Gold rate today in Puducherry
The 24 carat gold rate in Puducherry is ₹ 134,448 per 10 grams and ₹ 13,445 per gram at the state benchmark. 916 (22 carat), the grade most jewellery is made from, is ₹ 123,244 per 10 grams.
In pavan terms — the unit most of southern India actually buys in — one pavan of 916 gold is ₹ 98,595 and one pavan of 24 carat is ₹ 107,558. A pavan is 8 grams.
The Puducherry gold market
The union territory's retail market serves both local buyers and visitors, which sustains steadier year-round demand than its size alone would suggest.
Demand follows the Tamil Nadu pattern, spread across the year rather than concentrated in festival spikes.
Buying gold in Puducherry
Quotes here follow Tamil Nadu conventions — 916 by default, with pavan pricing used in the southern districts.
Beyond that, the same four questions apply anywhere: the metal rate for the exact karat, the making charge, the wastage percentage, and the tax — each as its own number. A single all-in price cannot be compared against anything.
The background, in one place
- How gold rates are decided — spot, exchange rate, import parity and premium, with live numbers at each step.
- 22K vs 24K — every lower grade is a fixed fraction of the 24 carat price, and the guide shows the arithmetic.
- What 916 means and what a pavan is — the two terms this market trades in.
- Making charges and wastage — where two quotes on the same rate actually diverge.
- Verifying a hallmark — what the stamps guarantee, and what they do not.