Puducherry district
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.
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), spread over 12 non-contiguous enclaves lying on or near the Bay of Bengal within a compact area in the state of Tamil Nadu. According to the 2011 census, the district has a population of 950,289.
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Worth seeing in and around Puducherry district
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry
Immaculate Conception Cathedral is the cathedral mother church for the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore. It is located in the Union territory of Puducherry.
2.4 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 02Manakula Vinayagar Temple
Manakula Vinayagar Temple is a Ganesha temple in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. Dedicated to the god Ganesa, it is a popular pilgrimage site and tourist destination in Puducherry.
2.8 km · Hindu temple in India · Wikipedia - 03Meeran Mosque
Meerapalli is a Sufi mosque in Pondicherry, in the union territory of Puducherry, India. It was constructed during the first quarter of the 18th century and is the oldest standing mosque in Pondicherry.
1.9 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 04Aayi Mandapam
Aayi Mandapam, also known as Park Monument, is a white monument in Pondicherry, India, built during the time of Napoleon III, Emperor of France. It is situated in the center of Bharati Park.
2.6 km · park monument · Wikipedia - 05French War Memorial
The French War Memorial in Puducherry, India is a war memorial dedicated to residents of French India who died for the country during the First World War. It is on Goubert Avenue in Puducherry, located opposite to the Gandhi statue.
2.7 km · war memorial in Pondicherry, India · Wikipedia - 06Varadaraja Perumal Temple
Varadaraja Perumal Perundevi Thayar Temple in Puducherry, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu and Hindu goddess Lakshmi. It is located heritage town region of the city.
3.1 km · ASI protected monument in Pondicherry · Wikipedia - 07Our Lady of Angels Church
Our Lady of Angels Church is the fourth oldest church in Puducherry, a Union territory in South India. The original structure was built in Greco Roman architecture by Napoleon III in 1855, with the architect being Louis Guerre.
2.4 km · church in Puducherry, India · Wikipedia - 08Vedapureeswarar Temple, Puducherry
Vedapurishvarar Tripurasundari Temple in Puducherry, is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva and Hindu goddess Parvati. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is destroyed by French troops and Indian subcontinental peoples in religious riots between Hindus and Christians in 1748 CE. Shiva is worshipped as Vedapurishvarar and Parvati is worshipped as Tripurasundari.
2.9 km · Hindu temple in Puducherry, India · Wikipedia - 09Pondicherry Museum
The Pondicherry Museum is an art and history museum located in Pondicherry, India. It is especially noted for its collection of fine lost wax bronzes form the period of the Chola Empire.
2.8 km · an art and history museum · Wikipedia - 10St. Andrew's Church, Puducherry
St. Andrew's Church is one of the oldest churches in Reddiarpalayam area of Puducherry, a Union territory in South India.
2.9 km · church in Puducherry, India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Puducherry district
- Airports
- Chennai (MAA), 125 km · Tiruchirappalli (TRZ), 176 km · Tirupati (TIR), 193 km
- Stations
- Pondicherry railway station, 1.6 km
- Chennai → Puducherry district140 km · quickest by road, 3h 9m · ₹1,110–1,390
- Tiruchirappalli → Puducherry district172 km · quickest by road, 3h 22m · ₹1,270–1,590
- Tirupati → Puducherry district195 km · quickest by road, 4h 11m · ₹1,500–1,870
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Puducherry district
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Puducherry district. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inAuto-rickshaws are available from outside the bus station.
- Get inYou can also take a 30-minute auto rickshaw from the airport to the centre of town.
- Get inThe rate for taking an auto rickshaw from within the airport complex to the city centre is about ₹150, as of Apr 2013.
- Get aroundThere is a sparse network of buses and shared auto-rickshaws that can be ridden for ₹5-20 per ride depending on the distance.
- Get aroundShared-auto-rickshaws can be found at the bus stand, along certain points on Bussy Road and Grand Canal - the most common route is from the bus stand, along Bussy Road, around Grand Canal, and then back up Bussy Road to the bus stand - but be sure to ask if the auto goes to your destination as not all autos will follow this route.
From Wikivoyage: Pondicherry, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Puducherry district
Puducherry district is 2 km from Puducherry, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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