| Area |
:480sq.km |
| Capital |
:Pondicherry |
| Languages |
:Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, English and French |
| Population |
:9,73,829 |
| Males |
:4,86,705 |
|
Females
|
:4,87,124 |
| Literacy |
: % |
| Districts
|
:4
|
 The Union territory of Pondicherry encompasses
an area of only 480 sq km with Pondicherry town and its villages covering 290
sq.km surrounded by the south Arcot District, Karaikal town and its villages
covering 161 sq.km surrounded by Tanjavur district, Mahe and its villages
covering 9 sq km surrounded by the Kerala state, and Yanam covering 20 sq.km
within the East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh. While Pondicherry, the head quarters of the union territory,
lies 162 km south of Madras and 22 km north of Cuddalore, Karaikal is about 150
km south of Pondicherry and Yanam about 840 km north-east of Pondicherry on the
Andhra Coast. Mahe lies almost parallel to Pondicherry, 653 km away on the west
coast.
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