R. S. Puram, Coimbatore

R.S. Puram
—  neighbourhood  —
D.B. Road in R. S. Puram, Coimbatore
R.S. Puram
Location of R.S. Puram
in Tamil Nadu and India
Coordinates
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
District(s) Coimbatore
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

Elevation


411 metres (1,348 ft)

RS Puram (or "Rathina Sabapathi Puram") (Tamil: ஆர் எஸ் புரம்)is a well planned residential colony promoted by the Coimbatore Corporation in Tamil Nadu, India. Now RS Puram has emerged as posh and glamour commercial hub in the City. RS Puram is the second costliest area of Coimbatore. Though mainly a residential area, RS Puram also emerges as a larger shopping and commercial hub of the city. [1]

Contents

Geography

RS Puram is situated to near Old Coimbatore area of Ukkadam and Poomarket between Mettupalayam Road and Thadagam Road. RS Puram shares a border with: Saibaba Colony, Poomarket, Gandhi Park, Mettupalayam Road, Agri University Campus and Thadagam Road.[2]

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.[3]

Climate

RS Puram possess similar climatic condition of Coimbatore City, as it is only a part of the city [4][5] highest temperature ever recorded is 41 °C and lowest is 12 °C.[6]

Economy

Many rich and posh commercial properties of the City are situated at RS Puram. As of now RS Puram is the second largest commercial hub of the Coimbatore City. [7]

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

References