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Puducherry v • d • e Puducherry, India
Puducherry
District(s)	Puducherry
Coordinates	11.93° N 79.83° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 0 m (0 ft)
Population	220,749 (2001)

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Puducherry is a city and a municipality in Puducherry District in the Indian union territory of Puducherry. Both the Union Territory and the city are also known by the name "Pondicherry" which is a variation of "Puducherry." A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... Puducherry District is one of the four district of the union territory of Puducherry. ... India is subdivided into 28 states, 6 union territories and a National Capital Territory. ... Map of Pondicherry Region, Union Territory of Pondicherry, India Puducherry (formerly  ) is a Union Territory of India. ...

Geography

Pondicherry is located at 11.93° N 79.83° E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 0 metres (0 feet). The town of Chidambaram in neighbouring Tamil Nadu, famous for the Chidambaram Temple, lies 58 km south of Pondicherry. The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the town in Cuddalore district. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... Chidambaram Temple is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in the heart of the temple town of Chidambaram, 58 km south of Pondicherry in Cuddalore District, the east-central part of the Tamil Nadu state of southeastern India. ...

The city is protected against the sea by a 1.25 mile (2-kilometer) long seawall, first completed by the French in 1735, which reaches a height of 27 feet above sea level. A weather-beaten cement plaque with the year 1952 is still visible along a section of the seawall. The seawall is protected from the direct onslaught of waves by rows of granite boulders which are reinforced every year to stop erosion. Whenever gaps appear or the stones sink into the sand, the Government adds more boulders to keep it strong. The boulders, some weighing up to a ton, are weathered black and brown. Seawall protecting homes from storm waves and beach erosion. ... Events April 16 - The London premiere of Alcina by George Frideric Handel, his first the first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. ... For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ...

Map of Pondicherry Region, Union Territory of Pondicherry, India

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Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^GRIndia Pondicherry had a population of 220,749. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Pondicherry has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 71%. In Pondicherry, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...

The majority of Pondicherrians are Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam speaking people. However, when its French colonisers, at the time of leaving the country, gave Pondicherrians the option to secure French nationality, few availed of the offer. There is a community of French people in Pondicherry and a number of French institutions such as a consulate, French schools, the French Institute, and L'Alliance Française. A fascination for the French language and French culture is very common. Many French tourists visit this charming seaside town out of curiosity and because, to a certain extent, it feels familiar to their home country. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Telugu (తెలుగు) is a Dravidian language in origin, primarily spoken in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, where it is the official language. ... Malayalam (മലയാളം ) is the language spoken predominantly in the state of Kerala, in southern India. ... The term French Empire can refer to: The First French Empire of Napoleon Bonaparte (1804 - 1814 or 1815) The Second French Empire of Napoleon III (1852 - 1870) The Second French Colonial Empire (1830 - 1960) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise... // The French people (French: les Français), etymologically derives from the word Franks (which means free[]), a Germanic tribe which overran Roman Gaul at the end times of the Roman Empire. ... The rule of Napoleon Bonaparte after his coup detat in France had conducted the manners of French governmant under dictatorship and in a consulate. ... French Institute of Pondicherry (Institut Francais de Pondecherry) was established as a result of framework of the Cessation Treaty of French Territories in India, and was officially inaugurated on 20th March 1955. ... French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ...

There is also a sizeable community of Indians from other states of India, notably Bengal, Gujarat and Orissa. Many amongst them are there because of "Sri Aurobindo Ashram," founded by Sri Aurobindo and his disciple, Meera Alfasa.
Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in the Bengali language, is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ... Gujarātlanguage|GujarātÄ«]]: , IPA: ,  ) is a state in the Republic of India. ... Orissa   (Oriya: ଓଡ଼ିଶା), is a state situated in the east coast of India. ... Sri Aurobindo (Bangla: শ্রী অরবিন্দ Sri Ôrobindo, Sanskrit: श्री अरविन्द SrÄ« Aravinda) (August 15, 1872–December 5, 1950) was an Indian nationalist, scholar, poet, mystic, evolutionary philosopher, yogi and guru [1]. After a short political career in which he became one of leaders of the early movement for the freedom of India from British... This article is about the spiritual partner of Sri Aurobindo. ...

Famous people

Famous people who have lived in Pondicherry include Sri Aurobindo and Subramanya Bharathy who took part in the Indian independence movement. Famous Tamil Poet Bharathidasan was from here. Hollywood film director M. Night Shyamalan was born in Mahe, a small town in the state of Kerala, that comes under the administration of the Union Territory of Pondicherry. It is also the birthplace and home of the titular character in Yann Martel's Life of Pi, before he emigrates to Canada. Śrī Aurobindo Śrī Aurobindo (August 15, 1872–December 5, 1950) was an Indian nationalist, scholar, poet, Hindu mystic, Evolutionary philosopher, yogi and guru. ... Mahakavi Bharathi 1882-1921 Subramanya Bharathi (December 11, 1882 - September 11, 1921) better known as Mahakavi Bharathiar (Maha Kavi meaning Great Poet) in Tamil, is deemed one of the greatest poets of twentieth-century India. ... The Indian independence movement incorporated the efforts by Indians to liberate the region from British rule and form the nation-state of India. ... Bharathidasan (April 29, 1891 - April 1, 1964; also spelt Bharatidasan) was a twentieth century Tamil poet and rationalist whose literary works handled mostly socio-political issues. ... Manoj Nelliattu Shyamalan (born August 6, 1970), known professionally as M. Night Shyamalan, is an Academy Award-nominated Indian American film writer, director, and producer. ... Kerala ( ; Malayalam: േകരളം; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ... Map of Pondicherry Region, Union Territory of Pondicherry, India Pondicherry (Tamil:புதுவை,Hindi: पॉण्डिचेरी) is a Union Territory of India. ... Yann Martel (born June 25, 1963 in Salamanca, Spain) is a Canadian author best known for the Booker Prize-winning novel Life of Pi. ... Life of Pi is a novel by Canadian author Yann Martel. ...

The city houses Sri Aurobindo's Ashram, a spiritual community dedicated to The Mother and Sri Aurobindo's teachings and vision. An Ashram (Pronounced aashram) in ancient India was a Hindu hermitage where sages (See Rishi) lived in peace and tranquility amidst nature. ... This article is about the spiritual partner of Sri Aurobindo. ...

See also

• Pondicherry University
• Pondicherry Engineering College
• JIPMER

Pondicherry University was established in October 1985 by the Government of India through an Act of Parliament. ... Pondicherry Engineering College (or PEC) is one of Indias premier engineering institutes located in the city of Pondicherry in Puducherry Union Territory. ... JIPMER (Jawaharlal Institue of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research) Pondicherry, India. ...

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Pondicherry

External links

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