Pondicherry AI Report
Date: September 8, 2025
Pondicherry city, :location_verb Puducherry, has 76.1% of the state's population. It produces 33.3% of Puducherry's Rice production, 33.3% of State's Wheat production, 33.3% of Puducherry's Cotton production, 33.3% of Puducherry's Potatoes production, 33.3% of State's Banana production, 33.3% of Puducherry's Sugarcane production, 33.3% of State's Soybean production, and 33.3% of State's Onion production. Some famous historical and cultural landmarks include Pondicherry Museum. The city has famous religious sites 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 439th highest ranked in population and 738th ranked in area, in India.
Pondicherry is the 2nd highest ranked in Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years) (No, AISHE 2021) 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.
The average Tamil Script of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 23886. Pondicherry is the 10th highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts.This indicates a high pool of literate tamil population compared to other cities.
Pondicherry is the 12th highest ranked in No of District Hospital out of 768 city/districts of India. 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)
Tamil Script
No of District Hospital
Number of Missing Persons (NO, NCRB 2022)
Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, NCRB 2022)
Central PSU Jobs(Formal),2023
Bank Deposits (Crore, RBI SCB Q3 2024)
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.
Pondicherry is the 627th worst ranked in Bank Deposits (Crore, RBI SCB Q3 2024) out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies that this district is less urbanised compared to other districts.
Pondicherry is the 606th worst ranked in City (DHQ ) Pop 2011 out of 768 city/districts of India. This means that this city has a lower birth rate and/or lower attractiveness for migrants.
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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% | 18th | 8999 |
|
Ab. Prod (Mn Bales)Cotton Production |
Ab. Prod (Mn Bales)Cotton Production | 0.01% | 89th | 8906 |
|
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Soyabean Production |
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Soyabean Production | 0.02% | 114th | 5966 |
|
Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production |
Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production | 0.05% | 120th | 6212 |
|
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Maize Production |
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Maize Production | 0.04% | 121st | 4285 |
|
Ab. Prod (000' tonnes ) Potatoes Production |
Ab. Prod (000' tonnes ) Potatoes Production | 0.01% | 123rd | 4213 |
|
Ab. Prod (Mn tonnes) Rice Production |
Ab. Prod (Mn tonnes) Rice Production | 0.07% | 131st | 2606 |
|
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Sugarcane Production |
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Sugarcane Production | 0.01% | 136th | 3452 |
|
Ab. Prod (000' Tonnes) Onion Production |
Ab. Prod (000' Tonnes) Onion Production | 0.02% | 179th | 5212 |
|
Ab. Prod (Mn tonn) Wheat Production |
Ab. Prod (Mn tonn) Wheat Production | 0.01% | 200th | 5612 |
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 |
Pondicherry
Health Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No of District Hospital | 1 | 12th | 2041 |
| 2 | No of Hospital Beds | 1470 | 22nd | 6210 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No of Community Health Centers | 9 | 169th | 10706 |
| 2 | No of Total Hospitals | 61 | 362nd | 10446 |
| 3 | No of Primary Health Centers | 48 | 390th | 4097 |
Pondicherry
Wealth Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GDP per Capita ('000', RBI SCB 2023) | 118 | 87th | 9022 |
| 2 | Number of Households with rented houses (No, Census 2011) | 37627 | 74th | 8744 |
| 3 | GDP (Crores. RBI SCB 2023) | 27789 | 133rd | 1320 |
| 4 | % of Households with Cars (%, Census 2011) | 4 | 186th | 10578 |
| 5 | % of Household with Mobiles (%, Census 2011) | 51 | 147th | 1689 |
| 6 | Number of Households with means of Transport as Scooter/ Motorcycle/Moped (No, Census 2011) | 69577 | 91st | 4362 |
| 7 | Bank Deposit-Bank Loans (Crores, RBI SCB 2024) | 5533 | 152nd | 5911 |
| 8 | Number of Households without Internet (No, Census 2011) | 20983 | 203rd | 11182 |
