Draft Annual Plan 1972-73, Part-I-Notes Union Territory of Pondicherry

Abstract

The Union territory of Pondicherry comprises the four regions of Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam, covering an area of about 479.2 sq. km. so with a population of 4.71 lakhs, according to the provisional figures of the 1971 census. the Pondicherry region (area 290.1 sq. kms.) is on the east-coast, about 160 kms,. south of Madras, Pondicherry region is not a contiguous area but is interspersed with enclaves of Tamil Nadu, It consists of 267 villages, with a total population of 3.39 lakhs. About 160 kms, further south on the east-coast lies the Karaikal region (area 153 sq. kms.) consisting of 118 villages with a population of 1,00,000, About 650 kms, north of Madras, Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh, is the small enclave of Yanam, with four villages covering an area of about 20.7 sq. kms.