Dharmapuri
Dharmapuri is a ward in Oulgaret Municipality of Pondicherry district in the Indian union territory of Puducherry.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: city in Puducherry, India
- Also known as: “Dharmapuri(Puducherry)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Andrew’s Church, Puducherry and Oussudu Bird Sanctuary.
St. Andrew’s Church, Puducherry
Church
Photo: Jayarathina, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Andrew's Church is one of the oldest churches in Reddiarpalayam area of Puducherry, a Union territory in South India. The original structure was built in Gothic architecture in 1745 by Kanakaraya Mudali, the longest serving dubash of the French East India Company.
Oussudu Bird Sanctuary
Nature reserve
Oussudu or Ousteri Bird Sanctuary is the first and the only wildlife sanctuary in the Indian union territory of Puducherry. It was created in 2008. It spans over 390 acres around the Ousteri lake. Oussudu Bird Sanctuary is situated 4 km northwest of Dharmapuri.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Uzhavarkarai and Villianur.
Uzhavarkarai
Town
Uzhavarkarai is a city, a municipality and a taluk in Puducherry district in the union territory of Puducherry. The enclaves of Kalapet and Alankuppam are parts of Uzhavarkarai municipality. Uzhavarkarai is situated 3½ km east of Dharmapuri.
Villianur
Town
Photo: Ssriram mt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Villianur, or Villianoor, is a commune panchayat and the headquarters of the Villianur taluk of Puducherry District. Kameeswarar temple is the major landmark in the town. Villianur is situated 3½ km southwest of Dharmapuri.
Pondicherry
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Pondicherry, also known as Puducherry or Pondy, is a city and an enclave within Tamil Nadu, India. There is a strong French influence on the architecture of the city, especially in the old quarters, with rues and boulevards lined with Mediterranean-style houses and bakeries, although the city remains very much Indian.
Dharmapuri
- Category: human-geographic territorial entity
- Location: Ozhukarai Taluk, Pondicherry, Puducherry, India, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Hindi to Tamil—“Dharmapuri” goes by many names.
- Hindi: “धर्मपुरी, पुदुचेरी”
- Tamil: “தருமாபுரி நகராட்சி வார்டு”
- Tamil: “தருமாபுரி”
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