Rasipuram
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Rasipuram RASIPURAM |
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| Nickname(s): RAJAPURAM | |
 Rasipuram
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| Coordinates: 11°28′N 78°10′E / 11.47°N 78.17°ECoordinates: 11°28′N 78°10′E / 11.47°N 78.17°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Namakkal 637408 |
| Government | |
| • Type | First Grade Municipality |
| • Body | Rasipuram Municipality |
| Elevation | 246 m (807 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 50,244 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | TN-28 |
Rasipuram is a municipal corporation in Namakkal district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a town 27 km (17 mi) from Salem, India. As of 2015 the town had a population of 88,584 and around area is 24 km.And more cinema alumni like director M.Saravanan,comedy actor sathish from rasipuram. It is also the second most developing taluk in Tamil Nadu.
Rasipuram is a historic town dating back to at least the 1st century A.D. Rasipuram got its name from Rajapuram which literally means King's Town. Rasipuram is part of ancient Kongu Nadu and the region is known as Rasipura Nadu, an internal division of Kongu. The town is famous for its ghee, handloom silk sarees and education. It is also famous for its Lord Shiva temple, said to have been constructed by King Valvil Ori in the 1st or 2nd century. It is believed that the temple possesses a secret path to the Arapallishwarar (Lord Shiva temple) at top of Kolli hills, which is famous for medicinal herbal plants and natural honey. The County (Nagaratchi) of Rasipuram earlier was under the jurisdiction range of Salem District (Managaratchi), and later was managed by the Namakkal District range. It is famous for weaving Silk Sarees Rasipuram Silks. The silk sarees and dhotis woven in this town were traded and also exported to neighboring countries.
According to 2011 census, Rasipuram had a population of 50,244 with a sex-ratio of 1,077 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 4,168 were under the age of six, constituting 2,183 males and 1,985 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 12.3% and .53% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 77.71%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had a total of 13104 households. There were a total of 20,138 workers, comprising 334 cultivators, 722 main agricultural labourers, 2,019 in house hold industries, 16,120 other workers, 943 marginal workers, 17 marginal cultivators, 31 marginal agricultural labourers, 84 marginal workers in household industries and 811 other marginal workers. As per the religious census of 2011, Rasipuram had 92.13% Hindus, 6.02% Muslims, 1.79% Christians, 0.01% Sikhs, 0.01% Buddhists, 0.0% Jains, 0.04% following other religions and 0.0% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.
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