Editing Puducherry (union territory) (section)

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,46,354|13=1911|14=2,57,179|15=1921|16=2,44,156|17=1931|18=2,58,628|19=1941|20=2,85,011|21=1951|22=3,17,253|23=1961|24=3,69,079|25=1971|26=4,71,707|27=1981|28=6,04,471|29=1991|30=8,07,785|31=2001|32=9,74,345|33=2011|34=12,47,953|35=2021|36=16,91,969|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Puducherry
|label1 = [[Hinduism]]
|color1 = DarkOrange
|value1 = 87.3
|label2 = [[Christianity]]
|color2 = Blue
|value2 = 6.3
|label3 = [[Islam]]
|color3 = Green
|value3 = 6.1
|label4 = Others
|value4 = 0.4
|color4 = Black 
}}

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], [[Hinduism]] is the major religion, adhered to by 87.3% of the population. Other religions practiced in the territory include [[Christianity]] (6.3%) and [[Islam]] (6.1%).<ref>{{cite web|title=Population by religion community – 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW00C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=Census of India, 2011|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825155850/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW00C-01%20MDDS.XLS|archive-date=25 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Puducherry Hindu Muslim Population |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/religion/state/34-puducherry.html |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Puducherry District Religion Data - Hindu/Muslim |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/religion/district/482-puducherry.html |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref>

{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Language in Puducherry
|label1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|color1 = DarkOrange
|value1 = 88.22
|label2 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|color2 = Blue
|value2 = 5.96
|label3 = [[Malayalam]]
|color3 = Green
|value3 = 3.84
|label4 = Others
|value4 = 1.98
|color4 = Black 
}}

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] is the major language spoken by 88.22% of the population. Other languages spoken in the territory include [[Telugu language|Telugu]] (5.96%) and [[Malayalam]] (3.84%).