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R. S. Mangalam
R. S. Mangalam
Raja Singa Mangalam | |
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Town panchayat | |
  R. S. Mangalam Location in Tamil Nadu, India  R. S. Mangalam R. S. Mangalam (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°35′0″N 78°53′0″E / 9.58333°N 78.88333°ECoordinates: 9°35′0″N 78°53′0″E / 9.58333°N 78.88333°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Ramanathapuram |
| Revenue division | Ramanathapuram |
| Taluka | R.S.Mangalam |
| Government | |
| • Type | First grade Town Panchayat |
| • Body | R.S.Mangalam Town Panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 14,565 |
| • Density | 1,098/km2 (2,840/sq mi) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Tamil[2] |
| • Additional official | English[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 623 525 |
| Telephone code | 04567 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 65 |
| Nearest city | Ramanathapuram Paramakudi Thondi |
| Nearest coastal village | Devipattinam Nambuthalai Thiruppalaikudi |
| Nearest railway station | Ramanathapuram Railway Station |
| Parliament constituency | Ramanathapuram |
| Assembly constituency | Tiruvadanai |
R. S. Mangalam, also known as Raja Singa Mangalam, is a panchayat town in Ramanathapuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located 35 Kilometres north from the district headquarters Ramanathapuram.
Geography[edit | edit source]
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R. S. Mangalam is 11 kilometres from the Bay of Bengal and features a humid climate. It is located 35 kilometres north from the district headquarters Ramanathapuram. It is surrounded by Ramanathapuram, Devipattinam, Thondi, Thiruppalaikudi and Nambuthalai.
Areas around R. S. Mangalam[edit | edit source]
- Ramanathapuram (35 km)
- Paramakudi (37 km)
- Thondi (29 km)
- Chittarkottai (29 km)
- Nambuthalai (27 km)
- ilayangudi (26 km)
- Tiruvadanai (21 km)
- Devipattinam (21 km)
- Pudhupattinam (21 km)
- Thiruppalaikudi (17 km)
- Uppur, Morepannai (11 km)
Demographics[edit | edit source]
As of 2011 Indian Census, R. S. Mangalam had a total population of 14,565, of which 7,296 were males and 7,269 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 1,662. The total number of literates in R. S. Mangalam was 11,566, which constituted 79.4% of the population with male literacy of 83.5% and female literacy of 75.3%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of R. S. Mangalam was 89.6%, of which male literacy rate was 94.7% and female literacy rate was 84.6%. The Scheduled Castes population was 1,551. R. S. Mangalam had 3481 households in 2011.[1]
As of the 2001 Indian census,[3] R. S. Mangalam had a population of 11,044. Males constituted 49% of the population and females 51%. R. S. Mangalam had an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 73%, and female literacy was 62%; 12% of the population was below age 6.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Census of India: R. S. Mangalam". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ↑ "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.