Puducherry is a Union Territory of India, with four exclaved districts; Puducherry district and Karaikal district (surrounded by the state of Tamil Nadu), Mahé district (surrounded by the state of Kerala) and Yanam district (surrounded by the state of Andhra Pradesh), with Pondicherry district having the largest area and population and Mahe district having the smallest area and population. All four districts retained the borders of French India, and were incorporated into the Republic of India after the de facto transfer of the territories of French India in 1954.
Districts
| ISO 3166-2 Code[1] | District | Headquarters | Population (2011)[2] | Area (km²) | Density (/km²)[2] | Official website |
| IN-PY-KA | Karaikal district | Karaikal | Template:Right 200,222 | 160 | Template:Right 1,252 | http://karaikal.gov.in/ |
| IN-PY-MA | Mahé district | Mahé | Template:Right 41,934 | Template:Right 9 | Template:Right 4,659 | http://mahe.gov.in/ |
| IN-PY-PO | Puducherry district | Pondicherry | Template:Right 946,600 | Template:Right 293 | Template:Right 3,231 | http://py.gov.in/ |
| IN-PY-YA | Yanam district | Yanam | Template:Right 55,616 | Template:Right30 | Template:Right 3,272 | http://yanam.gov.in/ |
See also
References
- ↑ NIC Policy on format of e-mail Address: Appendix (2): Districts Abbreviations as per ISO 3166–2. Ministry Of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India(2004-08-18).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 List of all districts of Paducherry with census data on population, literacy and sex ratio. 2011 census of India.