Issues income, caste, domicile, residence and EWS certificates, and maintains land records under the state revenue code.
10.5% of women in Pondicherry own land in their name, behind the typical district. 32.5% own a house in their name, behind the typical district. The Tehsil Office maintains the land records that underlie ownership like this.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Pondicherry, which ranks 1 of 2 in Puducherry for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 60 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 2.7% and women with a bank account at 92.7%.