# Mahe District, Puducherry – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Puducherry 

# Mahe district

Mahe is a district of Puducherry, the least populous of 4 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **41,816 people** in 1 sub-district, 1 town and 0 villages; 100% lived in towns. The largest town is [Mahe](https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/mahe/mahe-taluk/mahe/) (41,816).

- 41,816people (2011)
- 1sub-districts
- 1towns
- 97.9%literacy

## Who lives in Mahe?

Mahe had **41,816 people** at the 2011 Census — 3.4% of Puducherry's population and the smallest of 4 districts of Puducherry by population. There were 1,184 women for every 1,000 men (above the Puducherry figure of 1,037; the highest of 4 districts of Puducherry). Among children under 7 the ratio was 978 girls per 1,000 boys (the Puducherry figure is 967). An average household had 5.6 people, against 4.1 across Puducherry.

## How literate is Mahe?

97.9% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Puducherry's 85.8%), the highest of 4 districts of Puducherry. Men were at 98.6% and women at 97.2% — a gap of 1.4 points (it is 10.6 points across Puducherry).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Mahe do for a living?

28.2% of people worked in 2011 (women: 11.9%). Of all workers, 0% farmed their own land, 0% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 87% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 12% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 1% of workers here, against 14% across Puducherry.

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**■** Cultivators (0%) · **■** Farm labourers (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 87 (87%) · **■** Marginal 12 (12%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Mahe

100.0% of people lived in towns and cities (above Puducherry's 68.3%), 2nd of 4 districts of Puducherry. The Census counted 1 towns: 1 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Mahe](https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/mahe/mahe-taluk/mahe/) with 41,816 people, home to 100% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Population of Mahe compared with Puducherry

■ Mahe · ■ Puducherry

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.9%**

**85.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1184**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**967

Working population ****28.2%**

**35.7%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Mahe

Of every 100 households in Mahe in 2011, 99 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Mahe · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

Toilet within the home ****98%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

Tap water ****22%**

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

Use banking services ****83%**

Television ****90%**

Mobile phone ****85%**

Computer with internet ****8%**

Two-wheeler ****24%**

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

None of these assets ****2%**

Own their home ****91%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Mahe

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Mahe Taluk](https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/mahe/mahe-taluk/) 41,816 0 1 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Mahe

- Mahe · 41,816

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Mahe?1: Mahe Taluk
- What is the population of Mahe district?41,816 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Mahe?Mahe