Puducherry, also known as Pondicherry, is one of the 8 union territories of India. It was formed out of four territories of former French India, namely Pondichéry, Karikal (Karaikal), Mahé and Yanaon (Yanam), excluding Chandannagar. It is named after the largest district, Puducherry. Historically known as Pondicherry, the territory changed its official name to Puducherry on 20 September 2006.
Mahé, also known as Mayyazhi, is a small town in the Mahé district of the Puducherry Union Territory. It is situated at the mouth of the Mahé River and is surrounded by the State of Kerala. The Kannur District surrounds Mahé on three sides and Kozhikode District from one side.
Yanam is a town located in Yanam district, Puducherry, India, which forms a 30 km2 enclave in the district of East Godavari in Andhra Pradesh. It has a population of 35,000, most of whom speak Telugu. It was formerly a French colony for nearly 200 years, and, though united with India in 1954, is still sometimes known as "French Yanam". It possesses a blend of French culture and the Telugu culture prevailing in Andhra Pradesh, nicknamed Frelugu. During French rule, the Tuesday market at Yanam was popular among the Telugu people in the Madras Presidency, who visited Yanam to buy foreign and smuggled goods during Yanam People's Festival held in January. After implementation of the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 in British India, Telugu people often traveled to Yanam to conduct child marriages, which remained legal under the French administration.
Pondicherry, officially known as Puducherry, is the capital and the most-populous city of the Indian union territory of Puducherry. The city is in the Puducherry district on the southeast coast of India and is surrounded by the state of Tamil Nadu, with which it shares most of its culture and language.
Ariyankuppam is a Town, Commune, Sub-Taluk, Assembly Constituency in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. The streets in Ariyankuppam are straight and in grid form, similar to Puducherry boulevard.
The Puducherry district, also known by its former name Pondicherry district, is one of the four districts of the union territory of Puducherry in South India. The district occupies an area of 290 square kilometres (110 sq mi), spread over 11 non-contiguous enclaves lying on or near the Bay of Bengal within a compact area in the state of Tamil Nadu. According to the 2011 census, the district has a population of 950,289.
Though the French established colonies in India in the 17th century itself, it was not until the end of the 19th century they started civil administration in French India.
The Coup d'état of Yanaon (Yanam) was a tense but ultimately non-lethal political coup at Yanam, India, in 1954. It occurred as India and France held ongoing negotiations regarding the future of French settlements in India. Yanam, along with Pondicherry, Karikal, and Mahé, was one of four small French colonial enclaves remaining in India after its 1947 independence from Britain. Though widely separated along both of India's coasts, the towns were collectively known as Pondicherry [Fr: Pondichéry; mod. India: Puducherry], after the largest of the settlements.
The City of Puducherry on the southeast coast of India does not have a recorded history from antiquity. Puducherry has history recorded only after the advent of the colonial powers such as the Dutch, Portuguese, English and the French. Nearby places such as Arikanmedu, Kakayanthoppe, Villianur, and Bahur, which were annexed by the French East India Company over a period of time and became the Union Territory of Puducherry after Independence, have written histories that predate the colonial era.
Yanaon or Yanam was one of the five settlements of French India between 1731 and 1954.
The municipalities of Puducherry include five administrative municipalities in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. The territory had French system of municipal administration from 1880 through 1968, when it was reformed.
Varadarajulu Kailasa Subbiah was an Indian communist politician from Pondicherry. Subbiah was the secretary of the Communist Party of French India. He is regarded as the founder of the trade union movement in the union territory. Subbiah was one of the 'Tamrapatra awardees', awarded the decoration for their role in the Indian freedom struggle.
Ariyankuppam is one of 5 Communes in Pondicherry district in the Indian territory of Puducherry. It is the only commune under Puducherry Taluk. Other communes are under Villianur and Bahour Taluk. Ariyankuppam Commune consists of 2 Census Town and 9 Panchayat Villages.
Villianur is one of 5 Communes in Pondicherry district in the Indian territory of Puducherry. Villianur Commune comes under Villianur Taluk Of Puducherry District. Mannadipet is another commune under Villianur Taluk. Villianur Commune consists of 1 Census Town and 17 Panchayat Villages.
Nettapakkam is one of five Communes in Pondicherry district in the Indian territory of Puducherry. Nettapakkam Commune comes under Bahour Taluk Of Puducherry District. Bahour is another commune under Bahour Taluk.
Kodathur is one of the 4 Firkas of Villianur taluk in Pondicherry (North) Revenue Sub-division of the Indian union territory of Puducherry.
Mannadipattu is a Village, Commune and Assembly Constituency in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It consists of 3 enclaves out of the 11 enclaves of Puducherry. Also, Sellipattu, located on the main enclave, is a part of Mannadipattu Commune. Mannadipattu, along with Nettapakkam Commune, forms the western border to the Union Territory.
Kizhoor is a village situated in the Villianur Commune Panchayat, Puducherry. It is located around 22 kilometers away from Pondicherry. Kizhoor comes under the Mangalam Constituency of the Union Territory of Puducherry. Population of Kizhur in 2011 was 2,955 persons.
After merger of French settlements into Indian Union, a new assembly, named as Pondicherry Representative Assembly has been created by Government of India. After the de-factor merger and before the legal integration with the Indian Union on August 16, 1962, general elections to the assembly were held in 1955 and 1959.
