Thorapalli

Thorapalli or Thorapalli Agraharam is a village in Hosur taluk, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu.

It is located on the banks of the Ponnaiyar river about 6 km south-east of Hosur close to the Hosur-Krishnagiri road (National Highway 44), about 50 kilometres from Bangalore.

It is the birthplace of C. Rajagopalachari, the last Governor-General of India and second chief minister of Madras State (now Tamil Nadu).

[1] The 2011 Census of India reported that Thorapalli had a population of 9,849 people.

[2] The 2001 Census of India reported that Thorapalli had a population of 2947, with 1365 males and 1350 females.