Puducherry road network
Puducherry is endowed with infrastructural facilities on par with the best available in India. A network of all-weather metalled roads connecting every village exists in the territory. Puducherry has a road length of 2552 km (road length per 4.87 km²), the highest in the country.
Road length comparison with Tamil Nadu and India as a whole
| Roads | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total road length (in Puducherry) | 2552 km. | ||
| Road length per 1000 km2 | Puducherry | Tamil Nadu | India |
| 4575 | 1572 | 663 | |
Classification of roads in the union territory of Puducherry
| Sl. No. | Type of road | Length in (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | National highways | 64.450 |
| 2 | State highways | 49.304 |
| 3 | District & other roads | |
| Pondicherry - 173.384 | ||
| Karaikal - 55.162 | ||
| Mahe - 19.622 | ||
| Yanam - 26.460 | ||
| 274.628 | 274.628 | |
| 4 | Rural roads | |
| Pondicherry - 164.964 | ||
| Karaikal - 83.470 | ||
| 248.434 | 248.434 | |
| Grand total | 636.816 |
See also
- Road Network in Pondicherry District
- Road Network in Karaikal District
- Road Network in Yanam District
- Road Network in Mahe District
External links
- Official website of Public Works Department, Puducherry UT
- Infrastructure in Puducherry Union Territory
- Puducherry UT Statistics
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