Sitheri

Sitheri, also spelt Sitteri, lies in Dharmapuri district's Harur taluk, on the Sitheri Hills, part of the Eastern Ghats in Tamil Nadu. It lies at an altitude of about 1,097 metres, on rolling terrain that ranges from 240 to 1,266 metres.

The area holds a wide spread of forest, from evergreen, semi-evergreen and riverside woods to dry deciduous scrub and southern thorn forest. Temperatures run from around 19°C in winter to 40°C in summer, and both the southwest and northeast monsoons bring rain, about 900 mm a year. Sitheri village covers some 400 km² and had just over 9,000 residents in 2010.