Rasipuram

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locator_position = right | state_name = Tamil Nadu
district = Namakkal
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Rasipuram is a municipal corporation in Namakkal district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a town 27 km (16.5 miles) from Salem, India.

History

Rasipuram is a historic town dating back to at least the 1st century. Rasipuram got its name from Raajapuram which literally means King's town. Rasipuram is famous for its mouth watering ghee, .

Rasipuram is surrounded by Lakes and mountains.Having convert|1200|acre|km2|0 lake in s.

Geography

Rasipuram is located at coord|11.47|N|78.17|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Rasipuram.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Rasipuram] ] . It has an average elevation of 246 metres (807 feet).

Kolli hills is located exactly 54 km from Rasipuram, which is a notable place to relax. for a day trip, that has arround 33 hair pin bends but no decent hotels to stay there.

Other important place is Bodhamalai situated 6 km from Rasipuram. It has a famous Boodamalai of the hill with a access by walk of 6~7 km from any side of the hill.

Education

Rasipuram is one of the important and notable towns in the field of Education. The town also has several schools,colleges and other Educational Institutions located in it.

chools

* Government Higher Secondary School, R.Puduppalayam.
* Government Higher Secondary School, Annasalai And Swami Sivanandhasalai.
* SRV Higher Secondary School.
* Six more matriculation schools in here.

Colleges

* Thiruvalluvar Government Arts College
* Muthayammal Institutions ,(Engineering,Arts and Science,polytechnic college)
* Dr. Hanemann Homeopathy Medical College

Famous people from Rasipuram

# Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Narayan (R.K.Narayan), is among the well known and most widely read Indian novelists writing in English.
# Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Laxman, is one of India's greatest cartoonists and is best known for his creation "The Common Man".
# Namagiripettai Krishnan, a legend in Nathaswaram.
# N.P.V.Ramasamy Udayaar, Founder Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai.
# Thangavelu, a yesteryear successful film comedy star.

Politics

Rasipuram assembly constituency is part of Rasipuram (Lok Sabha constituency). [cite web
url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
title = List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies
accessdate = 2008-10-09
work = Tamil Nadu
publisher = Election Commission of India ]

References

External links

* [http://municipality.tn.gov.in/Rasipuram/index.html Rasipuram municipality website]

ee also

* Rasipuram (Lok Sabha constituency)