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

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District · Puducherry 

# Yanam district

Yanam is a district of Puducherry, 3rd of 4 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **55,626 people** in 1 sub-district, 1 town and 0 villages; 100% lived in towns. The largest town is [Yanam](https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/yanam/yanam-taluk/yanam/) (55,626).

- 55,626people (2011)
- 1sub-districts
- 1towns
- 79.5%literacy

## Who lives in Yanam?

Yanam had **55,626 people** at the 2011 Census — 4.5% of Puducherry's population and 3rd of 4 districts of Puducherry by population. There were 1,038 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Puducherry figure of 1,037; 3rd of 4 districts of Puducherry). Among children under 7 the ratio was 921 girls per 1,000 boys (the Puducherry figure is 967). An average household had 4.0 people, against 4.1 across Puducherry.

## How literate is Yanam?

79.5% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Puducherry's 85.8%), the lowest of 4 districts of Puducherry. Men were at 82.8% and women at 76.3% — a gap of 6.4 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 Yanam do for a living?

30.1% of people worked in 2011 (women: 9.6%). Of all workers, 2% farmed their own land, 18% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 72% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 8% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 19% of workers here, against 14% across Puducherry.

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**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 72 (72%) · **■** Marginal 8 (8%)

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 Yanam

100.0% of people lived in towns and cities (above Puducherry's 68.3%), the most urban 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 [Yanam](https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/yanam/yanam-taluk/yanam/) with 55,626 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 Yanam compared with Puducherry

■ Yanam · ■ Puducherry

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**85.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**967

Working population ****30.1%**

**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 Yanam

Of every 100 households in Yanam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Yanam · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

Toilet within the home ****82%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

Tap water ****100%**

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%**

Use banking services ****40%**

Television ****56%**

Mobile phone ****57%**

Computer with internet ****2%**

Two-wheeler ****19%**

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

None of these assets ****18%**

Own their home ****52%**

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 Yanam

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Yanam Taluk](https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/yanam/yanam-taluk/) 55,626 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 Yanam

- Yanam · 55,626

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Yanam?1: Yanam Taluk
- What is the population of Yanam district?55,626 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Yanam?Yanam