R. S. Puram, Coimbatore

RS Puram (or "Rathina Sabapathi Puram") is a posh residential area and shopping center in Coimbatore city in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. R.S Puram is considered a perfect mixture of commercial and residential hub. The neighborhood is abound with multi-national commercial establishments, important government offices, sprawling educational institutions, shopping complexes, sporting facilities, tourist spots, restaurants, and cultural centers. R.S Puram also a prime residential area in Coimbatore.

R. S. Puram
Neighbourhood
Diwan Bahadur Road
R. S. Puram
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11.2°N 77.0°E / 11.2; 77.0
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictCoimbatore
Elevation
411 m (1,348 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
641002
Telephone code91-422
Vehicle registrationTN-66

Geography

RS 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.[1]

Population

RS Puram has an approximate population of 1,00,000. Almost all the new generation companies including IT and mobile companies are operating their Head Offices in RS Puram. Hence RS Puram has a large group of floating population.[2]

Climate

RS Puram possess similar climatic condition of Coimbatore City, as it is only a part of the city [3][4] highest temperature ever recorded is 41 °C and lowest is 12 °C.[5]

Economy

Many rich and posh commercial properties of the City are situated at RS Puram. As of now RS Puram is the third largest commercial hub of the Coimbatore City after Town hall and Gandhipuram, Coimbatore.[6] RS Puram has a large number of multinational chains and is one of the major shopping centres in Coimbatore.

Infrastructure

Design

RS Puram is a well - planned area. DB Road is the nerve centre. All roads running 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 first Principal of Forest Campus and Lawley was first Principal and Founder of 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, police station at RS Puram was adjudged the best police station in India by the Home Ministry, Government of India.[7]

  • Midtown towers on D.B Road
  • Shops on D.B Road
  • D.B Road signal
  • Shops on D.B Road
  • Diwan Bahadur Road
  • Diwan Bahadur Road
  • Foundation one apartment on TV Swamy Road
  • Foundation one apartment on TV Swamy Road
  • Mayflower apartments

References
  1. "Gandhipuram Borders : Map showing surrounding areas of Gandhipuram".
  2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  3. "Temperature and Rainfall chart" (PDF). Coimbatore district collectorate. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
  4. "Coimbatore Corporation - SHB002" (PDF). Coimbatore Corporation. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  5. "Historical Weather for Coimbatore, India". Weatherbase. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  6. Coimbatore's wealth creators, The Hindu
  7. https://twitter.com/HMOIndia/status/949679629853278208
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