District of Puducherry in India
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.
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.
How locals move
Getting around Puducherry district the local way
- 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.
- Go nextA tuktuk should cost around ₹200 and a taxi ₹400 (2017).
From Wikivoyage: Pondicherry, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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