Union Territory of Puducherry
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WEBINAR WITH DAMAN AND DIU ON 14.09.2020 Puducherry ’new Village’ ’poduke’ (port town) ’vedagiri’ Geography of Puducherry Languages of Puducherry Unique festivals Shri Aurobindo Subramania Bharathidasan Mirra Alfassa Gosh Bharathiar OFFICIAL SYMBOLS OF PUDUCHERRY Asian Koel Indian palm Squirrel Nagalinga flower (Cannonball flower) Bael / Wood apple tree Pondicherry - Population Males – 6.13 lakhs Females – 6.35 lakhs Over-all Population – 12.48 lakhs Literacy Rate Males Females Over-all 91.23% 79.86% 85.44% About 300 kilometers south of Next to Puducherry in area and Chennai and about 135 kilometers population. from Pondicherry on the East Coast. Karaikal Surrounded by Nagappattinam Karaikal region is fed by river and Thiruvarur Districts of Tamil Cauvery. Nadu State Population Males Females 1.11 lakhs 1.16 lakhs Over-all 2.27 lakhs Rate Males Females Over-all 92.37% 82.02% 87.05% Follows Tamil Nadu State Board of Education • Also known as “Mayyazhi” M • Situated on the estuary of the Mayyazhi river & Arabian Sea • 630 kilometers away from Pondicherry A • Has 9 sq. kilometers • Situated 58 kilometers from Kozhikode and 24 kilometers from Kannur in Kerala State H • Busy trade centre • Surrounded by North Malabar of Kerala State E • Smallest district of India by size Tagore Park St. Teresa’s Puthalam Bhagavathi Shrine Temple River side walkway Beach Tourist Spots Population 41, 816 persons 19, 143 males 22, 673 females Literacy Rate 97.87% - highest literacy rate in UT of Puducherry •Male – 98.63% •Female – 97.25% Follows Kerala State Board of Education Consists 870 of Yanam kilometers town and away from 6 villages Pondicherry Located in Has 30 East Coast square of Indian kilometers Peninsula Enclave Follows within north Andhra eastern Pradesh Andhra Board of Pradesh Education 55, 626 persons Population 27, 301 males 28, 325 females Males 82.75% 79.47% Females 76.35% LITERACY 91.26% RATE OF UT OF PUDUCHERRY 80.67% 85.85% Schooling Primary (5 years) 2 years 2 years Upper Primary (3 years) Higher Elementary Secondary Secondary Administration (Primary) Director of School Education Deputy Inspector of Schools (Zonal levels) Director of School Education Chief Educational Chief Educational Chief Educational Officers / Dy. Delegate to DSE, Joint Director Director, Officer, Karaikal (6 Officer, Mahe (6 Yanam (6 to 10) Pondicherry (6 to to 10) to 10) 10) Higher Secondary (6 to 12) .