Ramanathapuram, Coimbatore

Ramanathapuram
Neighbourhood
Ramanathapuram Location in Tamil Nadu, IndiaIndial
Coordinates: 10.989900°N 76.985512°E / 10.989900; 76.985512
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Coimbatore
Metro	Coimbatore
Zone	Coimbatore Central
Area
• Total	9 km^2 (3 sq mi)
Elevation	411 m (1,348 ft)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	641045
Telephone code	91–422
Vehicle registration	TN-66
Lok Sabha constituency	Coimbatore
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Singanallur (partial), Coimbatore South (partial)

Ramanathapuram is a locality in Coimbatore city on the south eastern part of the city. It is one of the well developed neighborhoods in the city and has been part of Coimbatore Corporation since 1882.

Geography

The nerve centre of Ramanathapuram is Trichy Road. This road passes through the centre point of Ramanathapuram. Other major roads include Puliakulam Road, Nanjundapuram Road, Sowripalayam Road, 80 Feet Road and Sungam Bypass Road. It is located about 4.6 km from Townhall, the centre of the city, 9.9 km from the Coimbatore International Airport and about 4.1 km from City railway station, 5 km from Gandhipuram Central Bus Terminus and 8.7 km from Coimbatore Integrated Bus Terminus and 4.6 km from Podanur railway station and is well connected to local bus services to various parts of the city. Ramanathapuram shares its border with Town Hall, Singanallur, Puliakulam, Ukkadam, Racecourse, Sowripalayam and Nanjundapuram.

Infrastructure

The Trichy Road Flyover is under construction, to reduce the traffic congestion by bypassing Ramanathapuram and Sungam junctions.^[1]

Locality

Ramanathapuram is one of the well connected localities in Coimbatore and has several educational,commercial and business establishments.

Schools

Schools like Trinity Matriculation School, Alvernia Matriculation School, Saradha Nursery and Primary School, Yellow Train Nursery school and Vivekalaya International School are schools located in and near Ramanathapuram.

Hospital

• NM Hospital
• Manu Hospital
• Gem Hospital
• Bala Hospital

Shops

• Max
• Titan

Business

Business Establishments like G.K. Industries, Ramani Realtors Private Limited and Angler technologies are located in Ramanathapuram.

Transport

The nearest railway station to Ramanathapuram is the Coimbatore Junction All the town buses from and Ukkadam to the south-eastern suburbs along the Trichy Road pass through Ramanathapuram. Ramanathapuram has easy access to :

• Townhall : Via western Trichy Road
• Gandhipuram : Via Puliakulam Road
• Coimbatore Integrated Bus Terminus : Via Nanjundapuram Road
• Singanallur : Via Eastern Trichy Road
• Railway Station : Via Western Trichy Road
• Coimbatore International Airport : Via Puliakulam Road and Eastern Avinashi Road

Politics

The locality of Ramanathapuram is a part of Coimbatore South (State Assembly Constituency) partially and Singanallur (state assembly constituency) partially. Also the locality is a part of Coimbatore (Lok Sabha constituency).^[2]

Coimbatore Metro

Coimbatore Metro feasibility study is completed and one of the route planned from Karanampettai to Thaneerpandal via Ramanathapuram covering 42 km.^[3]

References

1. "Trichy Road flyover work on fast track". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
2. "Singanallur Legislative Assembly Constituency". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
3. "Rs 6,683cr allocated for city metro rail project". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 April 2021.