Pondicherry

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Pondicherry Pondichéry (French)
City
Puducherry
Promenade Beach Manakula Vinayagar Temple Sri Aurobindo Ashram The Matrimandir in Auroville Aayi Mandapam monument at Bharati Park Pondicherry Lighthouse Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus French War Memorial built after World War I Mahamata Gandhi Statue along the Beach Road
Seal of Puducherry Municipality
Nicknames:  "Paris of the East" "Pondy" "The City of Dawn" "French Riviera of the East"
Pondicherry Show map of Puducherry Pondicherry Show map of India
Coordinates: 11°55′N 79°49′E / 11.917°N 79.817°E / 11.917; 79.817
Country	India
Union territory	Puducherry (PY)
District	Puducherry
Established	1674
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	Pondicherry Municipal Council (PDY)
Area [1]
• Total	19.54 km2 (7.54 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	244,377
• Density	13,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Puducherrian, Pondicherrian, Pondian, Pondichérien, Pondichérienne
Languages
• Official	Tamil, English
• Additional	French
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN CODE	605001-605014
Telephone code	(International) +91-413-, (National) 0413-
Vehicle registration	PY-01 to PY-05
Website	https://www.py.gov.in/

Pondicherry (/ˌpɒndɪˈtʃɛri/ PON-dih-CHERR-ee) is the capital and most populous city of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India. The city is in the Puducherry district on the southeast coast of India and is surrounded by the Bay of Bengal to the east and the state of Tamil Nadu, with which it shares most of its culture, heritage, and language.^[2]