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Puducherry
Puducherry, formerly known as Pondicherry , is a Union Territory of India formed out of four exclaves of former French India (being its capital, hence also known informally as Pondicherry) and named after the largest Puducherry district.
The Tamil name is (''Puducherry''), which means "New Town". Historically known as ''Pondicherry'' (''(unicode:Pāṇṭiccēri)''), the territory changed its official name to ''Puducherry'' (''(unicode:Putuccēri)'') on 20 September 2006.
== Geography ==
The union territory of Puducherry consists of four small unconnected districts: Puducherry, Karaikal and Yanam on the Bay of Bengal and Mahe on the Arabian Sea. Puducherry and Karaikal have the largest areas and population, and are both enclaves of Tamil Nadu. Yanam and Mahe are enclaves of Andhra Pradesh and Kerala respectively. The territory has an area of : Puducherry 293 km², Karaikal 160 km², Mahe 9 km² and Yanam 30 km². Its 2011 population was 1,244,464.
Some of Puducherry's districts are themselves amalgamations of non-contiguous enclaves, often called ''pockets'' in India. The Puducherry district is made of 11 such pockets, some of which are very small and entirely surrounded by the territory of Tamil Nadu. Mahe district is made up of three pockets. This unusual geography is a legacy of the colonial period with Puducherry retaining the borders of former French India.
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