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Upparu Dam
An earthen irrigation dam in Dharapuram taluk built across the Upparu, a river in the upper Cauvery basin, near Dhasarpatti. It has an earthen embankment of about 7,400 feet and a masonry section of about 118 feet, with a gross reservoir capacity of 572 Mcft irrigating roughly 6,060 acres.
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Typedam
Nearest baseDharapuram
DistrictTiruppur
Best timeOctober to March is the cooler, drier…
Time neededAbout an hour
EntryFree
Places to visit6→Upparu Dam is planned from Dharapuram, one of the travel bases in Tiruppur district. Use Dharapuram for stays, food and local transport, then plan this place as a focused stop.
Getting there
How to visit
- Base yourself in Dharapuram or nearby in Tiruppur, then confirm the last-mile route locally before travel.
- If access depends on temple, museum or seasonal rules, check on the day before you go.
Timing
Best time
October to March is the cooler, drier season in the Cauvery delta.
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Today at Upparu Dam
Sunrise6:10 am
Sunset6:30 pm
Golden hour best light5:30 pm–6:30 pm
Blue hour after sunset6:30 pm–6:55 pm
Sun sets toward compass bearingW · 279°
Moon tonight🌖 Waning gibbous · 83%
South-west monsoon. June to September brings heavy rain to Tamil Nadu. Trails, falls and ghat roads can be slippery, swollen or closed at short notice, and forest departments sometimes suspend access. Check locally on the day before you travel.
Sun and moon are calculated for this location and shown in IST. Photography windows are the hour around sunrise and sunset; the sunset bearing is degrees clockwise from true north. Moon phase is accurate to about half a day.
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heritageDharapuram
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740 m · 9 min walk
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templeUttara Veeraraghava Perumal Temple
1.8 km · 23 min walk
An ancient Vishnu temple within the old Dharapuram fort, where regional kings are said to have crowned themselves. Local tradition links it to the Mahabharata, holding that the Pandavas spent their year of concealment here under King Virata, as Dharapuram was anciently called Viratapuram. The temple also houses two of the Vyasaraja Hanuman idols, Veera Anjaneyar and Kottaivasal Anjaneyar.
templeAgastheeswarar Temple, Dharapuram
2.6 km · ~6 min by auto
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damNallathangal Dam
1.0 km · 13 min walk
A dam about 15 km from Dharapuram town near Ponnivadi village, built in 2007 across the Nallathangal odai stream. It has a water-spread area of about 17.74 square miles and a storage capacity of around 223 million cubic feet, serving local irrigation.
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Upparu Dam — at a glance
TimingsBest visited during daylight hours
Best timeOctober to January, after the northeast monsoon fills the reservoir
Entry: Free
Getting here
How to reach Upparu Dam
In Dharapuram taluk near Dhasarpatti; nearest town is Dharapuram, whose railway station is the closest railhead, with Tiruppur station about 55 km away; Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) is about 70 km away.
Getting around Upparu Dam
We have not assessed physical access at this place yet. Across India, step-free routes, handrails and accessible toilets are the exception rather than the rule, and pavements are often interrupted — if step-free access matters to you, contact the site or a local operator before committing to the trip.
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When is the best time to visit Upparu Dam?
October to March is the cooler, drier season in the Cauvery delta.
What are the entry fee and timings at Upparu Dam?
Entry: Free. Timings: Best visited during daylight hours.
How do I reach Upparu Dam?
Base yourself in Dharapuram or nearby in Tiruppur, then confirm the last-mile route locally before travel. If access depends on temple, museum or seasonal rules, check on the day before you go.
How much time do I need for Upparu Dam?
About an hour.
What else is near Upparu Dam?
Nearby you can pair Kadu Hanumantharaya Swamy Temple (740 m), Nallathangal Dam (1.0 km), Uttara Veeraraghava Perumal Temple (1.8 km), Dharapuram (2.3 km).
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- Upparu Dam:Dksmohankumar · CC BY-SA 3.0