Issues income, caste, domicile, residence and EWS certificates, and maintains land records under the state revenue code.
12.5% of women in Yanam own land in their name, behind the typical district. 51.9% own a house in their name, better than the typical district. The Tehsil Office maintains the land records that underlie ownership like this.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 19% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 34% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Yanam, which ranks 2 of 27 in Puducherry for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 0.6% and women with a bank account at 90.8%.