Medical spending in Puducherry: ₹505 (urban, per person a month, estimate). People in urban Puducherry spend an estimated ₹505 a month each on medical, and in rural Puducherry about ₹520, against ₹409 and ₹282 for India.
Data last updated · Period: 2023-24
Understanding the chart
The bar chart above shows estimated monthly spending per person on medical in Puducherry, with one bar for each of the 4 figures. Each bar is labelled with its exact value, and values are per person a month, in ₹. The longest bar is the highest. The bars are, in order: Puducherry, urban (estimate) at ₹505; Puducherry, rural (estimate) at ₹520; India, urban at ₹409; India, rural at ₹282. The data table below the chart lists every value, and you can download the data, embed the chart or share it from the buttons above. The figures cover 2023-24 and come from MoSPI, Household Consumption Expenditure Survey: 2023-24, Fact Sheet (survey period August 2023 to July 2024; MPCE without imputing free items).
Key insights
- Estimated urban spending on this category in Puducherry is 23% higher than the India average; rural spending is 84% higher than.
- Because the estimate follows overall spending, it ranks 9th of 36 states, the same as Puducherry's overall urban spending.
- Across Puducherry's households, that suggests a market of roughly ₹88 crore a month for this category.
Analysis
In urban areas, Puducherry (₹505) is 23% higher than India (₹409), a gap of ₹96. In rural areas, Puducherry (₹520) is 84% higher than India (₹282), a gap of ₹238. In Puducherry, the urban figure is about the same as the rural one (₹505 against ₹520). In India, the urban figure is 45% higher than the rural one (₹409 against ₹282). The urban-rural gap is narrower in Puducherry than in India.
Puducherry's households: measured figures
- Average spending per person a month (HCES 2023-24): ₹8,637 in urban areas and ₹7,598 in rural areas, against ₹6,996 and ₹4,122 for India.
- Projected population in 2025: 17.2 lakh, of whom 70.5% live in towns and cities.
- Income per person (net state domestic product, 2022-23): ₹2,74,902 a year.
- Women aged 15 to 49 who have used the internet: 66.1% (NFHS-6, 2023-24).
Medical spending: states ranked near Puducherry
Businesses that sell into this spending
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What it means
For a business in Puducherry, this points to roughly ₹88 crore of household spending a month on this category across the state (17.2 lakh people), with a typical urban resident spending about ₹505 and a rural resident ₹520. Competitors for it include clinics, pharmacies, diagnostic labs and home-care services. Treat it as a starting point and check local prices and competition.
Related figures
- Average monthly spending per person in Puducherry, 2023-24: ₹8,637 (urban, per person a month). People in urban Puducherry spend ₹8,637 a month each on average, and people in rural Puducherry ₹7,598, against ₹6,996 and ₹4,122 for India.
- Population of Puducherry, 2025 and 2030 projections: 17.2 lakh (people, 1 March 2025 (projection)). Puducherry has a projected population of 17.2 lakh in 2025, 70.5% of them in towns and cities, rising to 19.2 lakh by 2030.
- Number of small businesses in Puducherry by sector, 2023-24: 77,123 (unincorporated non-farm businesses). Puducherry has about 77,123 small unincorporated businesses: 14,282 in manufacturing, 24,123 in trade and 38,718 in other services.
About this statistic
Household spending comes from MoSPI's Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2023-24. The estimate method is explained at the top of this page; for the survey itself, see About the data. India's measured figure for this category: spending per person in India.
Questions and answers
What is the monthly spending per person on medical in Puducherry?
₹505 (urban, per person a month (estimate)). People in urban Puducherry spend an estimated ₹505 a month each on medical, and in rural Puducherry about ₹520, against ₹409 and ₹282 for India.
How does Puducherry compare?
Estimated urban spending on this category in Puducherry is 23% higher than the India average; rural spending is 84% higher than. Because the estimate follows overall spending, it ranks 9th of 36 states, the same as Puducherry's overall urban spending.
How this page was made
Generated by Advanton from MoSPI, Household Consumption Expenditure Survey: 2023-24 (2023-24), data updated 9 November 2026: chart, ranks, comparisons and text are computed from the published figures; estimates are Advanton's, with the method shown. About the data.
Data
| Area | Per person a month (₹) |
|---|---|
| Puducherry, urban (estimate) | ₹505 |
| Puducherry, rural (estimate) | ₹520 |
| India, urban | ₹409 |
| India, rural | ₹282 |
Source and notes
Source: MoSPI, Household Consumption Expenditure Survey: 2023-24, Fact Sheet (survey period August 2023 to July 2024; MPCE without imputing free items). Period: 2023-24. Coverage: Puducherry.
Estimate: India's urban and rural share of spending for this category, applied to Puducherry's average spending per person (urban ₹8,637, rural ₹7,598). The survey publishes category spending by state only in its detailed tables, and real habits vary by state.
Cite this statistic
Please also credit the original source: MoSPI, Household Consumption Expenditure Survey: 2023-24, Fact Sheet (survey period August 2023 to July 2024; MPCE without imputing free items).Related statistics
- Average monthly spending per person in Puducherry, 2023-24
- Population of Puducherry, 2025 and 2030 projections
- Number of small businesses in Puducherry by sector, 2023-24
- Monthly spending per person on medical in India, 2023-24
- Monthly spending per person on cereals and cereal substitutes in India, 2023-24
- Monthly spending per person on egg, fish and meat in India, 2023-24
- Monthly spending per person on clothing, bedding and footwear in India, 2023-24
- Monthly spending per person by spending level, urban India, 2023-24
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