Total Number of Domestic and Foreign Tourists and Day Visitors Puducherry No. of Tourists a Total Month Domestic | Foreign | (coiz+3) (4) (2) (3) (4) January'2014 71393_| 8860__| 80253 Fobruary’2014 60468 7542 68010 March’2014 55349 | 7064 | 62414 ‘April'2014 50873 | 7666 | 58539 May’2014 52439 7332 59771 ‘June’2014 53285 | 6190 | 59474 July’2014 49584 | 5646 | 55230 August’2014 51749 6506 58255 September'2014| 55255 | 6745 | 62000 ‘October'2014 61345 | 7195 | 68541 November'2014 67127 7490 74617 December'2014 | 80532 _| 7812 | 88344 Tot 709400 | 86048 | 795448 Collating the findings of the previous tables, the total no. of domestic and foreign overnight tourists are most in the months of December - January. The total no. of domestic day visitors to Puducherry is most in the month of December and November. Age Distribution of Sample Visitors in the State ‘age of Domestic | %age of Domestic Day ‘Seage of Foreign ‘Age Group Overnight Visitors Visitors Overnight Visitors Male Female | Male Female Male Female (4). (2) 3) (5) (6) (8) (9) 15 = 24 Years 24 22 21 24 16. 21 25 ~ 34 Years 35, 35 31 Ey 43 42 35 = 44 Years 24 22 27 24 23 16 ‘45 — 60 Years 13 12 14 ci 14 12 >60 Years, T 9 T 6 4 7 Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Wis to be noted from the table above that predominant age group was 25-34 years among domestic overnight, day and foreign visitors. Most of the visilors to Puducherry are males with females comprising a small proportion. Sex Distribution of Sample Visitors in the State Gand ‘%age of Domestic | “age of Domestic | ‘cage of Foreign Ovomight Visitors | __Day Visitors _| Overnight Visitors (4) (2) (3) (4) Male 59) 55. 52. Female 41 45 48 Total 100% 100% 100% The gender wise distribution of sample vsitors to Puducherry is mentioned in the table above. Male visitors are in majorty in both the categories of domestic overnight as well as domestic day visitors. The same observed for foreign visitors too.Occupation Pattern of Sample Visitors in the Stato ae Yeage of Domestic | Yeage of Domestic | ‘age of Foreign Overnight Visitors | Bay Visitors _| Overnight Visitors Tnaraiat | aerT 2 o a industri rader ee 12 14 10 Self Employed plese 10 7 is Government Service 1 am 3 Private Service 35 32 40 ‘Student / Researcher 10) 10 14 Business 7 43 12 [Agriculture 4 i 0 Housewife i 7 0 Other 4 3 3 Total 100% 700% 700% The above table represents the occupation pattern of sample visitors to Puducherry. As it can be seen most of the domestic visitors are into private service, government service and trading. Most of the foreign visitors are into private service. Self-employed professionals and Industralists are in a considerable proportion. Purpose of visit by Sample Visitors in the State i ‘age of Domestic | %age of Domestic | ‘age of Foreign Overnight Visitors | Day Visitors | Overnight Visitors 4) (2) (3) (4) Business 7 & 5 Holidays, Leisure & Reeeata 24 31 82 Social Activity 13 14 3 Pilgrimage / religious cant 37 28 0 Education / Training 4 5 2 Health & Medical 5 4 1 ‘Shopping 4 4 0 ‘Others 6 6 T Total 100% 100% 100% As it can be concluded from the table above, majority of foreign visitors to Puducherry, were for the purpose of Holidays, leisure & recreation activities. Majority of domestic visitors to Puducherry were there for the purpose of pilgrimage and religious activilies followed by holidays and recreation, Most visited tourist destination of Sample Visitors age of Most Visited Tourist Destination | {ag0 oF cane me Visitors | visitors a Z @ @ Sri Aurobindo Ashram 30.4% 32.6% 25.7% ‘Aurovillo 20.6% 20.2% 18.5% Jamal Mosque / Meeran mosque / Kuthbha Mosque / Mulla 84% 62% 12.1% 04% Mohammed Mosqu Karalkal Sandy Boach eTh 5a% aa% O% Karalkal Ammalyar Temple 49% 37% 6.9% 0.0% Plage Paradise 45% 5.4% 3.9% 0.7% Lord Saneeswara Temple 41% 2.9% 62% 0.0% based on no. of visits as obtained from Short Survey at Tourist Destinations.