According to Census 2011, Puducherry has population of 12.48 Lakhs, an increase from figure of 9.74 Lakh in 2001 census. Total population of Puducherry as per 2011 census is 1,247,953 of which male and female are 612,511 and 635,442 respectively. In 2001, total population was 974,345 in which males were 486,961 while females were 487,384. The total population growth in this decade was 28.08 percent while in previous decade it was 20.56 percent. The population of Puducherry forms 0.10 percent of India in 2011. In 2001, the figure was 0.09 percent.
 Male |
612,511 | 49.08% |
 Female |
635,442 | 50.91% |
| Male |
497,378 | 91.26% | |
| Female |
459,931 | 80.67% |
| Male |
25.78% | |||||
| Female |
30.38% |
| Male |
67,587 | 50.82% |
| Female |
65,331 | 49.17% |
 Sex Ratio |
967/1000 |
 Rural |
395,200 | 31.67% | |
 Urban |
852,753 | 68.33% | |
 Total |
1,247,953 | 100% |
 Hindu |
10.89 Lakhs | 87.29% | |
 Christian |
0.78 Lakhs | 6.29% | |
.svg) Muslim |
0.75 Lakhs | 2.92% |
| Puducherry | 950,289 | ||||
| Karaikal | 200,222 | ||||
| Yanam | 55,626 | ||||
| Mahe | 41,816 |
| Mahe | 97.87% | ||||
| Karaikal | 87.05% | ||||
| Puducherry | 85.44% | ||||
| Yanam | 79.47% |
| Mahe | 1184 | |||||
| Karaikal | 1047 | |||||
| Yanam | 1038 | |||||
| Puducherry | 1029 |
puducherry Population Census 2011
As per details from Census 2011, Puducherry has population of 12.48 Lakhs, an increase from figure of 9.74 Lakh in 2001 census. Total population of Puducherry as per 2011 census is 1,247,953 of which male and female are 612,511 and 635,442 respectively. In 2001, total population was 974,345 in which males were 486,961 while females were 487,384. The total population growth in this decade was 28.08 percent while in previous decade it was 20.56 percent. The population of Puducherry forms 0.10 percent of India in 2011. In 2001, the figure was 0.09 percent.
puducherry Literacy Rate Census 2011
Literacy rate in Puducherry has seen upward trend and is 85.85 percent as per 2011 population census. Of that, male literacy stands at 91.26 percent while female literacy is at 80.67 percent. In 2001, literacy rate in Puducherry stood at 81.24 percent of which male and female were 88.62 percent and 73.90 percent literate respectively. In actual numbers, total literates in Puducherry stands at 957,309 of which males were 497,378 and females were 459,931.
puducherry Decadal Growth Rate Census 2011
In 2011, population decadal growth for puducherry was 28.08 %. Population decadal growth of puducherry increased in male 25.78 % and female 30.38 %.
According to the Census of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, the decade of 2001 to 2011 is the 1st decade post Indian Independence, which added least number of people to the country's population. The percentage of decadal growth in the nation, for the first time, showed a decrease by 3.90 % since, the present Census of India 2011 has registered the rate to be 17.64 % from the rate of 21.54 % in the earlier Census conducted in the year 2001
puducherry Sex Ratio and child sex ratio Census 2011
Sex Ratio in Puducherry is 1037 i.e. for each 1000 male, which is below national average of 940 as per census 2011. In 2001, the sex ratio of female was 1001 per 1000 males in Puducherry.
Child Sex Ratio in puducherry is 967 i.e. for each 1000 male,In the census 2001 the child sex ratio of India was 927 which declined to 919 in the census 2011. As per the census 2011, Arunachal Pradesh has the highest child sex ratio among the Indian states i.e. 972 while Haryana has the lowest child sex ratio i.e.834 per thousand males.
Religious Data in puducherry census 2011
Hinduism is majority religion in state of Puducherry with 87.30 % followers. Christianity is second most popular religion in Puducherry state with 6.29 % following it. In Puducherry state, Islam is followed by 6.05 %, Jainism by 0.11 %, Sikhism by 0.02 % and Buddhism by 0.02 %. Around 0.01 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.17 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Rural population in puducherry census 2011
Of the total population of Puducherry state, around 31.67 percent live in the villages of rural areas. In actual numbers, males and females were 194,907 and 200,293 respectively. Total population of rural areas of Puducherry state was 395,200. The population growth rate recorded for this decade (2001-2011) was 31.67%. In rural regions of Puducherry state, female sex ratio per 1000 males was 1028 while same for the child (0-6 age) was 953 girls per 1000 boys. In Puducherry, 44,514 children (0-6) live in rural areas. Child population forms 11.26 percent of total rural population. In rural areas of Puducherry, literacy rate for males and female stood at 87.44 % and 75.29 %. Average literacy rate in Puducherry for rural areas was 80.10 percent. Total literates in rural areas were 280,882.
Urban population in puducherry census 2011
Out of total population of Puducherry, 68.33% people live in urban regions. The total figure of population living in urban areas is 852,753 of which 417,604 are males and while remaining 435,149 are females. The urban population in the last 10 years has increased by 68.33 percent. Sex Ratio in urban regions of Puducherry was 1042 females per 1000 males. For child (0-6) sex ratio the figure for urban region stood at 975 girls per 1000 boys. Total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Puducherry were 88,344. Of total population in urban region, 10.36 % were children (0-6). Average Literacy rate in Puducherry for Urban regions was 88.49 percent in which males were 93.03% literate while female literacy stood at 88.11%. Total literates in urban region of Puducherry were 676,427.