Puducherry

Union TerritoryIN-PY

Union Territory of India.

AsiaCapital: PuducherrySub-region: SouthernLanguage: Tamil, Telugu
Population
1.4M
Metros tracked
1
950K in metros (69%)
Composite score
0.3
Sum across tracked metros
Type
Union Territory
ISO 3166-2: IN-PY
At a glance
Established
1954
Demonym
Puducherrian
Area
492 km²
Population density
2,799 /km²
Legislature
Puducherry Legislative Assembly
Human Development Index
0.786 (2023)
Lok Sabha seats
1
Rank in India
27th of 36 by composite score
Area rank
34th of 36 by area
Largest tracked metro
Puducherry

Civic facts via Wikidata.

Puducherry metro footprint

1 metro
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Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.

1 tracked metro

#2239Puducherry★ Capital
0.3
950KLocal Metro