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City (district capitals)/DHQ

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

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

Basic Details

City (District Capitals)/DHQ Population :	:	244,377
City(District Capitals)/DHQ Population (Rank)	:	147^th
District Area (km²)	:	293
District Area (Rank)	:	738^th
No.of Towns in District	:	238
No. of Villages in District	:	619

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Pondicherry Highlights: India City/Districts Comparison

Pondicherry is the 147^th ranked city in population, out of 768 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Pondicherry District in Puducherry State. Puducherry District is 487^th highest ranked in population & 738^th ranked in area, in India. Please keep the DHQ rank in perspective, for the highlights below.

Better than India Average-

1.
Pondicherry is the 4^th highest ranked in Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years)(No,AISHE 2020) out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates that this district is more urbanized and/or has a better-developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts.

2.
The average Tamil Script of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 23,886. Pondicherry is the 10^th highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts. This indicates a high pool of literate tamil population compared to other cities.

3.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Pondicherry is the 27^th highest ranked in Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011) . This implies that this district has a higher birth rate and/or higher attractiveness for migrants.

4.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India Pondicherry is the 54^th best ranked in Number of Murders(NO, IPC 2020) . This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

5.
Pondicherry is the 1^st best ranked in Number of Missing Persons(NO, IPC 2020) out of 768 City/Districts of India. This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

Worse than India Average-

1.
Pondicherry is the 78^th worst ranked in Crime/1000 Pop(Ratio, IPC 2020) out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

2.
The Average Number of IPC Crimes(NO, IPC 2020) of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is Pondicherry is the 220^th worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

3.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Pondicherry is the 340^th worst ranked in Murder/Lakh Pop(Ratio, IPC 2020) .This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

4.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Pondicherry is the 484^th worst ranked in # of UG Diploma Enrolments(No,AISHE 2020) .This implies that this district is more urbanized and/or has a better-developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts.

5.
Pondicherry is the 465^th highest ranked in District Area (Sq Km) out of 768 City/Districts of India.This implies that this district has a higher access to natural resources compared to other districts.

6.
The Average Urban Internet Pop/City Pop(%, TRAI June 2023) of Indian City(District Capitals)/Districts is 165. Pondicherry is the 437^th highest ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This indicates higher number of state urban internet users as reported in TRAI quarterly report vis a vis other state's urban internet users.

Pondicherry City/District Metrics

Culture

Nature

Internet

Pondicherry Nature Highlights

	Nature Metrics	% of India	Rank Out of 768	City / Districts Data
Ab. Prod (000' tonnes) Banana Production	Ab. Prod (000' tonnes) Banana Production	0.01%	187^th	9315
Ab. Prod (Mn tonn) Wheat Production	Ab. Prod (Mn tonn) Wheat Production	0.01%	192^nd	10650
Ab. Prod (000' tonnes ) Potatoes Production	Ab. Prod (000' tonnes ) Potatoes Production	0.01%	195^th	10836
Ab. Prod (Mn tonnes) Rice Production	Ab. Prod (Mn tonnes) Rice Production	0.07%	196^th	6222
Ab. Prod (Mn Bales)Cotton Production	Ab. Prod (Mn Bales)Cotton Production	0.01%	205^th	5220
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Soyabean Production	Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Soyabean Production	0.01%	211^th	1308
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Sugarcane Production	Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Sugarcane Production	0.00%	212^th	8948
Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production	Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production	0.05%	217^th	2120
Ab. Prod (000' Tonnes) Onion Production	Ab. Prod (000' Tonnes) Onion Production	0.02%	232^nd	5437
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Maize Production	Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Maize Production	0.04%	253^rd	7868

Pondicherry Culture Highlights

Sr.No	Culture Metrics	Counts	Name
Famous Hindu Temples	Famous Hindu Temples	1	Vedapureeswarar Temple
Famous Museum Name	Famous Museum Name	1	Pondicherry Museum

Airports

	Name	City	IATA Code	Distance
Airport Name	Pondicherry Airport	Pondicherry	PNY	3 Km

Population: 244,377 | Population Rank: 147^th

Area (KM²): 293 | Area Rank: 738^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	No of Hospital Beds	1381	30^th	6287
2	No of District Hospital	1	33^rd	5705

