R. S. Puram, Coimbatore
R. S. Puram is a residential area in the city of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. It is named after the late Dewan Bahadur 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.
Geography
R. S. Puram is situated in the western part of the city near the Old Coimbatore area of Ukkadam and Poomarket between Mettupalayam Road and Thadagam Road. R. S. Puram shares a border with: Sai Baba colony, Sukrawarpettai, Gandhi Park, Mettupalayam Road, Tamil Nadu Agri University Campus, 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. 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
The localities of R. S. Puram include:Diwan Bahadur Road - main roadTV Swamy Road - main roadCowley Brown Road - main road- Ponnurangam Road
- Venkatasamy Road
- Sir Shanmugam Road
- Sirinivasa Ragavan Street
- Periaswamy Road
- Bashyakarlu Road
- Lokamanya Street
- Sambandam Road
- VenkataRamana Road
- Arokiyasamy Road
- Azad Road
- Ramalingam Road
- Arunachalam Street
- Robertson Road
- Siva Subramaniam Road
- Father Randy Street