Karikalampakkam

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Karikalampakkam
Village
Karikalampakkam is located in Puducherry
Karikalampakkam
Karikalampakkam
Location in Puducherry, India
Coordinates: 11°51′52″N 79°44′56″E / 11.864579°N 79.748855°E / 11.864579; 79.748855Coordinates: 11°51′52″N 79°44′56″E / 11.864579°N 79.748855°E / 11.864579; 79.748855
Country India
StatePuducherry
DistrictPondicherry
TalukBahour
CommuneNettapakkam
Languages
 • OfficialFrench, Tamil, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
605 110
Telephone code0413
Vehicle registrationPY-01
Sex ratio50% /
Karikalampakkam, Nettapakkam Commune
Community Health Centre, Karikalampakkam

Karikalampakkam is a panchayat village[1] in Nettapakkam Commune in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It is also a revenue village under Nettapakkam firka. If splitting the Name of Karikalampakkam and translating into English it will give the reason of village name by how it came. Kari - Dark; akalam - Non Leaving; pakkam - the place or location. So when the Pondicherry under French rule, this place identified by the other village people by noticing the full darkness; occupying entire area of the village even at day time, because this village covered fully by big trees and it won't allow the light passing inside.

Geography[]

Karikalampakkam is bordered by Chellancherry village (Tamil nadu) in the west, Korkadu in the north, Pudukkadai village (Tamil nadu) in the east and Malattar in the south.

Transport[]

Karikalampakkam is located at 15 km. from Pondicherry. Karikalampakkam can be reached directly by any bus running between Puducherry - Maducarai or Puducherry- Bahour via Karikalampakkam.

Road Network[]

Karikalampakkam is connected to Pondicherry by both Villianur-Bahour road (RC-18) and Thavalakuppam-Embalam road (RC-20). In fact, Karikalampakkam is located at the junction of RC-18 and RC-20.

Politics[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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