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Puducherry
271 indicators tracked · RBI Handbook 2024-25 · 2 GI-registered products
What the numbers say
Are fewer babies dying?
24 (2004) to 7 (2023) — -70.8%
Puducherry: 7 (2023) · India: 25 (2023)
Higher than 4 of the other 33 states reporting it for 2023.
Chhattisgarh 37 · Manipur 3
How many babies are born each year?
17 (2004) to 12.1 (2023) — -28.8%
Puducherry: 12.1 (2023) · India: 18.4 (2023)
Higher than 4 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2023.
Bihar 25.8 · Andaman & Nicobar Islands 10.1
Is the population still growing?
8.9% (2011) to 5.7% (2023) — -36.0%
Puducherry: 5.7% (2023) · India: 12% (2023)
Higher than 4 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2023.
Bihar 19.7 · Andaman & Nicobar Islands 3.8
How many people are out of work in the villages?
24 Per 1,000 (1994) to 19 Per 1,000 (2024) — -20.8%
Puducherry: 19 Per 1,000 (2024) · India: 25 Per 1,000 (2024)
Higher than 6 of the other 33 states reporting it for 2024.
Andaman & Nicobar Islands 106 · Gujarat 4
How many people are out of work in the towns?
68 Per 1,000 (1994) to 65 Per 1,000 (2024) — -4.4%
Puducherry: 65 Per 1,000 (2024) · India: 51 Per 1,000 (2024)
Higher than 15 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2024.
Meghalaya 140 · Delhi 20
How much does the average person earn here?
₹1,19,649 (2012) to ₹2,81,478 (2025) — +135.3%
Higher than 17 of the other 24 states reporting it for 2025.
Delhi ₹4,93,024 · Bihar ₹69,321
How is the state doing on the Sustainable Development Goals?
65 (2018) to 74 (2023) — +13.8%
Puducherry: 74 (2023) · India: 71 (2023)
Higher than 22 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2023.
Keralam 79 · Bihar 57
Is the groundwater running out?
74.3% (2017) to 75.9% (2024) — +2.1%
Puducherry: 75.9% (2024) · India: 60.5% (2024)
Higher than 30 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2024.
Punjab 157% · Arunachal Pradesh 0.39%
How much forest is there?
36 (2001) to 44 (2023)
The opening value is too close to zero for a percentage to mean much here — shown as absolute values, no comparable trend %.
Do government schools have working computers?
87% (2019) to 98.3% (2025) — +13.0%
Puducherry: 98.3% (2025) · India: 52.7% (2025)
Higher than 29 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2025.
Chandigarh 100% · Meghalaya 10.3%
Do children stay in school to Class XII?
97.6% (2023) to 96.9% (2025) — -0.7%
Puducherry: 96.9% (2025) · India: 68.5% (2025)
Higher than 32 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2025.
Chandigarh 109% · Bihar 44.7%
Do as many girls reach secondary school as boys?
1.1 (2023) to 1.1 (2025) — -2.7%
Puducherry: 1.1 (2025) · India: 1.1 (2025)
Higher than 15 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2025.
Meghalaya 1.4 · Uttar Pradesh 1
Do banks lend back what they take in?
34.5% (2004) to 72% (2025) — +108.7%
Puducherry: 72% (2025) · India: 80.1% (2025)
Higher than 24 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2025.
Andhra Pradesh 151% · Lakshadweep 12.7%
Are farms getting more productive?
2,331 Kg. Per Hectare (2005) to 2,632 Kg. Per Hectare (2025) — +12.9%
Puducherry: 2,632 Kg. Per Hectare (2025) · India: 2,601 Kg. Per Hectare (2025)
Higher than 19 of the other 30 states reporting it for 2025.
Punjab 4,761 kg/ha · Maharashtra 1,574 kg/ha
How hard is the farmland worked?
185% (2005) to 188% (2024) — +1.6%
Puducherry: 188% (2024) · India: 157% (2024)
Higher than 25 of the other 30 states reporting it for 2024.
Punjab 201% · Mizoram 102%
How much milk does the state produce?
