Puducherry

Puducherry is a district and city located in Puducherry Union Territory of India. This article provides an in depth look at Puducherry district overview, population, demographic information, household data, administration, and a list of its Taluka or sub-districts.

Puducherry District overview

Puducherry is Town in Puducherry serves as administrative headquarter of Puducherry district. Total area of Puducherry District is 294 km² including 217 km² rural area and 77 km² urban area. There are 4 Talukas part of Puducherry District for administrative purpose. When it about rural area of Puducherry District, Puducherry has 62 villages.

Villianur is the largest tehsil in Puducherry district by area covering 130.4 km² and Ozhukarai is the smallest tehsil in Puducherry district by area covering 34.56 km². Puducherry is the largest tehsil by population while Bahour is the smallest tehsil by population in Puducherry district.

Population of Puducherry District

As of the 2011 census, Puducherry district has a population of approximately 950,289 peoples which is divided into urban population of 657,209 and rular population of 293,080. The population density in Puducherry region is about 3,232.0 persons per square kilometer.

Households of Puducherry District

There are about 231,513 houses in the district, including 162,016 urban houses and 69,497 rural houses. The average household size is about 4.1 people

List Of Taluka in Puducherry District

Puducherry district is divided into several Talukas or tehsils for administrative convenience. There are 4 tehsils in Puducherry district. Each tehsil is headed by a Tehsildar, who is responsible for revenue administration and law and order. The following is a list of Taluka in Puducherry:

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