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	No of Primary Health Centers	47	99^th	3191
2	No of Total Hospitals	59	122^nd	3103
3	No of Community Health Centers	9	312^th	2091

Negative Metrics:

Population: 244,377 | Population Rank: 147^th

Area (KM²): 293 | Area Rank: 738^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Number of Households with rented houses(No, Census 2011)	36696	74^th	3375
2	Number of Households with TV, Computer/Laptop, Telephone/mobile phone and Scooter/ Car(No, Census 2011)	15292	77^th	3632
3	Number of Households with Internet(No, Census 2011)	10371	80^th	9126
4	Number of Households with means of Transport as Scooter/ Motorcycle/Moped(No, Census 2011)	67856	91^st	9830
5	GDP per Capita ('000', RBI SCB 2023)	153	93^rd	1900
6	Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2023)	21	142^nd	1270
7	Number of Households with Television(No, Census 2011)	153607	144^th	4164
8	% of Household with Mobiles(%, Census 2011)	49	157^th	7831
9	Number of Households with means of Transport as Car/ Jeep/Van(No, Census 2011)	15187	172^nd	3670
10	% of Households with Cars(%, Census 2011)	4	198^th	5883
11	Number of Households without Internet(No, Census 2011)	20464	203^rd	5532
12	Number of Households with Mobile only(No, Census 2011)	169864	241^st	4672

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Bank Deposit-Bank Loans (Crores, RBI SCB 2023)	8029	8^th	5020
2	GDP (Crores. RBI SCB 2023)	38608	26^th	4818
3	Bank Deposits(Crore, RBI SCB Q4 2022)	45441	73^rd	2664
4	Number of Households with Owned houses(No, Census 2011)	273858	89^th	9499
5	Number of Banks(No, RBI SCB Q4 2022)	221	95^th	3651
6	Bank Credit(Crore, RBI SCB Q4 2022)	37411	99^th	7825
7	Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2023)	51	179^th	10352
8	House Ownership % of Households(%, Census 2011)	84	192^nd	7425
9	Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs,RBI SCB 2023)	43	202^nd	5177
10	No. of Banks/1000 Household(in "1000", SCB 2023)	1	215^th	11114
11	Number of Households without TV, Internet, Radio, Computer, Mobile, Landline(No, Census 2011)	55686	234^th	7941

Negative Metrics:

Population: 244,377 | Population Rank: 147^th

Area (KM²): 293 | Area Rank: 738^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011)	1017	27^th	10040
2	Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011)	949	39^th	9586
3	Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011)	19	93^rd	3509

Negative Metrics:

Population: 244,377 | Population Rank: 147^th

Area (KM²): 293 | Area Rank: 738^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years)(No,AISHE 2020)	28	4^th	2927
2	# of Master's Enrolment(No,AISHE 2020)	6137	74^th	3907
3	# of UG Enrolments - Management(No,AISHE 2020)	719	111^th	1433
4	# of Ph.D Enrolments(No,AISHE 2020)	275	112^th	10837
5	# of Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop(No, UDISE 2021)?	2	115^th	5675
6	# of UG Enrolments - Law(No,AISHE 2020)	654	127^th	9871
7	# of Universities(No,AISHE 2020)	1	143^rd	8385

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	# of Total Enrolments(No,AISHE 2020)	49523	25^th	1350
2	# of Colleges(No,AISHE 2020)	56	35^th	4444
3	# of Population (0-18)(No,Census 2011)	136937	41^st	3355
4	# of UG Enrolments - Teaching(No,AISHE 2020)	2447	45^th	1845
5	# of Bachelor's Enrolment(No,AISHE 2020)	42477	48^th	9320
6	# of Enrolment in Private and Government Colleges(No,AISHE 2020)	36821	52^nd	10886
7	# of UG Enrolments - Engg(No,AISHE 2020)	5379	83^rd	3713
8	# of PG Enrolments - Engg(No,AISHE 2020)	250	85^th	2308
9	# of Diploma(No,AISHE 2020)	3877	89^th	9339
10	Population (18-24) (Number, 2023)	208496	176^th	3825
11	# of ITIS seats(No,AISHE 2020)	4706	219^th	6832
12	# of No. of Schools(No, UDISE 2021)?	1937	326^th	1906
13	# of UG Diploma Enrolments(No,AISHE 2020)	334	484^th	6346

