Selected Socio - Economic Indicators - 2012

Item Year Unit Puducherry Karaikal Mahe Yanam Union 
Territory
Area               
Area 2011 
Census
Sq.km. 293 160 9 17 479
Density " per sq.km. 3231 1252 4659 3272 2598
Towns "   ” 3 1 1 1 6
Population  2011 
Census
lakh 9.47 2.00 0.42 0.56 12.44
Urban Population " % 69.13 49.01 100.00 100.00 68.31
Rural Population " % 30.87 50.99 - - 31.69
Male " % 49.24 48.82 45.95 49.05 49.06
Female " % 50.76 51.18 54.05 50.95 50.94
Decadal growth " % 28.73 17.29 13.86 77.15 27.72
Sex ratio " per ‘000  Males 1031 1048 1176 1039 1038
Literacy rate              
Persons 2011 
Census
% 86.13 87.83 98.35 80.26 86.55
Male " % 92.07 93.36 99.24 83.63 92.12
Female " % 80.40 82.61 97.61 77.07 81.22
Rain fall June'11 to May'12 mm 1665.0 1332.6 3290.4 698.6 ---
Agriculture              
Net area sown 2011-12  in Hect. 10741 6187 586 615 18129
Gross area irrigated " " 15194 6117 30 499 21840
Foodgrains  Production* " M.T 25632 15887 -- 1780 43299
Fish Production              
 Marine 2011-12 M.T 13873.200 15663.000 5302.000 2780.300 37618.500
 Inland " " 2219.000 1594.000 -- 916.000 4729.000
Animal Husbandry               
Milk Production 2011-12 M.T 34677 10758 379 950 46764
Egg Production   in. lakh No. 62.07 45.85 1.42 3.60 112.94
Public Health (Government of Puducherry Institutions)              
Hospitals 2011-12 No. 5 1 1 1 8
Dental College and Hospital " " 1 -- -- -- 1
Chest Clinic " " 1 -- -- -- 1
Primary Health Centres " " 27 11 1 0 39
Community Health Centres " " 2 1 1 0 4
Item Year Unit Puducherry Karaikal Mahe Yanam Union 
Territory
Sub-Centres 2011-12 No. 55 17 4 5 81
ESI Dispensaries " " 11 #2 1 1 15
Doctors 2011-12* " 406 95 41 33 575
Nurses " " 764 258 80 47 1149
Beds 2011-12 " 1491 506 171 100 2268
Education              
Primary               
i. No. of Institutions 2011-12 No. 194 80 14 15 303
ii. No. of Students " " 18184 5503 1362 2199 27248
Middle "            
i. No. of Institutions " No. 69 24 7 0 100
ii. No. of Students " " 14598 4831 2246 0 21675
Secondary "            
i. No. of Institutions " No. 130 38 5 14 187
ii. No. of Students " " 50624 15554 1827 7444 75449
Higher Secondary "            
i. No. of Institutions " No. 93 19 6 1 119
ii. No. of Students " " 110250 14370 4874 341 129835
 Teacher Pupil  Ratio              
Primary  2011-12   1:16 1:16 1:22 1:29 1:16
Middle "   1:18 1:19 1:19 -- 1:15
Secondary     1:25 1:26 1:17 1:28 1:22
Higher Secondary "   1:28 1:26 1:19 1:20 1:26
No. of girls per 100 boys              
Primary  2011-12 No. 94 96 92 93 94
Middle " " 94 94 91 102 95
Secondary   " 94 98 94 99 95
Higher Secondary " " 113 152 99 108 117
Item Year Unit Puducherry Karaikal Mahe Yanam Union 
Territory
Public Distribution System              
No.of Fair Price Shops 2011-12 No. 385 89 18 22 514
Ration shops run by 
Co-opertive institutions
  " 358 79 18 22 477
Banking               
No. of Scheduled
Commercial Banks/ Branches
As on March 2011 No. 108 31 8 5 152
Deposits  
in crore
5674 869 307 100 6950
Credit     “ 3651 460 89 62 4262
Population per Bank   No. 8765 6462 5242 11123 8187
Transport              
Road length (by PWD) 2011-12 km. 504.679 188.417 25.879 26.445 745.420
Regd. Motor vehicle During    2011-12 No. 65755 15089 1140 489 82473
Tourism              
Tourist arrival  2011            
i. Foreign Tourist   No 52089 209     52298
ii. Domestic Tourist     “ 763240 134656     897896
Co-operative              
No. of Societies 2011-12 No. 372 80 29 43 524
Membership " '000 Nos 460 68 48 24 600
Primary Agricultural Credit Societies " No. 47 6 2 -- 55
Membership   " 108982 11518 221 -- 120721
State Income              
Gross State Domestic product (at Current prices) 2011-12 (QE) ` in crore   14081.07
Net State Domestic product (at Current prices) " "   12371.54
Per Capita Income 
(at Current Prices)
" in `    98055
Per Capita Income 
(at Constant Prices)
  "   81188

* Provisional             # 1 Part time Dispensary

All figures of 2011 Census are provisional

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