About Pondicherry
Pondicherry is a union teritory, which lies within the state of Tamil Nadu.The inherent ambience of Pondicherry, becomes most evident in the oldest part of the town that flanks the seashore boulevard. Moreover, the french ruled this territory for 300 years, Pondicherry has a living monument of French Culture in India. Pondicherry tourism owns Aurobindo Ashram and 'Auroville' the international township are famous all over the world.
Being a small and quiet enclave of Tamil Nadu, this beautiful place has imbibed the Tamilian culture. Pondicherry possesses a charming atmosphere, excellent restaurants and cheap beer that attracts most travellers to Pondicherry. Pondicherry tourism is a surprise in India, here you'll realise as you pass through well-laid, wide streets carrying French names and kept unpolluted. A French past is still present here.
Pondicherry cheers the heart of the romantic and the hotels in pondicherry increase the enjoyment of the tour. With grand boulevards and quiet promenades, you'll be greeted with large bouquets of bougainvillea hanging over the ivory-coloured walls of colonial mansions. Pondicherry is richly cosmopolitan and a staggering number of 55 languages are spoken here. By an easy, relaxed set of people. Pondicherry is a favourite hunting ground for the shop-hopper, where wonderful bargains are easy pickings. This place is a peaceful, easy feeling.
State:- Pondicherry
Country:- India.
Language
French, Tamil, Telugu, English and Malayalam.
Location
Pondicherry town is situated on the Coromandel Coast, lcoated on India’s Eastern coastline
Weather
The maximum average temperature of this place as recorded in the month of June is 35.7ºC. And around January temperature doesn't fall below 20.9ºC. So that the average maximum temperature out here is 31.5ºC and the minimum average temperature is 23.9ºC.
Airports
The nearest airport is Madras- 160 kms. Domestic Airport at Pondicherry.
Rail junctions
Villupuram- 32 kms connected directly to Madras.
Transport
Pondicherry is gifted with an excellent network of arterial roads that link all parts of the union territory. Pondicherry road length is divided into 459 km of surface roads, 10 km of unsurfaced roads. Nearly 23 km of national highways run through Pondicherry to connect the union territory. The most convenient medium of Pondicherry transport is to take a bus or any other private vehicle. The road network of Pondicherry is excellent. There are also many regular buses from Chennai that leave for Chennai ever half an hour. It's total journey takes approximately three and a half hours.
