Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Dharapuram
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- Thiruppur
- Settlement.other_name
- Veeradapuram (historical)
- Settlement.nicknames
- Veeradapuram, Rajarajapuram
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Historical Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Amaravathi statue, Dharapuram.jpg
- Settlement.image_alt
- Lord Amaravathi statue
- Settlement.image_caption
- Goddess Amaravathy Staue, mascot of Dharapuram
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Tamil Nadu, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kongu Nadu
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Thiruppur
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thumb|Amaravathi River
Dharapuram is a town situated along the banks of Amaravati River in Thiruppur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Dharapuram is one of the oldest towns in South India and was the capital of Kongu Nadu under the Cheras, Western Ganga Dynasty and later Kongu Cholas, at which time it was known as Veeradapuram. Amaravathi River flows through the town. As of 2011, the town had a population of 67,007. The city houses famous temples including Agatheeswarar Temple, Kaadu Hanumanthasamy temple and many other old temples.