Puducherry | |
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District of Puducherry | |
| Puducherry district | |
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  Puducherry Pondicherry in Puducherry  Puducherry Puducherry (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°55′N 79°49′E / 11.917°N 79.817°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union Territory | Puducherry |
| Headquarters | Pondicherry |
| Taluks | Bahour, Puducherry, Uzhavarkarai, Villianur |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Municipal Council |
| • Body | Pondicherry Municipal Council (PDY) |
| • District Collector | Purva Garg, IAS |
| • Senior Superintendent of Police | Rahul Alwal, IPS |
| Area | |
• Total | 293 km2 (113 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 950,289 |
| • Density | 3,200/km2 (8,400/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil, English |
| • Additional | French[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 605xxx |
| Telephone code | 0413 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-PY |
| Vehicle registration | PY-01 |
| Nearest districts | Viluppuram, Cuddalore |
| Central location: | 11°13′N 78°10′E / 11.217°N 78.167°E |
| Website | puducherry-dt |
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]
- ^ "Official Languages of Pondicherry - E-Courts Mission, Government of India". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.