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'''Yanam''' is one of the four districts of the [[Union Territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] in India.
'''Yanam district''' is one of the four districts of the [[Union Territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] in India.


==Geography==
==Geography==
Yanam district occupies an area of {{convert|20|km2|sqmi}},<ref name="Reference Annual">{{cite book | last1 = Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) | title = India 2010: A Reference Annual | chapter = States and Union Territories: Pondicherry: Government | edition = 54th | publisher = Additional Director General, Publications Division, [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)]], [[Government of India]] | year = 2010 | location = New Delhi, India | pages = 1222 | isbn = 978-81-230-1617-7}}</ref>
Yanam district occupies an area of {{convert|20|km2|sqmi}},<ref name="Reference Annual">{{cite book | editor1 = Srivastava, Dayawanti | title = India 2010: A Reference Annual | chapter = States and Union Territories: Pondicherry: Government | edition = 54th | publisher = Additional Director General, Publications Division, [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)]], [[Government of India]] | year = 2010 | location = New Delhi, India | pages = 1222 | isbn = 978-81-230-1617-7}}</ref>


It is located south of [[Kakinada]] port on the north bank of [[Godavari]] river, slightly inland. It is surrounded by [[East Godavari]] district of [[Andhra Pradesh]].
It is located south of Kakinada port on the north bank of Godavari river, slightly inland. It is bordered and surrounded by [[Konaseema district]] on South and [[Kakinada district]] on north (Districts of [[Andhra]] State)


==Revenue villages==
==Revenue villages==
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Latest revision as of 19:04, 30 June 2022

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Yanam.
Yanam district
యానాం జిల్లా
District of Puducherry
Coordinates: 16°44′2″N 82°12′39″E / 16.73389°N 82.21083°E / 16.73389; 82.21083
Country India
Union TerritoryPuducherry
Population
 (2011)
 • Total55,626
Languages
 • OfficialTamil,[1] English,[1] French[2]
 • AdditionalTelugu[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Websiteyanam.gov.in

Yanam district is one of the four districts of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India.

Geography[edit | edit source]

Yanam district occupies an area of 20 square kilometres (7.7 sq mi),[3]

It is located south of Kakinada port on the north bank of Godavari river, slightly inland. It is bordered and surrounded by Konaseema district on South and Kakinada district on north (Districts of Andhra State)

Revenue villages[edit | edit source]

Apart from the town of Yanam itself, the following villages fall under the district's jurisdiction:[citation needed]

  • Agraharam
  • Darialatippa
  • Farampeta
  • Guerempeta
  • Kanakalapeta
  • Kurasampeta
  • Mettakur

Demographics[edit | edit source]

According to the 2011 census Yanam district has a population of 55,626,[4] roughly equal to the island of Greenland.[5] This gives it a ranking of 629th in India (out of a total of 640).[4] The district has a population density of 3,272 inhabitants per square kilometre (8,470/sq mi).[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 77.15%.[4] Yanam has a sex ratio of 1039 females for every 1000 males,[4] and a literacy rate of 80.26%.[4]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Pondicherry Official Languages Act, 1965" (PDF). lawsofindia.org. Laws of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  2. ↑ Animesh Rai (2020). "The Legacy of French Rule in India (1674-1954): An investigation of a process of Creolization". Institut français de Pondichéry.
  3. ↑ Srivastava, Dayawanti, ed. (2010). "States and Union Territories: Pondicherry: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. p. 1222. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  5. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Greenland, 57,670, July 2011 est.
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