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.
ISO 3166-2 Code [1] | District | Headquarters | Population (2011) [2] | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) [2] | Official website |
IN-PY-KA | Karaikal district | Karaikal | 200,222 | 160 | 1,252 | http://karaikal.gov.in/ |
IN-PY-MA | Mahé district | Mahé | 41,934 | 9 | 4,659 | http://mahe.gov.in/ |
IN-PY-PO | Puducherry district | Pondicherry | 946,600 | 293 | 3,231 | http://py.gov.in/ |
IN-PY-YA | Yanam district | Yanam | 55,616 | 30 | 3,272 | http://yanam.gov.in/ |