District of Puducherry

Yanam: 55,626 people, one story

People
55,626
Area
30 km²
Literacy
79.47%
Sex ratio
1,038
#1 in PuducherryUrban population: 100.0%. Rank 1 of 4 districts.See the numbers →#1 in PuducherryScheduled Tribes: 0.0 % of people. Rank 1 of 4 districts.See the numbers →#1 in PuducherryHomes with electricity (2011): 82.9 % of households. Rank 1 of 4 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in PuducherryWorkers in farming: 21.6 % of workers. Rank 2 of 4 districts.See the numbers →

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YanamPuducherry

The history, places and schemes of Yanam are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Yanam in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population55,626#3/4 in Puducherry
Area30 km²#3/4 in Puducherry
Population density1,854 per km²#3/4 in Puducherry▼ state 2,547
Sex ratio1,038 females per 1000 males#3/4 in Puducherry▲ state 1,037
Child sex ratio (0–6)921 girls per 1000 boys#4/4 in Puducherry▼ state 967
Literacy rate79.47%#4/4 in Puducherry▼ state 85.85
Female literacy76.35%#4/4 in Puducherry▼ state 80.67
Urban population100.0%#1/4 in Puducherry▲ state 68.3

People & society

79.5% can read. 1,038 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
82.891.3
Female literacy
76.380.7
Scheduled Castes
15.115.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
100.068.3

Gender literacy gap: 6.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 96.2%
  • Muslim 2.1%
  • Christian 1.6%

    Sectors at a glance

    22 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    16,760 workers, 30.1% of all people

    This district
    Puducherry
    • Cultivators 1.7%
    • Farm labourers 19.8%
    • Household industry 0.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 77.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 83% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      82.975.9
      Latrine at home
      70.253.2
      Tap water
      85.774.0
      LPG / PNG
      67.054.8
      Phone
      50.562.8
      Television
      47.663.6
      Bicycle
      42.040.1
      Two-wheeler
      16.636.1

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.