Dharapuram is a town situated along the banks of Amaravati River in Tiruppur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Dharapuram Town is a small agricultural marketing centre for a large rural hinterland in the Tirupur District.

[8][9] The city was also known as Virada Nagaram in ancient Tamil texts during the time of Pancha Pandavas when they were in the forest incognito.

The Cholan capital was under attack by a hitherto unknown group in South India, called Kalabhars.

The Dehli Sultanate, Nayaks of Madurai and Vijayanagara empire later ruled this region, followed by Hyder Ali and the Kingdom of Mysore.

[17] Dharapuram town is situated along of the bank of Amaravathi River which flows from the south to north.

It is strategically located in the line of Palakkad pass which provides the wind that activates the town's numerous windmills.

The economy of Dharapuram is mainly based on Agriculture as it is regularly supplied with water from the Amaravati River.

Some of the main crops cultivated in this area include Coconuts, Vegetables, Maize, Millet, Paddy and Sugarcane.

The surrounding areas have seen a surge in windmill installations because of the location of the town across the Palghat Gap.

The city also houses Seed manufacturing plants, Textile Spinning and Cotton Mills, Rice Mills, ginning factory Oil Processing Plants, Bricks, Big Lorry Market, Famous vegetables Market, Automobiles and Finance.

The city also houses 500 bakeries within the radius of 5 km (3.1 mi) serving highway commuters.

In recent years due to lack of employment opportunities, a sizeable number of the town's population have been migrating to nearby industrial cities like Tiruppur and Coimbatore.

AIADMK, Indian National Congress, DMK, BJP, Tamil Nadu Kongu Ilaingar Peravai are the major political parties in this area.

Also, everytime former Chief Minister MG Ramachandran came for shooting in the neighborhood, he would eat only from Devi Vilas.