Population12,47,953PUDUCHERRY
Males6,12,511
Females6,35,442
Sex ratio1,037per 1,000 males
Literacy76.7%
Children 0–61,32,858
Households3,02,450
Population Overview
Total population12,47,953
Males6,12,511
Females6,35,442
Sex ratio1,037per 1,000 males
Households3,02,450
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–61,32,858
Boys 0–667,527
Girls 0–665,331
Child %10.6%
SC / ST
SC population1,96,325
SC males95,512
SC females1,00,813
SC %15.7%
Literacy
Literate9,57,309
Literate males4,97,378
Literate females4,59,931
Literacy %76.7%
Illiterate2,90,644
Illiterate males1,15,133
Illiterate females1,75,511
Workers — Total
Total workers4,44,968
Worker males3,32,931
Worker females1,12,037
Work participation %35.7%
Non-workers8,02,985
Non-worker males2,79,580
Non-worker females5,23,405
Workers — Main
Main workers3,99,689
Main males3,06,409
Main females93,280
Cultivators10,763
Cultivator males9,187
Cultivator females1,576
Agri labourers50,607
Agri labourer males33,410
Agri labourer females17,197
Household industry6,373
HH industry males3,520
HH industry females2,853
Other workers3,31,946
Other males2,60,292
Other females71,654
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers45,279
Marginal males26,522
Marginal females18,757
Marg. cultivators1,336
Marg. agri labourers17,784
Marg. HH industry1,519
Marg. other24,640
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males846
Marg. cultivator females490
Marg. agri lab. males9,384
Marg. agri lab. females8,400
Marg. HH industry males527
Marg. HH industry females992
Marg. other males15,765
Marg. other females8,875
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers35,827
3–6 mo males21,411
3–6 mo females14,416
3–6 mo cultivators1,082
3–6 mo cult. males689
3–6 mo cult. females393
3–6 mo agri lab.13,607
3–6 mo agri lab. males7,396
3–6 mo agri lab. females6,211
3–6 mo HH industry1,116
3–6 mo HH ind. males392
3–6 mo HH ind. females724
3–6 mo other20,022
3–6 mo other males12,934
3–6 mo other females7,088
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers9,452
0–3 mo males5,111
0–3 mo females4,341
0–3 mo cultivators254
0–3 mo cult. males157
0–3 mo cult. females97
0–3 mo agri lab.4,177
0–3 mo agri lab. males1,988
0–3 mo agri lab. females2,189
0–3 mo HH industry403
0–3 mo HH ind. males135
0–3 mo HH ind. females268
0–3 mo other4,618
0–3 mo other males2,831
0–3 mo other females1,787
Top districts by population
districts comparison
4 districts
districts-wise data
| # | District | Population | Males | Females | Sex ratio | Literacy % | Workers % | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puducherry | 9,50,289 | 4,68,258 | 4,82,031 | 1,029 | 76.5% | 36.6% | 2,31,513 |
| 2 | Karaikal | 2,00,222 | 97,809 | 1,02,413 | 1,047 | 77.4% | 34.1% | 49,705 |
| 3 | Yanam | 55,626 | 27,301 | 28,325 | 1,038 | 70.6% | 30.1% | 13,812 |
| 4 | Mahe | 41,816 | 19,143 | 22,673 | 1,184 | 87.2% | 28.2% | 7,420 |