Best time to visit: The best visiting to visit is between September and March.
STD Code: 0413
Population: 9.73 lakhs
Weather: The recorded maximum and minimum temperatures at Pondicherry is 35.7ºC in the month of June and 20.9ºC in the month of January respectively. The average maximum temperature is 31.5ºC and the average minimum temperature is 23.9ºC.
Rainfall is about 1300 mm.
About Pondicherry
Seaside resort Pondicherry has a special ambience, not felt anywhere else in India. It is a blend of spiritual aura, French colonial heritage, Tamil culture and the cosmopolitan flair of many nationalities in a small but varied town.
The inherent ambience of Pondy, as it is fondly called, becomes most evident in the oldest part of the town which flanks the seashore boulevard. Colonial buildings, some which trace back to the 18th century, line along a grid of straight clean streets and house the French institutions, private homes and businesses, and the sprawling premises of the famous Sri Aurobindo Ashram. The visitor is greeted by mellow colours of cream, yellow, pink and grey with flamboyant bougainvillae bursting over gates and compound walls of cool courtyards.
Quiet beaches and peaceful resorts to the north and south balance the town's bustling, yet easy going life.
But Pondy hasn't only its own special attractions to offer. It is a perfect base to explore the rich destinations around it, even in daily trips: Auroville, the international City of Unity; the imposing Gingee Fort, the holy temple towns of Kanchipuram, Tiruvannamalai and Chidambaram, the heritage sculptures and magnificent rock temples of Mamallapuram, and the cool and lush hillstations of Yercaud and Kodaikanal.
Tourist Places
Auroville Located 10 kms north of pondicherry town, auroville is envisioned as a universal town, where people from different nationalities, faiths and beli ...more
Getting around by Bus, Car, Motorcycle, Boat, Hitchhiking, Bicycle.
How to reach
By Air: Nearest airport from Pondicherry is Chennai 162 km. One can take flights for most of the important Indian cities as well as abroad.
By Rail: Pondicherry is connected through a meter gauge railway line with Villupuram. There is only one railway station between Pondicherry and Villupuram i.e. Villianur.
By Road: Pondicherry is well connected to most of the major towns of southern India by road. Pondicherry and Chennai are well linked through road.