Negative Metrics:

Population: 244,377 | Population Rank: 147^th

Area (KM²): 293 | Area Rank: 738^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Number of Police Stations(NO, IPC 2020)	22	87^th	10205
2	Sanctioned Police Force Number(NO, IPC 2020)	1416	103^rd	2906

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Number of Panchayats(Number , Census 2011)	745	300^th	6362

Negative Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Crime/1000 Pop(Ratio, IPC 2020)	1	78^th	11099
2	Number of IPC Crimes(NO, IPC 2020)	2801	220^th	2760
3	Murder/Lakh Pop(Ratio, IPC 2020)	1	340^th	3354

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Number of Missing Persons(NO, IPC 2020)	267	1^st	4400
2	Number of Murders(NO, IPC 2020)	25	54^th	9461

Population: 244,377 | Population Rank: 147^th

Area (KM²): 293 | Area Rank: 738^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in 2023)	114666	68^th	11041
2	Number of Facebook Users. (Estimated Maximum)(No, FB 2022)	395157	75^th	9359
3	English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language(No, Census 2011)	187044	131^st	6078
4	City FB Users % of City Literate Population(%, FB 2022)	134	164^th	10274

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Number of Internet Connections(No, TRAI 2023)	593683	93^rd	1718
2	Urban Internet Pop/City Pop(%, TRAI June 2023)	165	437^th	5793

Negative Metrics:

Population: 244,377 | Population Rank: 147^th

Area (KM²): 293 | Area Rank: 738^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Tamil Script	23886	10^th	3963
2	English Multilingual Population	50193	69^th	4167
3	Literacy (%, Census 2023)Estd	78	102^nd	8093
4	DHQ Mother Tongue Population (No, Census 2011)	254303	120^th	6941
5	Script Pools # < 30,000	1	234^th	3767

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Malayalam Script	6112	22^nd	8231
2	Odia Script	5442	42^nd	3950
3	Kannada Script	23603	43^rd	2992
4	Telugu Script	39429	43^rd	8923
5	Latin Script (English)	2647	61^st	5431
6	Gujarati Script	25953	95^th	10430
7	Bengali Script	13153	105^th	1447
8	Perso-Arabic Script (Urdu)	33190	160^th	2268
9	Marathi Script	27903	181^st	10784
10	Gurumukhi Script (Punjabi)	10774	332^nd	1864
11	Assamese Script	3229	335^th	8769
12	Devnagri Script (Hindi)	137058	413^th	2121

Negative Metrics:

Population: 244,377 | Population Rank: 147^th

Area (KM²): 293 | Area Rank: 738^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Number of Dailies or Magazines(No, RNI 2020)	222	23^rd	9487
2	Total Annual Newspaper Circulation(No, RNI 2020)	597414	43^rd	9677
3	Number of Theatres(No, BOC 2020)	22	98^th	7940

Negative Metrics:

Population: 244,377 | Population Rank: 147^th

Area (KM²): 293 | Area Rank: 738^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Urbanization(% , Census 2011)	24	31^st	3298
2	# of Households that use LPG/PNG as fuel for Cooking	93956	84^th	6223
3	Urban Population(Number , Census 2011)	495956	121^st	4794
4	# of Households with Location of drinking water source within premises	150461	155^th	5967
5	Number of households having latrine facility within the premises	153026	165^th	7543
6	# of Households with Main source of Lighting as Electricity	217194	189^th	9483
7	# of Households that use Electricity as fuel for Cooking	282	198^th	6995
8	# of Households with 1 married couple	223006	272^nd	8777

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Number of households(Number , Census 2011)	318214	12^th	8217
2	Number of towns(Number , Census 2011)	10	23^rd	3146
3	# of Inhabited Villages	747	299^th	2127

Negative Metrics:

Population: 244,377 | Population Rank: 147^th

Area (KM²): 293 | Area Rank: 738^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Number of Central Government Jobs (Number,DOE Annual Report 2018)	2531	81^st	10890
2	Number of PSU Jobs(Number,DPE 2022, )	816	81^st	7909
3	Number of Informal Jobs (Including all Unemployed) (Number, Labour Ministry Quarterly employment Survey 2022 and Sengupta committee)	760882	110^th	3545