41 Thousand Tonnes (2005) to 50 Thousand Tonnes (2024)
The opening value is too close to zero for a percentage to mean much here — shown as absolute values, no comparable trend %.
How many crimes are recorded here?
⚠ NCRB figures count cases registered (FIRs), not actual incidence — differences between states reflect reporting and policing as much as real crime, and NCRB itself cautions against direct state-to-state rate comparison. 2024 was the first full year under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita; some year-on-year changes reflect offences being reclassified into new BNS heads rather than genuine change.
Puducherry: 324 per lakh (2024) · India: 419 per lakh (2024)
Higher than 22 of the other 35 states reporting it for 2024.
Keralam 1,389 · Dadra & N.H. and Daman & Diu 42.7
How many crimes against women are recorded?
⚠ NCRB figures count cases registered (FIRs), not actual incidence — differences between states reflect reporting and policing as much as real crime, and NCRB itself cautions against direct state-to-state rate comparison. 2024 was the first full year under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita; some year-on-year changes reflect offences being reclassified into new BNS heads rather than genuine change.
Puducherry: 30.5 per lakh women (2024) · India: 64.6 per lakh women (2024)
Higher than 6 of the other 35 states reporting it for 2024.
Delhi 131 · Nagaland 5.1
How many crimes against children are recorded?
⚠ NCRB figures count cases registered (FIRs), not actual incidence — differences between states reflect reporting and policing as much as real crime, and NCRB itself cautions against direct state-to-state rate comparison. 2024 was the first full year under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita; some year-on-year changes reflect offences being reclassified into new BNS heads rather than genuine change.
139 (2022) to 193 (2024) — +38.8%
⚠ Year-on-year change partly reflects the IPC→Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita transition (2024 is the first full BNS year) and registered-case reporting, not only real change.
How much electricity does each person get?
1,578 (2005) to 2,109 (2025) — +33.7%
Puducherry: 2,109 (2025) · India: 1,208 (2025)
Higher than 29 of the other 33 states reporting it for 2025.
Goa 3,418 · Manipur 329
How much road is there?
2,613 (2005) to 5,572 (2020) — +113.2%
How many people work in factories?
32,295 (2005) to 42,240 (2024) — +30.8%
How many people visit?
0.90 (2011) to 2.1 (2024) — +135.6%
How many rural clinic doctor posts sit vacant?
0 (2005) to 0 (2022)
The opening value is too close to zero for a percentage to mean much here — shown as absolute values, no comparable trend %.
How many people live in poverty?
1.7% (2016) to 0.85% (2021) — -50.3%
Puducherry: 0.85% (2021) · India: 15% (2021)
Higher than 2 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2021.
Bihar 33.8% · Keralam 0.55%
How fast are prices rising?
6.9% (2015) to 4.7% (2025) — -31.9%
Puducherry: 4.7% (2025) · India: 4.6% (2025)
Higher than 22 of the other 33 states reporting it for 2025.
Manipur 6.5% · Delhi 2.4%
How fast is urban housing getting more expensive?
6.4% (2015) to 2.4% (2025) — -62.5%
Puducherry: 2.4% (2025) · India: 2.8% (2025)
Higher than 10 of the other 33 states reporting it for 2025.
Uttarakhand 8.1% · Delhi 0.20%
How many young children are anaemic?
44.9% (2016) to 64% (2021) — +42.5%
Puducherry: 64% (2021) · India: 67.1% (2021)
Higher than 15 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2021.
Ladakh 93.9% · Keralam 39.4%
How many pregnant women are anaemic?
26% (2016) to 42.5% (2021) — +63.5%
Puducherry: 42.5% (2021) · India: 52.2% (2021)
Higher than 11 of the other 33 states reporting it for 2021.
Ladakh 78.1% · Andaman & Nicobar Islands -53.7%
How much electricity leaks away before it is billed?
18.2% (2005) to 14.6% (2023) — -19.8%
Puducherry: 14.6% (2023) · India: 17.7% (2023)
Higher than 8 of the other 32 states reporting it for 2023.
Arunachal Pradesh 43% · Goa 7.1%
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