Asia
South Asia
India

Puducherry

Puducherry is in .
Tap on a place
to explore it

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pondicherry Airport and Arikamedu.

Aerodrome
Photo: Asdfindia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a domestic airport serving the union territory of , . It is located at Lawspet, situated 8.1 km from the international community of .

Archaeological site
Photo: Jayaseerlourdhuraj, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an archaeological site in Southern India, in Kakkayanthope, Ariyankuppam Commune, . It is 4 kilometres from the capital, Pondicherry of the Indian territory of Puducherry.

Church
Photo: BishkekRocks, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pondicherry and Auroville.

Photo: Hshook, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as Puducherry or Pondy, is a city and an enclave within , . There is a strong French influence on the architecture of the city, especially in the old quarters, with rues and boulevards lined with Mediterranean-style houses and bakeries, although the city remains very much Indian.

Photo: Ashwin Kumar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small town 6 km north of Pondicherry. This town was a vision of The Mother from Sri Aurobindo Ashram at Pondicherry as it's an international town.

Town
is a city, a municipality and a taluk in Puducherry district in the union territory of . The enclaves of and Alankuppam are parts of municipality.

Puducherry

Latitude
11.9333° or 11° 56′ north
Longitude
79.8167° or 79° 49′ east
Population
1,250,000
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Abbreviation
“PY”
Open location code
7J3XWRM8+8M
Geo­Names ID
1259424
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Puducherry from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Puducherry” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بودوتشيري”
  • Belarusian: “Пандышэры”
  • Bengali: “পুদুচেরি”
  • Bishnupriya: “পণ্ডিচেরী”
  • Bulgarian: “Пондичери”
  • Chinese: “本地治里”
  • Czech: “Puduččéri”
  • Dhivehi: “ޕޮންޑިޗެރީ”
  • Esperanto: “Pondiĉero” (historical)
  • Esperanto: “Puduĉero”
  • Estonian: “Puducherry liiduterritoorium”
  • French: “L’État de Pondichéry”
  • French: “Territoire de Pondichéry”
  • Georgian: “პონდიშერი”
  • Gujarati: “પૉંડિચેરી”
  • Hebrew: “פודוצרי”
  • Hindi: “पुदुच्चेरी”
  • Hungarian: “Puduccseri”
  • Japanese: “ポンディシェリ連邦直轄領”
  • Kannada: “ಪುದುಚೇರಿ”
  • Korean: “푸두체리”
  • Latin: “Pondicherium”
  • Latvian: “Pudučerri”
  • Lithuanian: “Pudučeris”
  • Macedonian: “Пондишери”
  • Malayalam: “പുതുച്ചേരി”
  • Marathi: “पुदुच्चेरी”
  • Nepali: “पुदुच्चेरी”
  • Oriya: “ପୁଡୁଚେରୀ”
  • Panjabi: “ਪਾਂਡੀਚਰੀ”
  • Persian: “پودوچری”
  • Russian: “Пудучерри”
  • Sanskrit: “पुदुच्चेरी”
  • Serbian: “Територија Пондишери”
  • Slovak: “Puttučéri”
  • Tamil: “பாண்டிச்சேரி”
  • Tamil: “புதுச்சேரி”
  • Telugu: “పుదుచ్చేరి”
  • Thai: “ปุทุจเจรี”
  • Turkish: “Puduçeri”
  • Ukrainian: “Пудучеррі”
  • Urdu: “پونڈیچری”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Puducherry”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Puduppalaiyam and Konsāla.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Puducherry railway station and Gandhi Memorial Pondicherry.

India: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Bangalore.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Photo: Kumaravels, CC BY 2.5 in.