Puducherry

E52032

Union territory of India

Puducherry is a coastal union territory of India on the Bay of Bengal, known for its former French colonial architecture, mixed Tamil-French culture, and popular seaside promenades.

Aliases (6)

Pondicherry ×7
Union Territory of Puducherry ×3
Puducherry district ×2
Puducherry district administration ×1
Puducherry region ×1
Union Territory of Puducherry government ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Union territory of India →
borderedBy	Tamil Nadu →
country	India →
currency	Indian rupee →
drivingSide	left →
formerName	Pondicherry →
hasCapital	Pondicherry →
hasChiefMinister	N. Rangasamy →
hasClimate	tropical wet and dry climate →
hasCoastlineOn	Bay of Bengal →
hasDistrict	Karaikal district → Mahe district → Puducherry district → Yanam district →
hasExclave	Karaikal → Mahe → Puducherry district → Yanam →
hasFamousBeach	Paradise Beach → Promenade Beach → Serenity Beach →
hasLargestCity	Pondicherry →
hasLegislativeAssembly	Puducherry Legislative Assembly →
hasLieutenantGovernor	Tamilisai Soundararajan →
hasRegionalLanguage	Malayalam → Telugu →
hasSignificantReligion	Christianity → Islam →
heritageInfluence	French → Tamil →
historicalColonialPower	France →
knownFor	Aurobindo Ashram → Auroville (nearby experimental township) → French colonial architecture → mixed Tamil-French culture → seaside promenades →
legislatureType	unicameral →
locatedIn	South India →
locatedOn	Bay of Bengal →
majorEconomicSector	industry → services → tourism →
officialLanguage	English → French → Tamil →
officialName	Union Territory of Puducherry →
primaryReligion	Hinduism →
telephoneCode	+91 →
timeZone	Indian Standard Time →
utcOffset	+05:30 →
vehicleRegistrationCode	PY →

Referenced by (33)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Puducherry (parts) ("Union Territory of Puducherry") → Yanam ("Union Territory of Puducherry") → Yanam →	partOf
Puducherry (parts) ("Puducherry district administration") → Puducherry (parts) ("Union Territory of Puducherry government") →	governedAsPartOf
All India Forward Bloc →	activeIn
Kaveri →	basinState
Tamil Nadu →	borderedBy
French East India Company ("Pondicherry") →	controlledPort
Sri Aurobindo ("Pondicherry") →	deathPlace
French East India Company ("Pondicherry") →	establishedColony
Puducherry ("Pondicherry") →	formerName
Southern Dravidian →	geographicDistribution
Puducherry ("Pondicherry") →	hasCapital
Coromandel Coast →	hasCity
Puducherry ("Puducherry district") →	hasDistrict
Puducherry ("Puducherry district") →	hasExclave
Puducherry ("Pondicherry") →	hasLargestCity
Coromandel Coast →	hasMajorPort
Union territories of India →	hasPart
South India →	includes
Union territories of India →	includesUnionTerritoryWithLegislature
Madras High Court →	jurisdiction
Malayalam →	officialLanguageOf
Puducherry ("Union Territory of Puducherry") →	officialName
Madras High Court →	overseesSubordinateCourtsIn
Carnatic region of India ("Puducherry region") →	partlyOverlaps
Tamil →	primaryRegion
Sri Aurobindo ("Pondicherry") →	residence
Kaveri →	sharedBetweenState
Malayalam →	spokenIn
Tamil →	stateWhereOfficialLanguage
Tamil script →	usedIn