Rasipuram
Sign in to saveRasipuram is a Municipality in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and suburb of city of Salem located in Namakkal District. It is the headquarters for the Rasipuram taluk. As of 2015, the town had a population of 88,584 and an area of . It has 27 wards and steps have been taken to increase the wards to 33. Rasipuram is known for ghee and tapioca sago.
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Place details
- Locality
- Muthukalipatti Arasu Colony
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- India
- Population
- 50,244
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Rasipuram
- Settlement.nickname
- Rajakkalpuram
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Salem#India Tamil Nadu#India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Salem, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- India
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Namakkal 637408
- Settlement.government_type
- Selection Grade Municipality
- Settlement.governing_body
- Rasipuram Municipality
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 246
- Settlement.population_total
- 88,584
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2015
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Rasipuram is a Municipality in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and suburb of city of Salem located in Namakkal District. It is the headquarters for the Rasipuram taluk. As of 2015, the town had a population of 88,584 and an area of . It has 27 wards and steps have been taken to increase the wards to 33. Rasipuram is known for ghee and tapioca sago.
==History== Rasipuram dates to the 1st century AD. The town's name is derived from 'Rajapuram' which literally means 'King's Town'.
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