Puducherry is one of district of Puducherry in India. There are 4 Taluks, 62 villages and 7 towns in Puducherry district.
As per the Census India 2011, Puducherry district has 231513 households, population of 950289 of which 468258 are males and 482031 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 99838 which is 10.51% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Puducherry district is around
1029 compared to
1037 which is average of Puducherry state. The literacy rate of Puducherry district is 76.47% out of which 81.35% males are literate and 71.72% females are literate. The total area of Puducherry is 294 sq.km with population density of 3232 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 30.84% of population lives in Urban area and 69.16% lives in Rural area. There are 16.04% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Puducherry district.
Puducherry Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 950289 | 100% |
| Hindu | 855294 | 90% |
| Christian | 58328 | 6.14% |
| Muslim | 32674 | 3.44% |
| Religion not stated | 1907 | 0.2% |
| Jain | 1328 | 0.14% |
| Buddhist | 366 | 0.04% |
| Sikh | 245 | 0.03% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 147 | 0.02% |
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) | 77.26 | 216.74 |
| Number of households | 162016 | 69497 |
| Total Population | 657209 | 293080 |
| Population (%) | 49.22% | 50.6% |
| Male Population | 323489 | 144769 |
| Female Population | 333720 | 148311 |
| Sex Ratio | 1032 | 1024 |
| Literacy (%) | 79.56% | 69.53% |
List of Taluks in Puducherry
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