R. S. Puram, Coimbatore

R. S. Puram (or "Rathina Sabapathi Puram") is a residential area in the city of Coimbatore located in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is named after the late Dewan Bahadur and Late C. S. Ratnasabhapathy Mudaliar, often considered as the founder of Modern Coimbatore. The area of R. S. Puram includes multiple commercial and residential buildings. There are several multi-national commercial establishments, important government offices, sprawling educational institutions, shopping complexes, sporting facilities, tourist spots, restaurants, and cultural centers located in the neighborhood. R. S. Puram is considered Coimbatore prime residential area because of its infrastructure, cultural heritage, and modern amenities.

Geography
R. S. Puram is situated in the western part of the city near Old Coimbatore area of Ukkadam and Poomarket between Mettupalayam Road and Thadagam Road. RS Puram shares a border with: Sai Baba colony, Sukrawarpettai, Gandhi Park, Mettupalayam Road, Tamil Nadu Agri University Campus (TNAU), Forest Campus and Thadagam Road.

Population
R. S. Puram has an approximate population of 62,600. Most local new generation companies including IT and mobile operate their head offices in the neighborhood, 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.

Design
R. S. Puram is a planned neighbourhood with Diwan Bahadur Road is the largest road in the area. 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


 * Diwan Bahadur Road (DB Road) -Main road
 * TV Swamy Road (Thiruvenkata Swamy Road)-Main road
 * Cowley Brown Road (Lawley Road)-Main road (Cowley Brown was first Principal of Forest Campus and Lawley was first Principal and Founder of Agricultural University)
 * Ponnurangam Road (West and East)
 * Venkatasamy Road (West and East)
 * Sir Shanmugam Road
 * Sirinivasa ragavan street
 * Periaswamy Road (West and East)
 * Bashyakarlu Road (West and East)
 * Lokamanya Street (West and East)
 * Sambandam Road (West and East)
 * VenkataRamana Road
 * Arokiyasamy Road
 * Azad Road
 * Ramalingam Road
 * Arunachalam Street
 * Robertson Road
 * Siva Subramaniam Road
 * Father Randy Street (North, South, East, and West)

In January, 2018, RS Puram Police Station was judged the best police station in India by the Home Ministry, Government of India.