Hogenakkal is a hamlet in the Pennagaram taluk of Dharmapuri district, tamil name is Thalaineer aruvi(தலைநீர் அருவி).

[1] The hamlet of Hogenakkal shares its etymology with the nearby falls, deriving from the Kannada words 'hoge' and 'kall', meaning smoke and rock respectively.

Hogenakkal basically means smoke over the rocks, referencing the appearance of the mist of the waterfalls.

[2] The hamlet is close to the confluence of the Kaveri and Chinnar rivers, just upstream of Hogenakkal Falls.

It is within part of Woddapatti reserved forest, at the western terminus of State Highway 60.