Karaiyamputhur

Karaiyamputhur
Village
Karaiyamputhur Location in Puducherry, India Karaiyamputhur Karaiyamputhur (India) Show map of PuducherryShow map of IndiaShow all
Coordinates: 11°49′10″N 79°38′59″E / 11.819437°N 79.649794°E / 11.819437; 79.649794Coordinates: 11°49′10″N 79°38′59″E / 11.819437°N 79.649794°E / 11.819437; 79.649794
Country	India
State	Puducherry
District	Pondicherry
Taluk	Bahour
Commune	Bahour
Population  (2001)
• Total	36,983
Languages
• Official	French, Tamil, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	605 106
Telephone code	0413
Vehicle registration	PY-01
Sex ratio	50% ♂/♀

Karaiyamputhur is a village^[1] in Bahour Commune of Bahour taluk in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It is one of the 11 Enclaves of Puducherry. Karaiyamputhur serves as a gateway to Puducherry - Panruti route. It lies on the southwesternmost tip of Puducherry district.

Toponymy[]

The name Karaiyamputhur means new settlement on the banks of a river. Here the karai (banks) refers to Pennaiyar River banks. Pennaiyatrukaraiputhur may be the name which gets shortened to Karaiyamputhur.The original name may be Karaiyanputrur.

Geography[]

Karaiyamputhur is surrounded by villages of Tamil Nadu on all side. It is connected to Bahour, its Commune Headquarters by Frontier Road (RC-21).

Villages[]

Karaiyamputhur village panchayat consist of

• Karaiyamputhur
• Chinna Karaiyamputhur
• Panayadikuppam

Gallery[]

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  Map of Karaiyamputhur Village Panchayat

Politics[]

Karaiyamputhur is a part of Nettapakkam (Union Territory Assembly constituency) which comes under Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)

References[]

External links[]

• Official website of the Government of the Union Territory of Puducherry^{[permanent dead link]}