Population - 2008

Sl. No.	Item / Details	Unit	Region wise (As per 2001 Population Census)
Sl. No.	Item / Details	Unit	Puducherry	Karaikal	Mahe	Yanam	State
1	Population	Nos.
	Male	"	369428	84487	17153	15893	486961
	Female	"	365904	86304	19675	15501	487384
	Total	"	735332	170791	36828	31394	974345
2	Rural	%	31.19	56.42	--	--	33.43
	Male	Nos.	116053	47650	--	--	163703
	Female	"	113320	48703	--	--	162023
3	Urban	%	68.81	43.58	100	100	66.57
	Male	Nos.	253375	36837	17153	15893	323258
	Female	"	252584	37601	19675	15501	325361
4	Scheduled Caste	%	16.45	18.07	0.33	18.48	16.19
	Rural	Nos.	66169	22376	--	--	88545
	Urban	"	54811	8492	121	5802	69226
	Total	"	120980	30868	121	5802	157771
5	Literates	per'000 pop.	710	716	848	633	714
	Male	Nos.	287494	65890	14614	10760	378758
	Female	"	235288	56563	16620	9138	317609