Out of which a major portion of rainfall is recorded between October to December. Home About District General Information. Print Share Facebook Twitter. Area : Sq. Population : 2 00 Census Climate : Tropical Karaikal region is fed by river Cauvery and its tributaries and the cultivated lands situated in and around Karaikal region are mainly depending on Cauvery waters. Expect to be able to get quite far in South Asia as an English-speaking tourist. Persons in Pondicherry with a university education may be able to converse with you in English.
French is no longer an official language or widely spoken in Pondicherry and has been largely supplanted by English, but can still be heard among elderly persons raised during French colonial rule.
However, the language is considered an aspect of life in Pondicherry that draws tourists from the surrounding regions.
Telugu and Malayalam are the two official languages, but their use is generally confined to specific communities. You can also hire a taxi from Chennai International Airport. Most tourists, however, cannot resist the seashore kissing the ECR and take a number of stops en route.
Gingee Fort is also on the way to Tindivanam and worth spending some time at. The total travel time should be about hours.
Pack some food or snacks for the way as there are no good restaurants en route. The road is well maintained till Chidambaram.
There are many coaches connecting to Pondicherry from a variety of cities. You can be sure of getting a seat on the bus only if you board it from CMBT in Koyambedu, which is the main bus terminus in Chennai. Auto-rickshaws are available from outside the bus station.
Nearly all cities in Tamil Nadu are connected to Pondicherry through cheap government buses that will stop at smaller towns and villages, though no centralized timetable exists and departure times and routes must be obtained from the nearest bus station to where you are. These buses will almost certainly arrive at the Pondicherry Bus Stand. Private coaches will connect to Pondicherry from a variety of cities including Chennai and Bengaluru.
The coaches along the ECR from Chennai are well frequented and a variety of coach types, from regular urban-city-bus to semi-sleepers and full-sleepers. There are long-distance coaches to Mumbai and other cities of India too. It is possible to find out which buses are available from redbus website. There are 2 passenger trains running daily to Chennai Egmore Railway station and Tirupati and there is a weekly express train service to Bhubaneswar. In addition to this, there is also a daily express train to Chennai Egmore.
Puducherry is also connected by weekly trains to Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai besides Mangalore, passing through Kerala. It leaves Puducherry as train number on Saturday at and at the end of 8 halts arrives at Yesvanthapur the next day at It leaves Yesvantpur as train number on Friday at and at the end of 9 halts arrives at Puducherry the next day at Coach Composition comprises 16 AC 3 tier coaches and 2 luggage cum generator coach taking the total up to 18 coaches.
Spicejet operates daily flights from Hyderabad with connections from other major Indian cities. Flights from Bengaluru also operate on a daily basis. You can also take a minute auto rickshaw from the airport to the centre of town. Pondicherry , now officially named Puducherry , is a union territory in Southern India. It consists of a number of enclaves in three different states:.
All of these enclaves were under French occupation before they were peacefully handed over to India. Each enclave shares a mixed culture heritage, combining their South Indian roots with a French colonial past.
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