Karikalampakkam
Karikalampakkam | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Karikalampakkam Location in Puducherry, India | |
| Coordinates: 11°51′52″N 79°44′56″E / 11.864579°N 79.748855°ECoordinates: 11°51′52″N 79°44′56″E / 11.864579°N 79.748855°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Puducherry |
| District | Pondicherry |
| Taluk | Bahour |
| Commune | Nettapakkam |
| Languages | |
| • Official | French, Tamil, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 605 110 |
| Telephone code | 0413 |
| Vehicle registration | PY-01 |
| Sex ratio | 50% ♂/♀ |
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[]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
- Villages in Puducherry district
- Puducherry geography stubs