The Union Territory of Puducherry consists of the four former French colonies Pondicherry (now Puducherry), Karikal (Kāraikāl), Yanaon (Yanam; depicted in the map of Andhra Pradesh) and Mahé (Mahe; depicted in the map of Kerala).
Union Territory
The population development of the Union Territory of Puducherry according to census results and latest projections.
Name | Abbr. | Status | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (Cf) 1981-03-01 | Population Census (Cf) 1991-03-01 | Population Census (Cf) 2001-03-01 | Population Census (Cf) 2011-03-01 | Population Projection (P) 2023-03-01 | |||
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India | IND | Rep | New Delhi | 3,166,620 | 685,184,692 | 846,387,888 | 1,028,737,436 | 1,210,854,977 | 1,387,284,900 | → | ||
Puducherry (Pondicherry) | PCH | UTerr | Puducherry | 490 | 604,471 | 807,785 | 974,345 | 1,247,953 | 1,377,000 | 49000 | → |
- Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner.
(2023) National Commission on Population (adapted by Unique Identification Authority of India).
Contents: Agglomerations & Cities
The population development of all urban agglomerations and single cities in Puducherry with more than 20,000 inhabitants by census years.
Name | Status | Population Census (Cf) 1991-03-01 | Population Census (Cf) 2001-03-01 | Population Census (Cf) 2011-03-01 | Area | ||
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Kāraikāl (Karikal) | Aggl | 61,804 | 74,438 | 98,102 | 0 | → | |
Mahe (Mahé) | City | 33,447 | 36,828 | 41,816 | 900 | → | |
Puducherry (Pondicherry) | Aggl | 401,437 | 505,959 | 657,209 | 7224 | → | |
Yanam (Yanaon) | City | 20,297 | 31,394 | 55,626 | 1700 | → |
- (2001) (2011) Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Delimitation Commission of India, Population Census India.