Yanam district

Yanam Region

యానాం జిల్లా
Yanam Region యానాం జిల్లా
District of Puducherry
	Coordinates: 16°44′2″N 82°12′39″E / 16.73389°N 82.21083°ECoordinates: 16°44′2″N 82°12′39″E / 16.73389°N 82.21083°E
Country	India
Union Territory	Puducherry
District	Yanam
Population (2011)
• Total	55,626
Languages
• Official	Telugu, Tamil
• Additional/Cultural	French
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Website	yanam.gov.in

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

Geography[]

Yanam district occupies an area of 20 square kilometres (7.7 sq mi),^[1]

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.

Revenue villages[]

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[]

According to the 2011 census Yanam district has a population of 55,626,^[2] roughly equal to the island of Greenland.^[3] This gives it a ranking of 629th in India (out of a total of 640).^[2] The district has a population density of 3,272 inhabitants per square kilometre (8,470/sq mi).^[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 77.15%.^[2] Yanam has a sex ratio of 1039 females for every 1000 males,^[2] and a literacy rate of 80.26%.^[2]

References[]

^ Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (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.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Greenland, 57,670, July 2011 est.