| POPULATION
|
9.74
Lakhs (2001 Census) |
| AREA |
495
Sq. Kms |
| LITERACY
RATE |
Fully
Literate (90%) |
|
INFRASTRUCTURES
|
| PHYSICAL |
| RAILWAYS
|
Pondicherry
connected with Villupuram junction by a broad gauge railway
line (39Kms).
|
|
ROADS
|
| Total
Road Length |
2552
kms
|
| Road
Length per 1000Sq.Km. |
Pondicherry |
Tamil
Nadu |
India |
| |
4575 |
1572 |
663 |
| Total
number of Motor Vehicles |
251183
|
| Vehicle
density per Sq. Km. |
507
|
|
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
|
| Number
of Telephone Lines |
92730 |
| Number
of telephone exchanges |
31 |
| |
Pondicherry
|
India
|
|
Lines per 1000 persons |
48.7
|
18.1
|
|
POWER
|
| Power
Requirement |
175MW |
| Power
Availability |
229MW |
| Power
Generation |
32.50MW
Gas based power project has been commissioned |
| |
Pondicherry |
India |
| Per
Capita Electricity Consumption |
1161
KWH |
320.1
KWH |
| Percentage
of Transmission & Distribution Loss |
13.79% |
21.1% |
|
Power
Tariff
|
| L.T
supply |
|
Up
to 1000 units Rs. 2.30/unit |
|
Above
1000 units Rs 2.50/unit |
| H.T.
supply |
|
Rs
135/KVA - Demand charges |
|
Rs
2.60/KWH- Up to 1 lakh Units |
|
Rs
2.75/KWH - above 1 lakh units |
|
PORT
|
| Major
Port |
Accessible
to Major ports like Chennai, Tuticorin, Cochin and Vishagapattinam. |
| Minor
Port |
Pondicherry
port being modernised |
|
AIRPORTS
|
| Domestic |
A
Medium size airport available |
| International |
Chennai;
2 hours drive |
|
SOCIAL
|
| EDUCATION |
| Schools |
863 |
| University
|
1 |
| No.
of Post Graduate and Graduate Colleges |
8 |
| No.
of Professional colleges |
18 |
| No.of
students, passing out every year in the above courses |
2095 |
| RENOWNED
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS |
| Pondicherry
Central University |
| Pondicherry
Engineering College |
| Jawaharlal
Nehru Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research
(JIPMER) |
| Mahatma
Gandhi Dental College |
| Rajiv
Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences |
| Dr.
Ambedkar Govt. Law College |
| Dr.
Ambedkar Govt. Law College |
| Pandit
Jawaharral Nehru College Of Agriculture And Research Institute
|
| Pondicherry
Institute of Hospitality Crafts |
| Govt.
Polytechnic in all regions |
| Alliance
Francaise |
|
BANKING
|
| Total
No. of Branches |
84 |
| Credit |
Rs.56991
lakhs (2001) |
| Deposit |
Rs.176279
lakhs (2001) |
| Per
Capita Deposit |
Rs.18098
(2001) |
| Per
Capita credit |
Rs.
5851 (2001) |
|
HEALTH
CARE
|
| Total
No. of hospitals (including Private) |
20 |
| Primary
Health Centres |
43 |
| E.S.I.
Dispensaries |
12 |
| No.
of Doctors in Pondicherry |
475 |
| No.
of doctors per 100000 persons |
Pondicherry |
India |
|
59 |
45 |
|
ECONOMY
|
| Net
State Domestic Product |
327670
lakhs (2001) |
| Per
captia Income |
Pondicherry |
India |
| |
Rs.
33910 |
Rs.10771 |
