# Dark stores in Puducherry: how many, which apps and which areas

On 31 October 2026, Rewalto counted 14 quick-commerce dark stores in Puducherry: Swiggy Instamart 5, Blinkit 4, JioMart 2, Zepto 2 and BigBasket 1. Puducherry ranks 132 of 688 cities by store count, with under 1% of India's stores. It is the only Puducherry city where Rewalto counts a store.

## Key facts

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Dark stores | 14; counted 31 Oct 2026 |
| Rank among cities | 132 of 688; under 1% of India's 13,748 stores |
| Apps with a store here | 5: Swiggy Instamart, Blinkit, JioMart, Zepto, BigBasket |
| Apps not found here | Flipkart Minutes, DMart; in our weekly checks |
| Named areas with a store | 9; most stores: Cul Great (2), Tiruvalluvar Nagar (2), Bharathi Nagar (1) |
| Checked | 23 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026; weekly, per app |

## Stores by app

| App | Stores |
| --- | --- |
| Swiggy Instamart | 5 |
| Blinkit | 4 |
| JioMart | 2 |
| Zepto | 2 |
| BigBasket | 1 |

## Areas with the most stores

| Area | Stores | Apps |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cul Great | 2 | Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart |
| Tiruvalluvar Nagar | 2 | Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart |
| Bharathi Nagar | 1 | Swiggy Instamart |
| Karamanikuppam | 1 | Swiggy Instamart |
| Krishna Nagar | 1 | BigBasket |
| Lawspet | 1 | Zepto |
| Manjakuppam | 1 | Swiggy Instamart |
| Thattanchavady | 1 | JioMart |
| White Town | 1 | Zepto |

## What the counts show

- Swiggy Instamart and Blinkit are close in Puducherry: 5 and 4 stores.
- Swiggy Instamart holds 36% of the stores here, against 10% across India.
- No Flipkart Minutes or DMart store was found in Puducherry in our checks.
- 9 named areas have at least one store. Cul Great (2), Tiruvalluvar Nagar (2) and Bharathi Nagar (1) have the most, 36% of the city's stores together.
- 3 stores have no named area, because the app did not show one.
- Across the state that is 1.1 stores per 100,000 people living in Puducherry's towns and cities (official projection for 1 March 2026: 1.2 million). For India the figure is 2.7.
- The nearest other cities Rewalto counts are Vellore (135 km, 19 stores), Chennai (137 km, 535 stores) and Chittoor (161 km, 12 stores).

## Questions people ask

### How many dark stores are there in Puducherry?

14, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026 across 5 apps.

### Which quick-commerce apps deliver from dark stores in Puducherry?

Swiggy Instamart, Blinkit, JioMart, Zepto and BigBasket. We found no Flipkart Minutes or DMart store in Puducherry in our checks.

Every city and app: https://rewalto.com/data/dark-stores

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Last content change: 2026-10-31