Puducherry

Puducherry is Union Territory located in the Southern region of India. This article provides infomation about Puducherry's overview, population, demographic information, household data, administration, and a list of its sub-districts.

Puducherry Overview

Puducherry Union Territory is established on November 1, 1954 and the capital of Puducherry is Puducherry. Total area of Puducherry is 490 km² including 335 km² rural area and 155 km² urban area. Tamil, French and English are the official language of Puducherry, which is spoken by the majority of the population. As per ISO 3166-2:IN standard, The ISO code of Puducherry is IN-PY.

Puducherry Union Territory is further divided in to districts for administrative purposes. Puducherry is the largest district of Puducherry which covers area of 294 km² while Mahe is the smallest district of Puducherry which covers area of 9 km². Puducherry is the most populated whereas Mahe is the least populous district in Puducherry Union Territory.

Population of Puducherry

As of the 2011 census, Puducherry has a population of approximately 1,247,953 peoples which is divided into urban population of 852,753 and rular population of 395,200. The population density in Puducherry region is about 2,547 persons per square kilometer.

Household in Puducherry

There are about 302,450 houses in the district, including 207,432 urban houses and 95,018 rural houses. The average household size is about 4 people per house.

List Of District in Puducherry

As per 2011 stats, there are 4 districts in Puducherry. Here is the list of all Puducherry districts along with area & population information.

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