Puducherry District

Puducherry district is located in Puducherry UT. Population of Puducherry district is 946,600 as per Census 2011. Puducherry is 1th most Populous district out of total 4 districts in Puducherry UT and it is 460th most Populous district out of total 640 districts in India.

The population density of Puducherry is 3231 Persons per square Km. It is 2th most densely populated out of 4 districts in Puducherry UT and it is 21th most densely populated district out of total 640 districts in India.

Total Literacy rate of Puducherry is 86.13%. This means 86.13 out of 100 persons of age more than 6 years are literate. It is ranked 2 in terms of literacy rate out of total 4 districts of Puducherry UT and 65 out of total 640 districts of India.

Male Literacy of Puducherry is 92.07% while female literacy stands at 80.4%.

Note: Serchhip district (98.76%) in Mizoram has highest literacy rate and Alirajpur district (37.2%) of Madhya Pradesh has the lowest literacy rate in India.

Sex-ratio of Puducherry is 1031 female per thousand male.

Note: Highest Sex-ratio of India is of Puducherry (1176) while lowest being from Daman district (533). All the details are as of Census 2011.

Area of Puducherry is 292.97 Sq. Km. It is 1th largest district in Puducherry UT and 620th largest in India in terms of total area.

Note: Kutch district (45441 sq.km) of Gujarat is the largest and Mahe district (9 sq km) of Puducherry is the smallest district in India.