Pondicherry AI Report

Date: January 27, 2026

Pondicherry city, located in Puducherry, has 76.1% of the state's population. It produces 33.3% of State's Potatoes production, 33.3% of State's Banana production, and 33.3% of State's Onion production. Some famous historical and cultural landmarks include Pondicherry Museum. It houses notable places of worship Vedapureeswarar Temple are some of the religious sites. The city has an airport named Pondicherry Airport, located 3 Km away.

Pondicherry is the 144th ranked city in population, out of 768 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Puducherry District in Puducherry State. Puducherry District is ranked 439th in population and 738th in area across India.

Pondicherry Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years) (No, AISHE 2021)   में 768 शहरों/जिलों में से 2nd सर्वश्रेष्ठ रैंक पर है। This indicates that this district is more urbanized and/or has a better-developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts.

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Pondicherry is the 10th highest ranked in Tamil Script   . This indicates a high pool of literate tamil population compared to other cities.

Pondicherry No of District Hospital   में 768 शहरों/जिलों में से 12th सर्वश्रेष्ठ रैंक पर है। This indicates that health infrastructure in this district is better than other districts.

Pondicherry is the 514th highest ranked in Number of Missing Persons (NO, NCRB 2022)   out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years) (No, AISHE 2021) Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years) (No, AISHE 2021)
Tamil Script Tamil Script
No of District Hospital No of District Hospital
Number of Missing Persons (NO, NCRB 2022) Number of Missing Persons (NO, NCRB 2022)

Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, NCRB 2022) Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, NCRB 2022)
Central PSU Jobs(Formal),2023 Central PSU Jobs(Formal),2023
Bank Deposits (Crore, RBI SCB Q1 2025) Bank Deposits (Crore, RBI SCB Q1 2025)
City (DHQ ) Pop 2011 City (DHQ ) Pop 2011

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Pondicherry is the 48th worst ranked in Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, NCRB 2022)   . This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Pondicherry is the 741st worst ranked in Central PSU Jobs(Formal),2023   . This implies that this is not a highly urbanized district compared to other districts.

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Pondicherry is the 635th worst ranked in Bank Deposits (Crore, RBI SCB Q1 2025)   . This implies that this district is less urbanised compared to other districts.

The Average City (DHQ ) Pop 2011   of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is 271329. Pondicherry is the 606th worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts. This means that this city has a lower birth rate and/or lower attractiveness for migrants.


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LANGUAGES
City (District Capitals)/DHQ

नोट:

  • 1. Tamil   :   227,083
  • 2. English Multilingual Population   :   102,862
  • 3. Telugu   :   6,222

Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 1

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BASIC DETAILS

City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population   :
:
244,377
City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population (Rank)  
:
144th
District
Area (km2)  
:
293
District
Area (Rank)
:
738th
No.of Towns  
in District
: 10
No. of Villages  
in District
: 90