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66: 99: 52: 1324: 525: 1242: 1261: 1234: 174: 1220: 106: 73: 666:, together constitute Puducherry district. Among these four, only Uzhavarkarai taluk does not contain any rural area. The rural areas 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 – 732:
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. Pondicherry North subdivision
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Planning and Research Department, Government of Puducherry, further defines the notion of a block. The union territory of Puducherry is divided into six blocks, three of which forms the Puducherry district, viz. Ariyankuppam, Ozkhukarai and Villianur.
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contains the taluks of Pondicherry and Uzhavarkarai, whereas Pondicherry South subdivision consists of the other two taluks of the district, viz. Villianur and Bahour. Each of these four taluks are further divided into
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Geographically, the district of Puducherry is highly fragmented as it was during the colonial period.
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Srivastava, Dayawanti, ed. (2010). "States and Union Territories: Pondicherry: Government".
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published by Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Government of Puducherry
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published by Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Government of Puducherry
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For administrative purpose, the union territory of Puducherry is divided into eight
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Puducherry's population, 950,289, is roughly equal to that of the nation of
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which consists of revenue villages from rural/semi-urban/urban area.
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in Puducherry district, along with three existing statutory towns.
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For city and capital of the union territory of Puducherry, see
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consists of the area under the all these six towns along with
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over the decade 2001-2011 was 28.73%. Puducherry has a
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Census2011.co.in. 2011 780: 701:are the municipalities, 520:Administrative divisions 1881:Districts of Puducherry 345: • Additional 1463:Pondicherry University 867:"District Census 2011" 763:population growth rate 650:. Four of these, viz. 529: 240:City Municipal Council 88:Show map of Puducherry 39:District of Puducherry 1707:Administrative blocks 1535:Sacred Heart Basilica 1494:History of Puducherry 1109:. U. S. Census Bureau 527: 504:lying on or near the 331: • Official 300:3 m (10 ft) 1530:Sri Aurobindo Ashram 1238:Pondicherry district 1152:4 March 2016 at the 899:2011 census of India 486:Pondicherry district 403:Vehicle registration 318: • Density 1876:Puducherry district 1666:Puducherry district 1202:Viluppuram district 990:on 18 November 2007 830:Government of India 753:or the US state of 719:urban agglomeration 512:. 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Pondicherry

Puducherry is located in Puducherry
Puducherry is located in India
11°55′N 79°49′E / 11.917°N 79.817°E / 11.917; 79.817
Country
India
Union Territory
Puducherry
Pondicherry
Taluks
Bahour
Puducherry
Uzhavarkarai
Villianur
Pondicherry Municipal Council
District Collector
IAS
Senior Superintendent of Police
IPS
Tamil
English
French
Time zone
UTC+5:30
IST
PIN
ISO 3166 code
Vehicle registration
Viluppuram

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