List of communes of Puducherry

Puducherry consists of 10 communes.[1] Out of these, five communes are located in Puducherry district and the other five are located in Karaikal district

Puducherry is composed of three blocks, five municipalities, and ten communes. Puducherry and Karaikal have five communes each. The communes sub-divide into 98 village Panchayats. The administrative control of the communes resides with the Local Administration Department of the Government of Puducherry.[2] Each commune is administered by a Commissioner. Birth and death registration take place in the offices of the communes. Various other licenses are issued by these offices.[3][4][5]

List of communes: district and block wise

Puducherry District

Puducherry District comprises 71 Village Panchayats, five communes and two blocks, 2 municipalities.

Puducherry Municipality

Olugarate Municipality

Ariyankuppam Block

The three communes in Ariyankuppam Block are:

• Ariyankuppam Commune - 11 Village Panchayats
• Bahour Commune - 15 Village Panchayts
• Nettapakkam Commune - 11 Village Panchayats

Villianur Block

The 2 communes in Villianur Block are:

• Villianur Commune - 18 Village Panchayats
• Mannadipet Commune - 16 Village Panchayats

Karaikal District

Karaikal district comprises 27 Village Panchayats, five communes and one block.

Karaikal Block

The 5 communes in Karaikal Block are:

• Kottucherry Commune - 5 Village Panchayats
• Nedungadu Commune - 4 Village Panchayats
• Neravy Commune - 4 Village Panchayats
• Thirunallar Commune - 9 Village Panchayats
• Tirumalairayanpattinam Commune - 5 Village Panchayats

References

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3. "Local Administration-Departments-Know Puducherry: Government of Puducherry". Py.gov.in. 29 June 2012. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
4. "Union Territory of Puducherry State Election Commission : Electoral Statistics". Sec.puducherry.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
5. "District Rural Development Agency". Drda.puducherry.gov.in. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.