R. S. Mangalam

R. S. Mangalam is a panchayat town in Ramanathapuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

R. S. Mangalam

Raja Singa Mangalam
Town
R. S. Mangalam
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 9.40°N 78.51°E / 9.40; 78.51
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictRamanathapuram
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total14,565
Language
 • OfficialTamil[2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
623525
Telephone code04561

Demographics

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.

Notable places

R. S. Mangalam Big Tank is the second largest water storage tank in the State of Tamil Nadu [4][5][6]

References
  1. "Census of India: R. S. Mangalam". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "Tamil Nadu / Ramanathapuram News : Bountiful harvest in R.S. Mangalam likely: officials". The Hindu. 2 December 2005
  5. C. Jaishankar (10 June 2012). "Water bodies dry up in Ramnad district". The Hindu.
  6. "R.S. Mangalam Big Tank gets its share from Vaigai". The Hindu. 21 December 2006
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