Puducherry districtPuducherry 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.
Karaikal districtKaraikal district (French: District de Karikal; , Tamil:, French: Karikal) is one of the four districts of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India. The district headquarters is Karaikal. GeographyKaraikal district occupies an area of 160 square kilometres (62 sq mi). Karaikal is a small coastal enclave of territory which was formerly part of French India.
Yanam districtYanam district (Telugu:) (previously Yanaon, (French:)) is one of the four census districts of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India. Administratively it falls under the Puducherry district. GeographyYanam district occupies an area of 20 square kilometres (7.7 sq mi), It is located south of Kakinada port on the north bank of Godavari river, slightly inland.
Mahe districtMahé district, () natively known as Mayyazhi (Malayalam:), is one of the four non-contiguous districts that comprise the union territory of Puducherry, India. It encompasses the entire geographic area of the Mahé region. Mahé is the smallest district in India by total land area, measuring just 8.69 square kilometres (3.36 sq mi).
Tamil NaduTamil Nadu is the southernmost state of India. The tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population, it is the home of the Tamils, who speak the Tamil language, the state's official language and the first to be recognised as a classical language in India. Chennai is the state's largest city and capital.
Union territoryAmong the states and union territories of India, a union territory (UT) is a region that is directly governed by the central government of India, as opposed to the states, which have their own state government systems. Unlike states, union territories do not have their own full-fledged government but are administered by a lieutenant governor or administrator appointed by the president of India.
French IndiaFrench India, formally the Établissements français dans l'Inde (French pronunciation: [etablismɑ̃ fʁɑ̃se dɑ̃ l ͜ ɛ̃d]; English: French Settlements in India), was a French colony comprising five geographically separated enclaves on the Indian subcontinent that had initially been factories of the French East India Company. They were de facto incorporated into the Republic of India in 1950 and 1954.
IndiaCountry in South AsiaIndia, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the world's seventh-largest country by area and the largest by population. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is near Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
South IndiaSouth India, also known as Southern India or Peninsular India, is the southern part of the Deccan Peninsula in India encompassing the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area (635,780 km2 or 245,480 sq mi) and 20% of India's population. It is bound by the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Arabian Sea in the west and the Indian Ocean in the south.Renaming of cities in IndiaRenaming of cities in India has taken place since 1947 following the end of the British imperial period. Several changes have been controversial, and not all proposed changes have been implemented. Each has required approval by the Government of India in Delhi. Some renaming of states and territories in India has also taken place, with substantial name changes in both local language and in English such as the old British state name of Travancore–Cochin to Kerala (1956).
ChandannagarCity in West Bengal, IndiaChandannagar (), also known by its former namesChandernagor and Chandernagore, is a city in the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is headquarter of the Chandannagore subdivision and is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Located on the western bank of Hooghly River, the city was one of the five French Settlements in India.
YanaonYanaon (French: [janaˈɔ̃], Telugu: [jaːnaːm], Tamil: [eːnaːm]) was one of the five principal settlements of French India between 1731 and 1954. It was referred to in British records as Yanam.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.