Pondicherry Population

Pondicherry's Population presents a fair picture of the comparative growth in the total population, rate of increase in population between zero to six years of age and ratio of literate people to the total inhabitants of the Union Territory.

While conducting the census of India, Pondicherry as one of the prime Union Territories of the nation is also included. The census conducted in the year 2001 stated that the total Pondicherry Population stands at 9, 73, 829. The percentage of males and females are shown separately with respect to the total population of Pondicherry. According to the 2001 census the male population of Pondicherry is 486, 705 whereas the females are 487, 124 in number.

Sex ratio is an important element which is included in every census of India. Since Pondicherry is no exception hence in 2001 the sex ratio in the Union Territory was counted as 1001 females for every thousand males. Also, the population density shows the proportion of human beings to the total land area of a place. Pondicherry Population in 2001 had a density of 2029 per square km.

Literacy rate is considered to be one of the vital indicators of the positive growth of the population of any region. Going by the 2001 census, out of the total population of 9, 73, 829 in Pondicherry 701, 447 number of the people were literate which accounted for 81.49%. Again, out of the total literate population of Pondicherry, while females counted for 320, 120, males who had access to education were 381, 327.

The census of 2001 also provided information on the number of those who fall under the age group of 0-6 years. Among 113, 010 persons of the 0-6 age limit in Pondicherry male gender had a share of 11.86% and females had a share of 11.35%.

Pondicherry Population ratified an upward growth of 20.56% at the time of census 2001.