Bahour is a town, Commune, Taluk and Assembly Constituency in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India.

[1] Bahour also has reports of lignite deposits but it is not exploited due to its close proximity to the sea and the likelihood of seeping seawater, adulterating the ground water.

[2] It is a major access point for villages south of Puducherry and forms the southern border to the Union territory.

[4] Evidence also exists of the presence of a centre for Sanskrit studies- the Vidyasthana in the region which was known for imparting the Chaturdasa Vidya -fourteen branches of learning (i.e. the four Vedas, the six Vedangas, Mimamsa, Nyaya, Dharma Sastra and Puranas).

[5] The inscriptions of Rashtrukta King Krishna III also give an account of an elaborate system of village administration dating back to the tenth century.

[6] References to Bahour are also found as ‘Vahour’ and later as ‘Sri Alagiya Chola Chaturvedimangalam’ from the 25th year of Rajaraja I and onwards.

[5] Pre historic evidence of funeral urns excavated by archaeologist Kuppuswamy have also been found here,[7] making the territory an area of prehistoric importance.

[6] There are also accounts of a Council of Elders known as ‘Eri Varya Perumakkal’ whose responsibility was to look after the maintenance of lake and proper distribution of its water.

The plaque on the western side of the Ayi Mandapam Monument narrates how two Devdasi sisters- Bangari and Singari were responsible for the renewal of the lake.