Union Territory · South

Puducherry

State profile

🇫🇷Fun factPuducherry was French-ruled for 138 years, joining India only in 1954, not 1947.

Factsheet

Capital: Pondicherry
Language(s): Tamil, French, English, Telugu, Malayalam
Formed: 1963
Area: 483 km²
Districts: 4
Head (2025): N. Rangasamy
State animal: 🐾 Indian palm squirrel
State bird: 🐦 Koel
State flower: 🌸 Cannonball flower
State tree: 🌳 Bael

Report Card

View full ranking →

SDG India Index

74

#14 of 36India: 71

NITI Aayog· 2023-24

Economy

View full ranking →

Per-Capita NSDP

₹2.45 L

#13 of 33

MoSPI· 2022-23

Unemployment Rate

4.6%

#22 of 36India: 3.2%

Labour Force Participation

52.4%

#32 of 36India: 60.1%

Healthcare

View full ranking →

Infant Mortality Rate

No verified data yet for this indicator.

Life Expectancy at Birth

No verified data yet for this indicator.

Total Fertility Rate

1.5

#29 of 35India: 2.0

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Institutional Births

99.7%

#3 of 35India: 88.6%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Child Stunting (under 5)

20.0%

#1 of 35India: 35.5%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Full Immunisation (12-23 mo)

81.0%

#9 of 31India: 76.4%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Education

View full ranking →

Literacy Rate

85.8%

#9 of 35India: 74.0%

Census 2011· 2011

Female Literacy Rate

80.7%

#9 of 34India: 65.5%

Census 2011· 2011

Higher Education GER

61.5%

#2 of 36India: 28.4%

AISHE· 2021-22

Law & Order

View full ranking →

IPC Crime Rate

199.7 per lakh

#23 of 36India: 258.1 per lakh

Crimes Against Women Rate

23.6 per lakh

#5 of 36India: 66.4 per lakh

Government Budget

View full ranking →

Debt-to-GSDP Ratio

25.8%

#6 of 31India: 28.1%

Demographics

View full ranking →

Population

12,47,953

#29 of 36India: 1,21,08,54,977

Census 2011· 2011

Sex Ratio

1,037 per 1,000 men

#2 of 36India: 943 per 1,000 men

Census 2011· 2011

Urban Population Share

68.3%

#4 of 35India: 31.2%

Census 2011· 2011

Decadal Population Growth

28.1%

#1 of 34India: 17.7%

Census 2011· 2011

Infrastructure

View full ranking →

Electricity Access

99.8%

#4 of 31India: 96.8%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Improved Sanitation

96.0%

#5 of 31India: 70.2%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Clean Cooking Fuel

95.0%

#4 of 31India: 58.6%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Agriculture

View full ranking →

Agriculture Share of GSVA

4.1%

#31 of 33

MoSPI· 2022-23

Foodgrain Yield

3,124 kg/ha

#7 of 35India: 2,494 kg/ha

DA&FW· 2022-23

Net Irrigated Area

84.5%

#4 of 30India: 56.4%

DA&FW· 2022-23

Average Landholding Size

0.62 ha

#29 of 34India: 1.08 ha

Agri Census· 2015-16

Sports

View full ranking →

Khelo India Medals

2

#28 of 33

Khelo India· 2025

Tourism

View full ranking →

Domestic Tourist Visits

20,92,000

#23 of 36India: 2,50,96,27,000

Ministry of Tourism· 2023

Foreign Tourist Visits

31,000

#25 of 36India: 1,92,46,000

Ministry of Tourism· 2023