Issues income, caste, domicile, residence and EWS certificates, and maintains land records under the state revenue code.
8.9% of women in Mahe own land in their name, behind the typical district. 14.6% own a house in their name, behind the typical district. The Tehsil Office maintains the land records that underlie ownership like this.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 19% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 74% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Mahe, which ranks 2 of 15 in Puducherry for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 61.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 0%. On women with a bank account at 73.3%, it sits close to the national mark.