Kalapet, or Kalapettai, is a town and enclave in the Union territory of

Puducherry Puducherry or Pondicherry may refer to: * Puducherry (union territory), a union territory of India ** Pondicherry, capital of the union territory of Puducherry ** Puducherry district, a district of the union territory of Puducherry ** Puducherry t ...

, India. It was annexed by the French in 1703 and has been a part of the Union territory ever since. It forms a part of the Pondicherry province of the

Pondicherry district The Puducherry district, also known by its former name Pondicherry district, is one of the four districts of the union territory of Puducherry in South India. The district occupies an area of , spread over 11 non-contiguous enclaves lying on o ...

of the territory.

Location

Kalapet is the northernmost enclave of

and is surrounded on three sides by the

Viluppuram district Viluppuram, Villupuram or Vizhuppuram is one of the 38 districts that make up the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded on 30 September 1993, prior to which it was part of the Cuddalore district. Vizhuppuram district lies in the way of the ...

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while the

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bounds it on the east. It is cut off from the rest of Puducherry by the state of Tamil Nadu. It is located along the

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. It is the location of the Puducherry Central Jail and

Pondicherry University Pondicherry University, also known as PU, is a Central university (India), collegiate public central university located in Kalapet, Pondicherry in Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It was established by an Act of Parliament in 1985 by the ...

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Cities and towns in Puducherry district {{Puducherry-geo-stub

Location

See also

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