Puducherry district
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Puducherry district , formerly Pondicherry district is one of the four districts of the union territory of Puducherry in southern India. The district occupies an area of 290 square kilometres (110 sq mi),[1] spread over 11 non-contiguous enclaves lying on or near the Bay of Bengal within a compact area in the state of Tamil Nadu. According to the 2011 census, the district has a population of 946,600.[2]
Administrative divisions
| District | Taluks | Municipalities | Communes | Census Towns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puducherry (Pondicherry) | Bahour | None | None | |
| Ozhukarai | None | None | ||
| Puducherry | ||||
| Villianur | None |
For administrative purpose, the union territory of Puducherry is divided into eight taluks.[3] Four of these, viz. Puducherry, Ozhukarai, Villianur and Bahour, together constitute Puducherry district.[3] Among these four, only Ozhukarai taluk does not contain any rural area.[4] The rural area under the other three taluks are further divided commune panchayats (CP) or simply communes. Rural area of Puducherry taluk is covered by a single commune – Ariyankuppam, whereas Villianur taluk has two communes, viz. Villianur and Mannadipet, and rural area of Bahour taluk consists of two communes, viz. Bahour and Nettapakkam.[4]
Census 2011 has identified three census towns in Puducherry district, along with three existing statutory towns.[4] Pondicherry and Ozhukarai are the municipalities, Kurumbapet is the gram panchayat and the 3 census towns are: Ariyankuppam, Manavely and Villianur.[5] Puducherry urban agglomeration consists of the area under the all these six towns along with Odiampet, which is considered as urban outgrowth of Kurumbapet.[5]
For the ease of administration, Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Government of Puducherry, has defined two sub-divisions of the Puducherry district, viz. Pondicherry North subdivision and Pondicherry South subdivision, each consisting of two taluks.[6] Pondicherry North subdivision contains the taluks of Pondicherry and Ozhukarai, whereas Pondicherry South subdivision consists of the other two taluks of the district, viz. Villianur and Bahour.[7] Each of these four taluks are further divided into sub-taluks/firkas which consists of revenue villages from rural/semi-urban/urban area.
Planning and Research Department, Government of Puducherry, further defines the notion of a block. The union territory of Puducherry is divided into six blocks,[8] three of which forms the Pondicherry district, viz. Ariyankuppam, Ozkhukarai and Villianur.[8]
Demographics
Puducherry's population, 946,600,[2] is roughly equal to that of the nation of Fiji[9] or the US state of Delaware.[10] This gives it a ranking of 460th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 3,231 inhabitants per square kilometre (8,370/sq mi).[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 28.73%.[2] Puducherry has a sex ratio of 1,031 females for every 1,000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 86.13%.[2]
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- North East Monsoon 2009 - Action Plan published by Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Government of Puducherry
- Right to Information Act Manual published by Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Government of Puducherry
- Draft Annual Plan 2012-13, published by Planning and Research Department, Government of Puducherry
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