Is Pondicherry a good place to live?
Pondicherry, Puducherry · pincode 605001
About average for Puducherry on the free checks.
Pondicherry ranks 9 of 13 in Puducherry on our free-data score (57/100). Air averages 28 µg/m³ and stays within India's daily limit even in Oct–Dec.
Strengths
- Cleaner air than most of Puducherry.
Watch-outs
- Less greenery than most of Puducherry.
- A mapped industrial area is about 0.3 km away.
Pondicherry vs Puducherry
| Check | Here | City typical | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air | 27.6 µg/m³ | 30.5 µg/m³ | Better |
| Heat-stress days | 217 a year | 217 a year | Similar |
| Flood (river/coastal) | 100/100 | 100/100 | Similar |
| Green within 500 m | 9% | 22% | Worse |
| People per km² | 11,759 | 13,838 | Similar |
“City typical” is the median of 13 Puducherry areas.
Also covers: Pondicherry Bazaar.
Nearby localities, ranked
By free-data score (air, heat, flood, green).
- 1Nellithope60/100
- 2Lawspet59/100
- 3Sri Aurobindo Ashram57/100
- 4Muthialpet57/100
- 5SaramPy54/100
- 6Venkata Nagar53/100