Puducherry district

Puducherry
District of Puducherry
Puducherry district
Puducherry is located in Puducherry
Puducherry
Puducherry
Pondicherry in Puducherry
Puducherry is located in India
Puducherry
Puducherry
Puducherry (India)
Coordinates: 11°55′N 79°49′E / 11.917°N 79.817°E / 11.917; 79.817
Country India
Union TerritoryPuducherry
HeadquartersPondicherry
TaluksBahour, Puducherry, Uzhavarkarai, Villianur
Government
 • TypeCity Municipal Council
 • BodyPondicherry Municipal Council (PDY)
 • District CollectorPurva Garg, IAS
 • Senior Superintendent of PoliceRahul Alwal, IPS
Area
 • Total293 km2 (113 sq mi)
Elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total950,289
 • Density3,200/km2 (8,400/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil, English
 • AdditionalFrench[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
605xxx
Telephone code0413
ISO 3166 codeIN-PY
Vehicle registrationPY-01
Nearest districtsViluppuram, Cuddalore
Central location:11°13′N 78°10′E / 11.217°N 78.167°E / 11.217; 78.167
Websitepuducherry-dt.gov.in

The Puducherry district, also known by its former name Pondicherry district, is one of the four districts of the union territory of Puducherry in South India. The district occupies an area of 290 square kilometres (110 sq mi),[2] spread over 12 non-contiguous enclaves lying on or near the Bay of Bengal within a compact area in the state of Tamil Nadu. According to the 2011 census, the district has a population of 950,289.[3]

  1. ^ "Official Languages of Pondicherry - E-Courts Mission, Government of India". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  2. ^ Srivastava, Dayawanti, ed. (2010). "States and Union Territories: Pondicherry: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. p. 1222. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7.
  3. ^ "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.