3 towns · rank 23 of 35
Cinema halls in Puducherry
13 cinemas across 3 towns, on one map.
Puducherry has 13 cinema halls on this map, in 3 towns. The most are in Puducherry (11), Karaikal (1) and Yanam (1). It ranks 23rd of 35 states and union territories by number of cinemas.
By type: 1 multiplex, 2 single screens and 1 twin-screen cinema; for 9 more the platforms did not show a screen count.
PVR (1) are the largest chains here; 12 cinemas are independent.
At least 9 screens had shows on the day we checked, across 4 cinemas.
Open map data lists another 7 places in Puducherry that do not sell tickets online; we show them as unverified, since most such listings we checked had closed.
Key facts · September 2026
Puducherry in numbers
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13
cinema halls sell tickets online
Puducherry has 13 cinema halls that sold tickets on BookMyShow or District on 23 September 2026, in 3 towns.
1.1 lakh
people per hall
Puducherry has one cinema hall that sells tickets online for every 1.1 lakh people (about 15 lakh people, WorldPop 2020); that ranks 3 of 35 states and union territories, from the fewest people per hall. Across India it is one for every 3.3 lakh.
97%
of people live within 10 km of one
73% of people in Puducherry live within 5 km of a cinema hall that sells tickets online, 97% within 10 km and 100% within 20 km (India: 40% within 10 km).
1 of 4
districts have none
1 of Puducherry's 4 districts (2011 boundaries) have no cinema hall that sells tickets online; the most populous is Mahe, with about 61,000 people.
9+
screens with shows
At least 9 screens had shows on 23 September 2026 across 4 halls in Puducherry that list them; screens without a show that day are not counted.
Cite these facts
CinemaHalls.in (2026). "Cinema halls in Puducherry: key facts." September 2026 edition. https://cinemahalls.in/states/puducherry#facts
You may quote these figures, with credit to CinemaHalls.in and a link to this page. Cinema halls: listings on BookMyShow and District read on 23 September 2026. People: WorldPop's 2020 estimate on a 1 km grid (CC BY 4.0), rounded; distances are straight lines. How we count.
Towns in Puducherry with cinema halls
Data pack · September 2026 edition
Puducherry's 13 cinema halls and all 2,186 in South India, as a spreadsheet.
- 2,186 cinema halls, 42 columns each: address, PIN code, coordinates, chain, type, screens, seats, formats, amenities
- People living within 2, 5 and 10 km of every hall, the other halls within 5 km, the nearest one
- Towns, areas, PIN codes, districts and chains, each with residents per hall, plus every PIN code with its distance to the nearest cinema
- Excel workbook and CSV, emailed the moment you pay, with a GST invoice
Listings read from BookMyShow and District; residents from WorldPop's 2020 grid. Judge the free sample first: ten cinemas, every column.
Region pack
South India
- Cinema halls
- 2,186
- Towns
- 715
- Screens with shows
- 2,160+
- Columns per hall
- 42
₹5,999 + GST
₹7,078.82 with 18% GST · GST invoice · one-time
Cinema halls in Puducherry: questions
How many cinema halls are there in Puducherry?
13 cinema halls in 3 towns sell tickets on BookMyShow or District, and open map data lists 7 more that we could not confirm.
Which city in Puducherry has the most cinemas?
Puducherry, with 11 cinemas, followed by Karaikal (1) and Yanam (1).
How many single-screen cinemas are in Puducherry?
2 single-screen cinemas sell tickets online. Many more single screens sell only at the counter and are not on the booking platforms, so the real number is higher.
Which cinema chains operate in Puducherry?
PVR (1 cinema).
How many people does each cinema hall in Puducherry serve?
About 15 lakh people live in Puducherry (WorldPop's 2020 estimate), and there are 13 cinema halls: one for every 1.1 lakh of them. Across India it is one for every 3.3 lakh.
Can I download a list of cinema halls in Puducherry?
Yes. All 13 are in the South India data pack, with the 2,186 across South India, as an Excel workbook and CSV (₹5,999 + GST), with address, PIN code, coordinates, screens, formats and the people who live within 2, 5 and 10 km of each hall. A free sample shows ten real rows first.
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About this data
A cinema is on this map when it sells tickets on BookMyShow or District (we read both on 23 September 2026), or when someone who knows the town has confirmed it open. Screen counts are floors: screens with shows on the day we checked. Cinemas open, close and renovate between checks, so confirm on the booking page before you travel. Places found only in open map data are shown separately as unverified, because most of those we have checked had closed.
No photos, ratings or reviews are collected. We never access anything private.