Puducherry Population (1901-2011)
Year |
Population |
Growth |
Share (%) |
Net Change | rate (%) | to India |
1901 | 246,354 | - | - | inf |
1911 | 257,179 | 10,825 | 4.39 | inf |
1921 | 244,156 | -13,023 | -5.06 | inf |
1931 | 258,628 | 14,472 | 5.93 | inf |
1941 | 285,011 | 26,383 | 10.20 | inf |
1951 | 317,253 | 32,242 | 11.31 | inf |
1961 | 369,079 | 51,826 | 16.34 | inf |
1971 | 471,707 | 102,628 | 27.81 | inf |
1981 | 604,471 | 132,764 | 28.15 | inf |
1991 | 807,785 | 203,314 | 33.64 | inf |
2001 | 974,345 | 166,560 | 20.62 | inf |
2011 | 1,247,953 | 273,608 | 28.08 | inf |
- Population
- Growth rate
- Net change
Puducherry population by Age Group (2011)
Age group |
Male |
Female |
Total |
M per 100 F |
Persons | Share (%) |
00-04 |
47,703 |
46,246 |
93,949 |
7.53 |
103.151 |
05-09 |
50,327 |
48,390 |
98,717 |
7.91 |
104.003 |
10-14 |
53,936 |
51,790 |
105,726 |
8.47 |
104.144 |
15-19 |
52,231 |
50,085 |
102,316 |
8.20 |
104.285 |
20-24 |
51,287 |
57,532 |
108,819 |
8.72 |
89.145 |
25-29 |
55,052 |
63,192 |
118,244 |
9.48 |
87.119 |
30-34 |
53,761 |
57,309 |
111,070 |
8.90 |
93.809 |
35-39 |
52,655 |
54,804 |
107,459 |
8.61 |
96.079 |
40-44 |
45,482 |
44,297 |
89,779 |
7.19 |
102.675 |
45-49 |
40,625 |
38,680 |
79,305 |
6.35 |
105.028 |
50-54 |
30,858 |
30,065 |
60,923 |
4.88 |
102.638 |
55-59 |
24,615 |
25,494 |
50,109 |
4.02 |
96.552 |
60-64 |
20,498 |
23,330 |
43,828 |
3.51 |
87.861 |
65-69 |
12,154 |
15,829 |
27,983 |
2.24 |
76.783 |
70-74 |
9,861 |
12,660 |
22,521 |
1.80 |
77.891 |
75-79 |
5,494 |
7,295 |
12,789 |
1.02 |
75.312 |
80-84 |
3,151 |
4,787 |
7,938 |
0.64 |
65.824 |
85-89 |
1,416 |
1,967 |
3,383 |
0.27 |
71.988 |
90-94 |
577 |
808 |
1,385 |
0.11 |
71.411 |
95-99 |
193 |
244 |
437 |
0.04 |
79.098 |
100+ |
75 |
97 |
172 |
0.01 |
77.320 |
Age not stated |
560 |
541 |
1,101 |
0.09 |
103.512 |
Total |
612,511 |
635,442 |
1,247,953 | |
96.391 |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio
Population of Puducherry districts 2011
District |
Rank |
Population |
Rural (%) |
Urban (%) |
Sex ratio |
Male | Female | Total | Share (%) | F per 1000 M | M per 100 F |
Yanam | 3 | 27,301 | 28,325 | 55,626 | 4.46 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 1,038 | 96.385 |
Puducherry | 1 | 468,258 | 482,031 | 950,289 | 76.15 | 30.84 | 69.16 | 1,029 | 97.143 |
Mahe | 4 | 19,143 | 22,673 | 41,816 | 3.35 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 1,184 | 84.431 |
Karaikal | 2 | 97,809 | 102,413 | 200,222 | 16.04 | 51.00 | 49.00 | 1,047 | 95.504 |