Karaikal district
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Karaikal district | |
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UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
PIN | 609 602 |
Telephone code | 91 (0)4368 |
Vehicle registration | PY-02 |
Website | karaikal |
Karaikal district (
Etymology
The origin of the word Karaikal is uncertain. The Imperial Gazetteer of British India gives its meaning as 'fish pass'. Both the words 'Karai' and 'Kal' have several meanings, of which the more acceptable ones are 'lime mix' and 'canal' respectively. Hence it has been suggested that the name may mean a canal built of lime mix, however, no trace of such a canal is evident.
Geography
Karaikal district occupies an area of 160 square kilometres (62 sq mi).[4]
Karaikal is a small coastal enclave of territory which was formerly part of
Demographics
According to the
Hindus formed the majority of the population at 75.41% of the population followed by Christians at 10.70%, Muslims at 6.46% and others at 0.12%.[7]
Transportation
- Air
The nearest airport is in
- Train
Karaikal railway station is a railway terminus, situated in the town of Karaikal in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India.[9]
- Port
Karaikal Port Private Limited (KPPL), a private port developed by the Chennai-based MARG Limited, became operational in April 2009. The port is located on the Eastern coast of India at keezhavanjore village in Karaikal District of Puducherry, around 300 km along the coast south of Chennai Port and around 360 km along the coast north of Tuticorin Port. The shoreline of the port is between 10° 50′ 56″ N and 10° 49′ 44″ N.[10]
Educational institutions
See also
References
- ^ a b "Official website of Karaikal District, Puducherry UT". Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ a b "The Pondicherry Official Languages Act, 1965" (PDF). lawsofindia.org. Laws of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ISBN 9791036549892.
- ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7.
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
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- ^ "New Page 1". Archived from the original on 16 July 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^ "Coimbatore firm to build India's first private airport in Karaikal". The Times of India. 13 March 2012. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ "Nagore-Karaikal BG line inspection by September". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 8 July 2011.
- ^ http://www.karaikalport.com/