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India - Puducherry

Census Results

1971-04-01	472,000
1981-03-01	604,000
1991-03-01	807,785
2001-03-01	974,345
2011-03-01	1,247,953

General Information

Official name	Puducherry
Official name [native]	Puducherry
Capital	Puducherry
Capital [native]	Puducherry
ISO code	IN-34
Statistical agency	The Office of Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India

Administrative units

code	district commune panchayat	capital	area (sq.km.)	population 1991-03-01 census	population 2001-03-01 census	population 2011-03-01 census
634	Yanam District	Yanam	30	20,297	31,394	55,626
635	Puducherry District	Puducherry	294	608,338	735,332	950,289
00	Ozhukarai, town				217,707
00	Pondicherry, town				220,865
001	Mannadipet Commune Panchayat		64	51,259	61,488
002	Villianur Commune Panchayat		66	70,428	88,842
003	Ariankuppam Commune Panchayat		24	44,572	54,769
004	Nettapakkam Commune Panchayat		30	31,838	37,231
005	Bahour Commune Panchayat		55	47,225	54,430
636	Mahe District	Mahe	9	33,447	36,828	41,816
637	Karaikal District	Karaikal	157	145,703	170,791	200,222
00	Karaikal, town				74,438
001	Nedungadu Commune Panchayat		26	14,042	15,414
002	Kottucherry Commune Panchayat		23	15,252	17,442
003	Thirunallar Commune Panchayat		44	28,811	33,734
004	Neravy Commune Panchayat		10	9,515	10,890
005	Thirumalairayan Pattinam Commune Panchayat		21	16,279	18,873
	total		490	807,785	974,345	1,247,953
source: The Office of Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India. note: The official name of Pondicherry changed to Puducherry in 2006.

Main cities

name	population 2001-03-01 census	population 2011-03-01 prelim. census
Ozhukarai	217,707	300,028
Pondicherry	220,865	241,773
Karaikal	74,438	..
source: The Office of Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India.