R. S. Mangalam
R. S. Mangalam
Raja Singa Mangalam | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 9°24′N 78°31′E / 9.40°N 78.51°E | |
Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Ramanathapuram |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 14,565 |
Language | |
• Official | Tamil[2] |
• Additional official | English[2] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 623525 |
Telephone code | 04561 |
R. S. Mangalam is a panchayat town in Ramanathapuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
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
- ^ a b "Census of India: R. S. Mangalam". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu / Ramanathapuram News : Bountiful harvest in R.S. Mangalam likely: officials". The Hindu. 2 December 2005
- ^ C. Jaishankar (10 June 2012). "Water bodies dry up in Ramnad district". The Hindu.
- ^ "R.S. Mangalam Big Tank gets its share from Vaigai". The Hindu. 21 December 2006