Hogenakkal, Dharmapuri

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Hogenakkal
ஒகேனக்கல்
Hamlet
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Hogenakkal
Location in Tamil nadu, India
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Hogenakkal
Hogenakkal (India)
Coordinates: 12°07′15″N77°46′40″E / 12.12083°N 77.77778°E / 12.12083; 77.77778
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Tamil nadu
District Dharmapuri
Taluk Pennagaram
Revenue block Pennagaram
Named for Nearby waterfalls
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
636817

Hogenakkal is a hamlet in the Pennagaram taluk of Dharmapuri district, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [1]

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Etymology

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]

Geography

The hamlet is close to the confluence of the Kaveri and Chinnar rivers, just upstream of Hogenakkal Falls. It is near the Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border, which is partly formed by the Kaveri River. Hogenakkal is in the western part of Pennagaram revenue block, which is in the western extreme of both the taluk and the district. It is within part of Woddapatti reserved forest, at the western terminus of State Highway 60. [3]

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References

  1. "Dharmapuri District Census Handbook (A)" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  2. "Hogenakkal Waterfalls". www.karnatakatourism.org. 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  3. "Dharmapuri District Map". dharmapuri.nic.in. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.