Why do we have 3 Puducherry?

The Treaty of Cession signed in 1956 is the primary reason why Puducherry and other French settlements are a union territory today and not merged in the states in which they are situated.

Why Karaikal is part of Pondicherry?

Karaikal is a small coastal enclave which was formerly part of French India. Together with the other former French territories of Pondicherry, Yanam, and Mahé, it forms the Union Territory of Puducherry.

Why yanam is union territory?

Yanam (French: Yanaon) is a town located in the district of East Godavari in Andhra Pradesh and is part of the Union Territory of Pondicherry. It has a population of 35,000, most of whom speak Telugu….Yanam.

Yanam Yanaon
Country	India
Union territory	Puducherry
District	Yanam
Government

Why Pondicherry is not a state?

However, Puducherry is one of the three union territories in India (the other being National Capital Territory of Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir) that is entitled by a special constitutional amendment to have an elected legislative assembly and a cabinet of ministers, thereby conveying partial statehood.

What is the relation between Yanam and Puducherry?

Yanam (French: Yanaon) is a town located in the district of East Godavari in Andhra Pradesh and is part of the Union Territory of Pondicherry.

Why Puducherry is scattered Quora?

As you may be aware,Pondicherry was With France during British regime and even after independence till 1954 and fully merged with India only during 1962 under a treaty signed between India and France. When Pondicherry was with France,it was spreaded in five different pockets in different locations.

Which language is spoken in Karaikal?

Tamil is predominant in the southern settlements of Puducherry and Karaikal; Malayalam is predominant in Mahe; and Telugu is spoken mainly in Yanam. Other significant languages in the territory include Urdu, French, Kannada, Hindi, Gujarati, English, and Marathi.