Puducherry is one of state in India with population of 1247953. There are 4 districts, 8 Taluks, 90 villages and 11 towns in Puducherry.
As per the Census India 2011, Puducherry has 302450 households, population of 1247953 of which 612511 are males and 635442 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 132858 which is 10.65% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Puducherry state is around
1037 compared to
943 which is national average of India. The literacy rate of Puducherry state is 76.71% out of which 81.2% males are literate and 72.38% females are literate. The total area of Puducherry is 490 sq.km with population density of 2547 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 31.67% of population lives in Urban area and 68.33% lives in Rural area. There are 15.73% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Puducherry.
Puducherry Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 1247953 | 100% |
| Hindu | 1089409 | 87.3% |
| Christian | 78550 | 6.29% |
| Muslim | 75556 | 6.05% |
| Religion not stated | 2122 | 0.17% |
| Jain | 1400 | 0.11% |
| Buddhist | 451 | 0.04% |
| Sikh | 297 | 0.02% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 168 | 0.01% |
Puducherry Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 154.56 | 335.44 |
| Number of households | 207432 | 95018 |
| Total Population | 852753 | 395200 |
| Population (%) | 48.97% | 50.68% |
| Male Population | 417604 | 194907 |
| Female Population | 435149 | 200293 |
| Sex Ratio | 1042 | 1028 |
| Literacy (%) | 79.32% | 71.07% |
List of Districts in Puducherry
Check out complete list of all districts in Puducherry
| District | Population | Area (km2) | Po. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Puducherry | 950289 | 294 | 3232 | 1029 |
| Karaikal | 200222 | 157 | 1275 | 1047 |
| Yanam | 55626 | 30 | 1854 | 1038 |
| Mahe | 41816 | 9 | 4646 | 1184 |
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