Does Puducherry have a university?

Yes. National Institute of Technology Puducherry and Pondicherry University.

PUDUCHERRY

Puducherry · INDIA (IN) · 11.93°N / 79.83°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,259,425

Puducherry is a city in India with a population of 657,209. It sits at 11.93/79.83, runs on Asia/Kolkata, is 3 km from Gundupālaiyam.

Population 657,209

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Kolkata

All facts

fields

Country: India
Subdivision: Puducherry
Coords: 11.93°N / 79.83°E
UTC offset: +5.5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

W Gundupālaiyam Puducherry 300,104 3.0 km

N Kottaikuppam Tamil Nadu 31,726 3.2 km

SW Ariyānkuppam Puducherry 29,808 4.9 km

SW Manaveli Puducherry 15,666 5.2 km

W Kurumbapet Puducherry 32,871 6.4 km

N Auroville Tamil Nadu 2,000 8.3 km

W Villianur Puducherry 34,383 8.4 km

N Koonimedu Tamil Nadu 7,528 18.0 km

S Uppalavādi Tamil Nadu 7,281 19.5 km

S Cuddalore Tamil Nadu 173,636 20.8 km

Air access

nearby

PNY

Pondicherry Airport

Medium airport

4.2 km

NVY

Neyveli Airport

Small airport

48.4 km

Universities

linked

National Institute of Technology Puducherry

nitpy.ac.in

Pondicherry University

pondiuni.org

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Puducherry?: 657,209 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Puducherry in?: Asia/Kolkata.
Which country is Puducherry in?: India (IN).
Which airport serves Puducherry?: Pondicherry Airport (PNY).
How far is Puducherry from New Delhi?: About 1,875 km.
Does Puducherry have a university?: Yes. National Institute of Technology Puducherry and Pondicherry University.
What languages are spoken in India?: English.
What currency is used in India?: Indian Rupee.
How many cities are in India?: 7,016 on record.
Which admin region is Puducherry in?: Puducherry.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1259425

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1259425,
    "name": "Puducherry",
    "ascii_name": "Puducherry",
    "country_code": "IN",
    "population": 657209,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Kolkata",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 11.93381,
    "longitude": 79.82979
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.2x the population of Gundupālaiyam.
3 km from Gundupālaiyam.
Same timezone (Asia/Kolkata) as 7,013 other cities in India.