Dataset · Quick commerce
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.
Part of Rewalto's count of dark stores in India, by app, city and pin code. New to the term? Read what a dark store is.
Key facts
| Dark stores | 14counted 31 Oct 2026 |
|---|---|
| Rank among cities | 132 of 688under 1% of India's 13,740 stores |
| Apps with a store here | 5: Swiggy Instamart, Blinkit, JioMart, Zepto, BigBasket |
| Apps not found here | Flipkart Minutes, DMartin our weekly checks |
| Named areas with a store | 9most stores: Cul Great (2), Tiruvalluvar Nagar (2), Bharathi Nagar (1) |
| Checked | 23 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026weekly, per app |
Counted on 31 Oct 2026
Stores in Puducherry
- Blinkit429%
- JioMart214%
- Zepto214%
- Swiggy Instamart536%
- BigBasket17%
What the Puducherry 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).
Areas of Puducherry with the most stores
all 9- Cul Great2 stores: Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart
- Tiruvalluvar Nagar2 stores: Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart
- Bharathi Nagar1 store: Swiggy Instamart
- Karamanikuppam1 store: Swiggy Instamart
- Krishna Nagar1 store: BigBasket
- Lawspet1 store: Zepto
- Manjakuppam1 store: Swiggy Instamart
- Thattanchavady1 store: JioMart
- White Town1 store: Zepto
Counts are what the apps show shoppers, so they are a floor, not a census. How we count dark stores. State population: Population Projections for India and States 2011-2036, Government of India, 2020. City location: Wikidata, read 28 October 2026.
Related
- Dark stores in IndiaAll 13,740 stores, by app and city
- Dark stores in Vellore135 km away, 19 stores
- Dark stores in Chennai137 km away, 535 stores
- Dark stores in Chittoor161 km away, 12 stores
- Dark stores in Tiruchirappalli174 km away, 25 stores
- Dark stores in Salem184 km away, 21 stores
- Dark stores in Tirupati196 km away, 19 stores
- Dark-store coverage map
- Stock state by pin code
- Delivery time by pin code
- What is a dark store?
- Quick commerce market share
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.