Puducherry (parts)

E31968

Puducherry (parts) refers to those areas of the present-day Union Territory of Puducherry that were once under the jurisdiction of the British-era Madras Presidency in colonial India.

All labels observed (6)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constituent territory
historical administrative region
administrativeLanguage English
Tamil
climate tropical wet and dry climate
colonialEra British Raj
linked to: British India
country India
currentAdministrativeStatus part of Union Territory of Puducherry
currentSovereignState Republic of India
linked to: India
economicActivity agriculture
fishing
small-scale industry
electoralContext forms part of Puducherry parliamentary constituency
linked to: Puducherry (parts)
governedAsPartOf Puducherry district administration
linked to: Puducherry

Union Territory of Puducherry government
linked to: Puducherry
hasCoastlineOn Bay of Bengal
hasHistoricalConnectionWith French India
Pondicherry district
linked to: Puducherry (parts)
historicalColonialPower United Kingdom
historicallyPartOf Madras Presidency
historicallyUnder British India
historicallyUnderJurisdictionOf Madras Presidency
historicalPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
languageMajority Tamil
languageSignificant Malayalam
Telugu
legalSystem Indian legal system
locatedIn Bay of Bengal coastal region
linked to: Bay of Bengal

South India
partOf Union Territory of Puducherry
linked to: Puducherry
postColonialReorganization States Reorganisation era of India
postIndependenceIntegration integrated into Union Territory of Puducherry
preIndependenceAdministrativeContext Madras Presidency
region Coromandel Coast
religionMajority Hinduism
religionMinority Christianity
Islam
timeZone Indian Standard Time
transportConnection linked by road to Chennai
linked by road to Cuddalore
utcOffset +05:30

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Madras Presidency presentDayRegion Puducherry (parts)
Telugu recognizedMinorityLanguageIn Puducherry
linked to: Puducherry (parts)
Telugu isOfficialLanguageOfUnionTerritory Puducherry (Yanam region)
linked to: Puducherry (parts)
Puducherry (parts) hasHistoricalConnectionWith Pondicherry district
linked to: Puducherry (parts)
Puducherry (parts) electoralContext forms part of Puducherry parliamentary constituency
linked to: Puducherry (parts)
Yanam belongsTo Puducherry district grouping of enclaves
linked to: Puducherry (parts)