Over the years , numerous towns and cities have developed in the soils of India. The state of Tamil Nadu too houses quite a number of places and towns as well. In fact in the Dharmapuri district of the state , there is a `panchayat town` called Harur which has drawn the attention of many people .

The strategic location of Harur also has been found out. Harur is situated at 12.07° N 78.5° E. Also it has an average height of 350 metres or 1148 feet.

There are experts who also have thrown some light on the demography of Harur. The census report that has been brought out in the year 2001 is quite significant in this regard.

Important data about Harur town can be known from this report. For instance, according to it, the total population of the Harur has been counted to be 20,346. Out of it , males comprise of 50 percent , while females constitute of 50 percent . In the Harur town , 12 percent of the total population is below six years of age. Literacy rate too has been found to add on to the knowledge of the common people. From the report, people also can get some idea from the literacy rate of Harur . Harur has an average literacy rate of 75 percent. Thus it is higher than that of the entire nation, which is counted to be 59.5 percent. Male literacy rate constitutes of 82 percent, while that of females is 68 percent. In order to make Harur well connected with other places of the state, special bus services has started from places like Sittilingi, Salem, etc.

There is no dearth of places of interests within the district of Dharmapuri. `Theerthamalai` is an important center for pilgrimage that is situated about twenty kilometers from Harur town. Other attraction of the region is `Krishnagiri Dam` , `Chitteri Hills`, `Theerthagiriswarar Temple`, `Hogennakkal Falls` .

Important personality namely Muthu Gounder , the former MP, too belongs to this Harur town.

After conducting several surveys , geographers have also revealed few more important facts about Harur. Mainly red colored sandy soils are available in Harur . Infact Harur is popular for the availability of `high value mineral` , namely Malibdinum . It is recognized as a high-quality conductor.

The climate of the whole of the region is normally `warm`. Hot summer season falls between the months of March to May. In the month of April , the temperature goes up to even 38°C. Again in the month of December the temperature goes down and touches almost 17°C in the month of January. The district can even witness a regular rainfall of 895.56 mm on yearly basis.

In order to meet the demands of their day to day living, the people of the district carry on the occupation of horticulture. Since the region is prone to drought, many of the people have switched over to farming of those fruit crops that can resist it. Besides , several other varieties of vegetables and fruits are being produced in the whole region. Mango is the chief fruit that has been produced in the district. Near about one third of the district constitutes of mango. Also tomatoes, chilis are also cultivated. Fishing is also in vogue in inland parts of the area. Major varieties of fish that are found here include Katla, rohu, mirgal and common carp.