R. S. Mangalam

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

R. S. Mangalam Raja Singa Mangalam
Town Panchayat
Nickname(s):  RSM
Coordinates: 9.40°N 78.51°E / 9.40; 78.51
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ramanathapuram
Government
• Type	First grade Town panchayat
• Body	Town Panchayat of R. S. Mangalam
Area
• Total	13 km^2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation	45 m (148 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	14,565
• Density	1,098/km^2 (2,840/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	R. S. Mangalam
Language
• Official	Tamil[2]
• Additional official	English[2]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	623525
Telephone code	04561
Vehicle registration	TN 65

R. S. Mangalam is located 35km towards North away from the district headquarters Ramnad.The travelling time to reach Ramnad is 45 minutes

The nearby cities in R. S. Mangalam

Ramanathapuram(35km)

Paramakudi(37km)

Thondi(29km)

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.

Religion-wise Population - R.S.Mangalam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in R.S.Mangalam is 7,012 which is 48.14% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in R.S.Mangalam is 6,328 which is 43.45% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of R.S.Mangalam as per Census 2011.

Religion	Total		Male	Female
Hindu	7,012	(48.14%)	3,505	3,507
Muslim	6,328	(43.45%)	3,173	3,155
Christian	1,184	(8.13%)	597	587

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