R. S. Puram (or "Rathina Sabapathi Puram") is a residential area in the city of

Coimbatore Coimbatore (Tamil: kōyamputtūr, ), also known as Kovai (), is one of the major Metropolitan cities of India, metropolitan cities in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyy ...

located in the state of

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, India. It is named after the late Dewan Bahadur and Late C. S. Ratnasabhapathy Mudaliar, who is regarded as the founder of Modern Coimbatore. The area of R. S. Puram includes multiple commercial and residential buildings. There are several multi-national commercial establishments, important government offices, sprawling educational institutions, shopping complexes, sporting facilities, tourist spots, restaurants, and cultural centers located in the neighborhood. R. S. Puram is considered

prime residential area because of its

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, and modern amenities.

Geography

R. S. Puram is situated in the western part of the city near Old Coimbatore area of Ukkadam and Poomarket between Mettupalayam Road and Thadagam Road. RS Puram shares a border with: Sai Baba colony, Sukrawarpettai, Gandhi Park, Mettupalayam Road, Tamil Nadu Agri University Campus (TNAU), Forest Campus and Thadagam Road.

Population

R. S. Puram has an approximate population of 62,600. Most local new-generation companies, including those in IT and mobile, operate their head offices in the neighbourhood, meaning RS Puram has a significant floating population.

Climate

R. S. Puram is located in Tamil Nadu, which has a mainly

tropical savanna climate Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry "winter") and ''As'' (for a dry "summer"). The driest month has less than ...

. The highest temperature recorded there is 41 °C and the lowest is 12 °C.

Economy

Many rich commercial properties of the city are situated at R.S. Puram. As of now, R. S. Puram is the third largest commercial hub of Coimbatore City after Town Hall and Gandhipuram, Coimbatore. R.S. Puram has a large number of multinational chains and is one of the major shopping centres in Coimbatore.

Infrastructure

Design

R. S. Puram is a planned neighbourhood, with Diwan Bahadur Road being the largest road in the area. All roads run east-west, cross DB Road and exit to Mettupalayam Road on the east and Thadagam Road on the west.

Localities

Localities of RS Puram include * Diwan Bahadur Road (DB Road) -Main road * TV Swamy Road (Thiruvenkata Swamy Road)-Main road * Cowley Brown Road (Lawley Road)-Main road (Cowley Brown was the first Principal of Forest Campus and Lawley was the first Principal and Founder of the Agricultural University) * Ponnurangam Road (West and East) * Venkatasamy Road (West and East) * Sir Shanmugam Road * Sirinivasa Ragavan Street * Periaswamy Road (West and East) * Bashyakarlu Road (West and East) * Lokamanya Street (West and East) * Sambandam Road (West and East) * VenkataRamana Road * Arokiyasamy Road * Azad Road * Ramalingam Road * Arunachalam Street * Robertson Road * Siva Subramaniam Road *Father Randy Street (North, South, East, and West) In January, 2018, RS Puram Police Station was judged the best police station in India by the Home Ministry, Government of India.

Gallery

File:Db road cbe3.jpg, Midtown towers on D.B Road File:Db road cbe2.jpg, Shops on D.B Road File:Db road cbe1.jpg, D.B Road signal File:Db road cbe.jpg, Shops on D.B Road File:DB road rs puram1.JPG, Diwan Bahadur Road File:DB road rs puram.JPG, Diwan Bahadur Road File:FONDATION ONE1.JPG, Foundation one apartment on TV Swamy Road File:FONDATION ONE.JPG, Foundation one apartment on TV Swamy Road File:MAYFLOWER APPARTMENTS COIMBATORE1.JPG, Mayflower apartments

References

{{Coimbatore Neighbourhoods in Coimbatore Shopping districts and streets in India