List of communes of Puducherry explained

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.

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . 24 October 2017 . 8 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171208134405/http://sec.puducherry.gov.in/Ro%20reservation/RO-RESERVATION/pan_aro.pdf . dead .
2. Web site: Lanka BBC Info Know Puducherry: Government Name Pondicherry As Puducherry . lankabbc.com . 2012-06-29 . 2017-01-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202235835/https://lankabbc.com/blog/tag/pondicherry/ . 2 February 2017 . dead .
3. Web site: Local Administration-Departments-Know Puducherry: Government of Puducherry . Py.gov.in . 2012-06-29 . 2016-12-10 . 8 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200508115203/http://py.gov.in/knowpuducherry/dept_localadministration.html . dead .
4. Web site: Union Territory of Puducherry State Election Commission : Electoral Statistics . Sec.puducherry.gov.in . 2016-12-10 . 13 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170213023930/http://www.sec.puducherry.gov.in/sec_electoral_roll/files/stat1.htm . dead .
5. Web site: District Rural Development Agency . Drda.puducherry.gov.in . 2016-12-10 . 20 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220093051/http://drda.puducherry.gov.in/ . dead .