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At that time, there were 30,000 Catholics in Pondicherry. [citation needed] However, the lack of missionaries and opposition from Padroado mutated the mission. The Pondicherry vicariate was established in 1845, and in 1887, it became an archdiocese. [1] Christianity accounts for 6% of Puducherry's population. [2]
Puducherry and Karaikal have the largest areas and population, and are both enclaves of Tamil Nadu. Yanam and Mahé are enclaves of Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, respectively. Its population, as per the 2011 Census, is 1,394,467. Puducherry is the smallest union territory in terms of sea coastline with 30.6 km length.
According to the 2011 census of India, Pondicherry had a population of 244,377, with 124,947 females and 119,430 males. It had an average literacy rate of 80.6%, with male literacy at 84.6% and female literacy at 76.7%. Ten per cent of the population was under six years of age. [1] The majority of people in Pondicherry speak Tamil.
The list of religious populations article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others, as well as smaller religious communities.
In 1867, the MEP missionaries in Puducherry wanted to build a Chapel at Villianur which is 13 kilometers from Pondicherry, on the road to Villupuram. Hence they bought a piece of land at Villianur and Rev.Fr.Gou, then procurator of the Puducherry mission after a long negotiation with the Hindu temple authorities of Thirukameswarer Gogilambigai ...
The data is taken from the 2001 census, which excludes the following groups: portions of the nomadic Hindu population, Hindu refugees of the Lhotsam ethnic group from Bhutan, those of Tamil ethnic group from Sri Lanka, those from Bangladesh and Nepal, some members of this religion from Burma and Pakistan residing in India and a portion of Hindu citizens working abroad.
The Puducherry district, also known by its former name Pondicherry district, is one of the four districts of the union territory of Puducherry in South India.The district occupies an area of 290 square kilometres (110 sq mi), [2] spread over 12 non-contiguous enclaves lying on or near the Bay of Bengal within a compact area in the state of Tamil Nadu.
It comprises the city of Pondicherry and villages of Ariyankuppam Commune. Puducherry taluk is further divided into three sub-taluks (firkas). Puducherry taluk is further divided into three sub-taluks (firkas).