Yanam district is one of the four districts of the Union Territory of

Puducherry Puducherry or Pondicherry may refer to: * Puducherry (union territory), a union territory of India ** Pondicherry, capital of the union territory of Puducherry ** Puducherry district, a district of the union territory of Puducherry ** Puducherry t ...

in India.

Geography

Yanam district occupies an area of , It is located south of Kakinada port on the north bank of Godavari river, slightly inland. It is bordered and surrounded by

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on South and

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on north (Districts of

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State)

Revenue villages

Apart from the town of Yanam itself, the following villages fall under the district's jurisdiction: * Agraharam * Darialatippa * Farampeta * Francetippa * Guerempeta * Kanakalapeta * Kurasampeta * Mettakur

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Yanam district has a

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of 55,626, roughly equal to the island of

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. This gives it a ranking of 629th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its

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over the decade 2001-2011 was 77.15%. Yanam has a

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of 1039

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for every 1000 males, and a

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of 80.26%.

References

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Geography

Revenue villages

Demographics

See also

References