Districts of Puducherry
Puducherry comprises 2 officially notified revenue districts. Each district serves as the primary administrative unit for land records, magisterial executive powers, disaster management, and public service delivery.
Administrative District Profiles (2)
All India Districts Directory →Karaikal District
Karaikal is a district of Puducherry with 2 sub-districts and a population of 200,222 (Census 2011).
Puducherry District
Puducherry is a district of Puducherry with 6 sub-districts and a population of 950,289 (Census 2011).
In Puducherry, revenue districts are headed by the District Magistrate (DM) / Deputy Commissioner (DC) of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). Districts are sub-divided into sub-divisions headed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), and further into Talukas / Tehsils administered by Tehsildars who oversee land mutation, revenue collection, and local law enforcement coordination.