Thagadoor when King Adhiyaman ruled the Kongu Nadu. Adhiyaman Kottai is available on Salem highway. so many temples build in the period when Adhiyaman ruled. There is a subway from Adhiyaman kottai temple to Dharmapuri Kottai temple. Dharmapuri is located on one of the geographically important areas in south India.
The climate is generally normal and warm condition. The summer period of March, April, May and June reaching a maximum temperature of up to 38 ° C. The temperatures drop in December and the low temperatures continue up to February, touching a minimum of 12 °C in January. The district has an average annual rainfall of 895.56 mm. The tropical forests here generally have short shrubs and thorned-plants.
According to 2011 census of India, Dharmapuri had a population of 115218 with a sex-ratio of 1,013 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 6,759 were under the age of six, constituting 3,470 males and 3,289 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 6.92% and .14% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 77.08%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.
As per the religious census of 2011, Dharmapuri (M) had 88.99% Hindus, 9.65% Muslims, 0.99% Christians, 0.02% Sikhs, 0.01% Buddhists, 0.01% Jainism and 0.33% following other religioner.
Dharmapuri railway station is a Junction station (Station code itself indicates DPJ) The station was fractured to South Western Railway zone when they reformed it. Now it is undertaken by Bengaluru Division. The Railway Station has currently one functional line that is Bengaluru-Dharmapuri-Salem line. Whereas the other line Dharmapuri - Morapur which was constructed in 1907 and functioned for about 38 years was removed by the Indian government. However again the line is under construction with electrification due to the necessity of the people in the district. This new line will connect the people of Dharmapuri district to Chennai directly... As well as this line is the alternative route for Bangalore - Chennai (Via Dharmapuri).
The nearest International airport is Kempegowda International Airport. Located in Bengaluru at a distance of .
Another nearby airport is in Salem at a distance of .Salem Airport is located in Kamalapuram, 15 kilometres north-west of Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. The Salem Airport is the sixth airport in Tamil Nadu after Chennai, Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai, Thoothukudi.