Selected Socio – Economic Indicators

Item Year Unit Puducherry Karaikal Mahe Yanam Union 
Territory
Area               
Area 2011 
Census
Sq.km. 294 157 9 30 490
Density " per
 sq.km.
3231 1252 4659 3272 2547
Towns "   ” 3 1 1 1 6
Population  2011 
Census
lakh 9.5 2.00 0.42 0.56 12.48
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 " % 29.2 17.20 13.5 77.2 28.1
Sex ratio " per ‘000  Males 1029 1047 1184 1038 1037
Literacy rate              
Persons 2011 
Census
% 85.40 87.1 97.9 79.5 85.8
Male " % 91.2 92.40 98.6 82.8 91.3
Female " % 79.90 82 97.3 76.40 80.70
Rain fall 2013-14 mm 1101.8 1151.8 2288.1 1069.2 -
Agriculture              
Net area sown    in Hect. 10069 4847 579 656 16131
Gross area irrigated " " 16054 4953 24 473 21504
Foodgrains  Production " M.T 35659 10033 - 1744 47436
Fish Production              
 Marine 2013 M.T 13310.200 19390.710 5560.000 2879.380 41140.290
 Inland " " 2567.000 738.300 - 1001.500 4306.800
Animal Husbandry               
Milk Production 2012-13 M.T 35232 10839 375 986 47452
Egg Production   in. lakh No. 62.05 45.99 1.38 3.52 112.94
Public Health (Government of Puducherry Institutions)              
Hospitals 2012-13 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
Sub-Centres 2012-13 No. 55 17 4 5 81
ESI Dispensaries   " 11 2 1 1 15
Doctors   " 304 47 20 9 380
Nurses   " 796 247 81 63 1187
Beds   " 2909 649 203 100 3861
Education              
Primary               
i. No. of Institutions 2013-14 No. 182 76 13 15 286
ii. No. of Students " " 13620 4474 1371 1909 21374
Middle "            
i. No. of Institutions " No. 59 28 8 0 95
ii. No. of Students " " 9847 4306 2542 0 16695
Secondary "            
i. No. of Institutions " No. 133 43 6 15 197
ii. No. of Students " " 46967 15024 2027 6650 70718
Higher Secondary "            
i. No. of Institutions " No. 115 21 6 1 143
ii. No. of Students " " 212360 15568 4240 354 141522
 Teacher Pupil  Ratio              
Primary  2013-14   1:14 1:15 1:18 1:19 1:15
Middle "   1:15 1:15 1:21 -- 1:16
Secondary     1:21 1:24 1:21 1:23 1:22
Higher Secondary "   1:25 1:24 1:20 1:14 1:25
No. of girls per 100 boys              
Primary  2013-14 No. 95 96 95 93 95
Middle " " 95 98 90 103 95
Secondary     95 98 95 94 95
Higher Secondary " " 112 173 99 92 117
Item Year Unit Puducherry Karaikal Mahe Yanam Union 
Territory
Public Distribution System              
No.of Fair Price Shops 2013-14 No. 385 91 18 22 516
Ration shops run by 
Co-opertive institutions
" " 358 82 18 22 480
Banking               
No. of Scheduled
Commercial Banks/ Branches
2013-14 No. 146 44 9 6 205
Deposits  
in crore
7055.7 1096.66 416.26 143.84 8712
Credit     “          
Population per Bank   No. 6484 4552 4659 9269 6070
Transport              
Road length (by PWD) 2013-14 km. 459.356 188.417 25.879 37.125 710.777
Regd. Motor vehicle 2013-14 No. 42930 6797 1409 513 51649
Tourism              
Tourist arrival               
i. Foreign Tourist 2013 No 45401 554 0 0 45955
ii. Domestic Tourist     “ 791897 192227 8755 10598 1003477
Co-operative              
No. of Societies 2013-14 No. 363 81 29 43 516
Membership " '000 Nos 460 72 45 23 600
Primary Agricultural Credit Societies " No. 47 6 1 0 54
Membership   " 108990 11520 180 0 120690
State Income              
Gross State Domestic product (at Current prices) 2013-14 (QE) ` in crore         21061.25
Net State Domestic product (at Current prices) " "         19754.07
Per Capita Income 
(at Current Prices)
" in `          148784

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