Thoppur
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Thoppur is a village between Salem and Dharmapuri
Dharmapuri
Dharmapuri is a town and the administrative headquarters of Dharmapuri district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located 65 km north of Salem. Dharmapuri is a part of the Kongu Nadu an ancient division of Tamilakam. It is one of the ancient towns of Tamil Nadu and a rapid developing...

 (Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

). It is also junction for Mettur Road. Thoppur is a small village surrounded by Ghat
Ghat
Ghat is the capital of the Ghat District in the Fezzan region of southwestern Libya.-History:In historical times, Ghat was a major terminal point on the Trans-Saharan trade route and a major administrative center in the Fezzan...

 section and is located on the border of Salem
Salem District
Salem District is a district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The city of Salem is the district headquarters. Other major towns in the district are Mettur, Omalur and Attur...

 and Dharmapuri districts, Thoppur which is in between Salem and Dharmapuri (NH-7). The Distance from Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

is 164 kilometres (101.9 mi).

Thoppaiyaru Dam, Anjaneyar Kovi (Mutthampatty), Rope Winch, Perumal Kovil (on Vanagunda hill). Thoppaiyaru Dam is famous in the highway.

There is a holy shrine of Hazrath Syed Shah Vali Ulla Dargha (Famously known As Thoppur Dargha) (Muslim shrine) Lots of people visit this place for the Blessings.Every Thursday and Friday lots of devotees both Muslims and Hindus visit this place.

To Reach

From Bangalore to reach Thoppur, both Bus and Train Facilites are there. There are so many bus available to Bangalore to Salem. And there are two passanger train from Bangalore City Railways station and Yeshwantpur Railway station to Salem Junctions.also more famous for hills highway.
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