Yanam District

Puducherry

Yanam district is one of the districts of Puducherry. Its administrative headquarters is at Yanam. It covers 30 sq km and had a population of 55,626 at the 2011 census, a density of 1,854 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 1 assembly segment.

District Headquarters
Yanam
Area
30 sq km
Population
55,626
(2011)
Population Density
1,854 /km²
Literacy Rate
79.47%
Sex Ratio
1,038
per 1,000 males
OverviewAdministrationLok SabhaAssemblyRepresentativesElection HistoryPolitical GeographyKey Facts

Yanam District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Yanam district.

Total Population
55,626
Male Population
27,301
Female Population
28,325
Rural Population
0
Urban Population
55,626
Scheduled Caste
8,412
Scheduled Tribe
0
Literacy Rate
79.47%
Population Density
1,854 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,038
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 82.8%Female literacy 76.2%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Yanam district.

1
Tehsils
1
Blocks
0
Nyay Panchayats
0
Gram Panchayats
6
Villages
Headquarters
Yanam
Languages
Telugu, English, French
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
16.73° N, 82.21° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Yanam

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Puducherry

Constituency No. 1 · General
Partial
VV
V. Vaithilingam
Indian National Congress
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Yanam
View Constituency

Assembly Constituencies Covering Yanam

(1)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Yanam
No. 30 · Puducherry
GA
Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok
Independent
MLA

Your Representatives from Yanam

(2)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Yanam district.

  • VV
    V. Vaithilingam
    Indian National Congress
    MP
    Puducherry · No. 1
  • GA
    Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok
    Independent
    MLA
    Yanam · No. 30

Election History

Lok Sabha

Puducherry · No. 1

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaINCV. Vaithilingam
    Votes 4,26,005Vote share 52.73%Margin 1,36,516
    1. 1. V. Vaithilingam · INC4,26,005 (52.73%)
    2. 2. A. Namassivayam · BJP2,89,489 (35.83%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Puducherry
State
Yanam
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 1
1 Assembly
No. 30

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Yanam MPsAssembly segmentsLok Sabha seatsPuducherry profileRepresentatives

Yanam District at a Glance

State
Puducherry
Headquarters
Yanam
Area
30 sq km
Population
55,626
Population density
1,854 per km²
Sex ratio
1,038 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
79.47%
Languages
Telugu, English, French
Tehsils
1
Blocks
1
Gram panchayats
0
Villages
6
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
1
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Puducherry
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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