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Number of Companies	1876	97^th	4405
2	Working Population 2023(Number,Census 2011)	1121530	174^th	7018
3	Formal Jobs as a % of working Pop(%,DPE 2022)	2	204^th	7116
4	Number of State Government Jobs	25127	316^th	2970
5	Govt Jobs as a % of Working Population(%,DPE 2022)	2	343^rd	7633
6	Number of Formal Jobs(Sum,DPE 2022)	62963	353^rd	10397
7	Number of Private Jobs( Number, Labour Ministry Quarterly employment Survey 2022)	16177	393^rd	1862

Negative Metrics:

Q - Why is all Prarang India comparative analysis being done for 768 Districts & their respective D.H.Q. (District Head Quarter) towns?
A - The Indian geography has historically been measured by " Districts". Today, it is politically managed by States & U.T.s ( Union Territories) but the unit of measurement ( Census baseline) continues to focus on the District, for over 150 years now. " All India" thus is a sum of the district parts i.e. sum of 768 districts currently ( which were 640 districts only, when the last Census took place in 2011). Contrary to popular perception, most data being reported at a State & U.T. level, is not being aggregated from underlying data at an urban (towns) & rural(villages) level. India has approx. 9000 towns & 600000 villages, segregated into 768 districts, each with its respective DHQ (District Head Quarter) town. Except for the largest 20 towns ( Metropolitan agglomerations) where some detailed data is gathered by the Central Government census, only basic demographic details are available for India's cities. Detailed survey results of the District are the most important data points, used to model & estimate the City & State level information in India. The 768 DHQ ( District Head Quarter) towns & 8 Union Territories, are the important Urban metrics available in India, for comparative analysis. Big data of a big & diverse country.

Q - Does Prarang do surveys to collect data ? How does Prarang have such granular district level details which no private or public data source offers ?
A - Prarang does not do surveys to collect data. We mostly use Public sources of data - both government census, surveys, reports and private surveys whose results are available in news media & public websites. We follow a three-fold Indian logic ( Tarkashastra) method of information/data classification - We collect Pramana ( Evidence based i.e. Census, Reliable Surveys etc) data & then do Anumana ( Estimation modelling ) to Geo tag fill data in the residual Districts/DHQ (District HQ), to ensure data completion for "All India". We then do Upamana ( comparison) i.e. rank all districts/DHQs for a relative comparison. For each data field, the Samana ( Country Average) is calculated to again rank all districts/DHQs on Rank Above or Rank Below the Samana/Average. All our data sources, and our estimation modeling methods are transparently shared on each data field title , and can be accessed by clicking on the "i" icon.

Q - What data does Prarang offer for free & what do we have to pay for ? How do we pay & will an invoice with GST details be available on payment ?
A - All Upamana ( comparison ranks of India locations) is available for free. Currently, ranks for each of the 768 India districts/DHQs ,in over 350+ data fields , are available on Prarang Analytics. There are 3 India Analytic products ( India Market Planner, India Ad Planner & India Development Planner) with respective Standard data-field available for free comparison & free sharing, for a limited period of time. But one can optionally add any of the additional data fields ( absolute data) & juxtapose them for download against the standard data-fields, for a charge. Depending on how many Cities/Districts & how many optional data-fields are selected, your cart will reflect the total amount required to be paid. Payment can be done using the payment gateway, in the final step. An invoice with GST details will be auto-generated on successful payment.

Q - Does Prarang take responsibility for the absolute data fields which we buy from it, along with the calculation of the associated ranks ?
A - Prarang does not do any surveys. It does data modelling & estimations on the basis of the third- party census & surveys, already in the public domain. It also shares the source of the data it uses. Users need to make their own judgement of how, for what purpose & when they use the data which they download from this Prarang website.

Q - What is the frequency of data update on various data-fields of Prarang analytics ?
A - We are continuously on the lookout for market announcements of new surveys & new data. You can expect important government survey results to be live on our website, within 30 to 45 days after appearing in press/media. We model on spreadsheets & update our SQL databases, after data validation. Many government sources are following a regular frequency (Eg. RBI (Reserve Bank of India) data, TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) etc) however, many other data-fields including GDP by State & Crime Rates by State, are not being reported at a regular frequency.

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