| 9 | Number of Households with TV, Computer/Laptop, Telephone/mobile phone and Scooter/ Car (No, Census 2011) | 15680 | 77th | 5615 |
| 10 | Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2024) | 23 | 165th | 5726 |
| 11 | Number of Households with Mobile only (No, Census 2011) | 174173 | 241st | 10537 |
| 12 | No. of Banks/1000 Household (in 1000, RBI SCB 2024) | 1 | 101st | 3611 |
| 13 | Number of Households with Internet (No, Census 2011) | 10634 | 80th | 6363 |
| 14 | Number of Households with means of Transport as Car/ Jeep/Van (No, Census 2011) | 15572 | 172nd | 10316 |
| 15 | Number of Households with Television (No, Census 2011) | 157504 | 144th | 6056 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | House Ownership % of Households (%, Census 2011) | 86 | 61st | 4698 |
| 2 | Number of Households without TV, Internet, Radio, Computer, Mobile, Landline (No, Census 2011) | 57099 | 266th | 10475 |
| 3 | Number of Households with Owned houses (No, Census 2011) | 280805 | 369th | 4641 |
| 4 | Number of Banks (No, RBI SCB Q3 2024) | 183 | 510th | 3193 |
| 5 | Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2024) | 14 | 569th | 7999 |
| 6 | Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2024) | 11 | 590th | 2033 |
| 7 | Bank Credit (Crore, RBI SCB Q3 2024) | 23154 | 618th | 2895 |
| 8 | Bank Deposits (Crore, RBI SCB Q3 2024) | 28688 | 627th | 4800 |
Pondicherry
Demography Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011) | 1023 | 27th | 9613 |
| 2 | Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011) | 19 | 89th | 6811 |
| 3 | Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011) | 949 | 37th | 7478 |
Pondicherry
Education Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | # of Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop (No, UDISE 2023) | 2 | 100th | 10671 |
| 2 | # of UG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2021) | 3322 | 69th | 6392 |
| 3 | Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years) (No, AISHE 2021) | 29 | 2nd | 10070 |
| 4 | # of PG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2021) | 193 | 69th | 1177 |
| 5 | # of Ph.D Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021) | 258 | 106th | 2002 |
| 6 | # of Master's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2021) | 6788 | 80th | 7045 |
| 7 | # of Universities (No, AISHE 2021) | 1 | 98th | 3703 |
| 8 | # of UG Enrolments - Medical (No, AISHE 2021) | 416 | 25th | 1956 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | # of No. of Schools (No, UDISE 2023) | 1915 | 129th | 7345 |
| 2 | # of UG Diploma Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021) | 334 | 138th | 3090 |
| 3 | # of ITIS seats (No, AISHE 2021) | 4319 | 371st | 8122 |
| 4 | Population (18-24) (Number, 2023) | 208496 | 430th | 4215 |
| 5 | # of UG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2021) | 11775 | 465th | 2633 |
| 6 | # of PG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2021) | 1484 | 465th | 2763 |
| 7 | # of Diploma (No, AISHE 2021) | 3658 | 523rd | 10003 |
| 8 | # of UG Enrolments - Law (No, AISHE 2021) | 593 | 523rd | 7324 |
| 9 | # of Enrolment in Private and Government Colleges (No, AISHE 2021) | 39460 | 550th | 6104 |
| 10 | # of Bachelor's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2021) | 44296 | 568th | 6902 |
| 11 | # of Population (0-18) (No, Census 2011) | 136937 | 586th | 6298 |
| 12 | # of Colleges (No, AISHE 2021) | 57 | 587th | 4421 |
| 13 | # of Total Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021) | 49523 | 591st | 11072 |
Pondicherry
Governance Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number of Police Stations (NO, IPC 2020) | 22 | 79th | 1327 |
| 2 | Sanctioned Police Force Number (NO, IPC 2020) | 1416 | 103rd | 2345 |
| 3 | Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, NCRB 2022) | 1 | 48th | 4087 |
| 4 | Murder/Lakh Pop (Ratio, NCRB 2022) | 1 | 58th | 4304 |
| 5 | Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, NCRB 2022) | 29 | 98th | 3099 |
| 6 | Number of IPC Crimes (NO, NCRB 2022) | 2654 | 255th | 10756 |
| 7 | Number of Murders (NO, NCRB 2022) | 24 | 276th | 8393 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number of Panchayats (Number , Census 2011) | 745 | 148th | 4912 |
| 2 | Number of Missing Persons (NO, NCRB 2022) | 285 | 514th | 10481 |
Pondicherry
