It is located at a distance of 30 km from Chintamani town, and is situated on the banks of Paapagni River which originates in the famed Nandi Hills.
Dharmavarahalli was ruled by the Ganga Dynasty for a period of thousand years in the medieval times.
It is surrounded by Chintamani town to the north, Bagepalli Taluk to the South-West and the Bangalore Rural district to the North-West.
The birthplace of Modern India's foremost visionary, Sir M. Visvesvarayya: Muddenahalli is located just 35 km from this village.
The Karnataka-Andhra Pradesh border is situated just 3 km from this place, hence large number of APSRTC buses pass through it.
KSRTC, APSRTC and private buses plying from Bengaluru to Kadri and Tanakkal (in Andhra Pradesh) stop at Dharmavarahalli.
Sri Lakshmi-Narasimha Swamy temple of Thirumalapura is situated within a dense forest of Niligiri trees.