Internet Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number of Facebook Users. (Estimated Maximum)(No, May 2025) | 172612 | 90th | 5250 |
| 2 | Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in May, 2025) | 135164 | 63rd | 5764 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urban Internet Pop/City Pop (%, TRAI December 2024) | 122 | 22nd | 6720 |
| 2 | English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language (No, Census 2011) | 162759 | 89th | 7673 |
| 3 | City FB Users % of City Literate Population (%, FB 2025) | 106 | 339th | 9813 |
| 4 | Number of Internet Connections (No, TRAI 2024) | 411790 | 518th | 2853 |
Pondicherry
Language Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Script Pools # < 30, 000 | 1 | 115th | 1819 |
| 2 | DHQ Mother Tongue Population (No, Census 2011) | 254303 | 120th | 8697 |
| 3 | English Multilingual Population | 50193 | 69th | 10681 |
| 4 | Tamil Script | 23886 | 10th | 6150 |
| 5 | Literacy (%, Census 2023)Estd | 78 | 88th | 7438 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devnagri Script (Hindi) | 137058 | 205th | 10738 |
| 2 | Gurumukhi Script (Punjabi) | 10774 | 366th | 1575 |
| 3 | Assamese Script | 3229 | 377th | 1715 |
| 4 | Perso-Arabic Script (Urdu) | 33190 | 488th | 5446 |
| 5 | Marathi Script | 27903 | 542nd | 6988 |
| 6 | Bengali Script | 13153 | 580th | 4743 |
| 7 | Gujarati Script | 25953 | 626th | 1707 |
| 8 | Latin Script (English) | 2647 | 658th | 6301 |
| 9 | Telugu Script | 39429 | 659th | 8110 |
| 10 | Odia Script | 5442 | 679th | 2518 |
| 11 | Kannada Script | 23603 | 687th | 8535 |
| 12 | Malayalam Script | 6112 | 702nd | 2401 |
Pondicherry
Media Metrics
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Total Annual Newspaper Circulation (No, RNI 2022) | 656764 | 450th | 5865 |
| 2 | Number of Dailies or Magazines (No, RNI 2022) | 240 | 480th | 2950 |
| 3 | Number of Theatres (No, BOC 2020) | 22 | 586th | 3582 |
Pondicherry
Urbanization Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urban Population (Number , Census 2011) | 531234 | 121st | 4963 |
| 2 | Number of households having latrine facility within the premises | 156908 | 165th | 4266 |
| 3 | # of Households with 1 married couple | 228663 | 272nd | 4361 |
| 4 | # of Households with Location of drinking water source within premises | 154278 | 155th | 2052 |
| 5 | # of Households with Main source of Lighting as Electricity | 222703 | 189th | 9564 |
| 6 | # of Households that use LPG/PNG as fuel for Cooking | 96340 | 84th | 9362 |
| 7 | Urbanization (% , Census 2011) | 26 | 31st | 2096 |
| 8 | Number of towns (Number , Census 2011) | 10 | 238th | 4913 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | # of Inhabited Villages | 777 | 148th | 10840 |
| 2 | Number of households (Number , Census 2011) | 326286 | 459th | 4935 |
| 3 | # of Households that use Electricity as fuel for Cooking | 566 | 571st | 4685 |
Pondicherry
Work Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Informal Jobs(DHQ),2023 | 56813 | 128th | 4983 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Govt Jobs(Formal) Dist.,2023 | 23664 | 113th | 2763 |
| 2 | Informal Jobs(Dist.),2023 | 626770 | 236th | 5775 |
| 3 | State Govt Jobs(Formal) DHQ,2023 | 14249 | 257th | 3638 |
| 4 | Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023 | 37084 | 535th | 8888 |
| 5 | # of Companies,2023 | 1876 | 545th | 3559 |
| 6 | Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023 | 25014 | 694th | 10618 |
| 7 | Central Govt Jobs(Formal),2023 | 6050 | 730th | 2556 |
| 8 | Central PSU Jobs(Formal),2023 | 1938 | 741st | 3803 |
languages
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) |
: | 144th |
| District Area (km2) |
: | 293 |
| District Area (Rank) |
: | 738th |
| No.of Towns
in District |
: | 10 |
| No. of Villages
in District |
: | 90 |
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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
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took
place in 2011). Contrary to popular perception, most data being reported at a State & U.T.
level, is
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approx. 9000 towns & 600000 villages, segregated into 768 districts, each with its
respective
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(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
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