Karainagar ( ta, காரை நகர்) (pronounced Kaarai-Nagar) is located 20 km from

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, on the Karaitivu (Island). In

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, it means the many karai trees but also means the coast, as derived from the Tamil word 'kadar-karai' meaning a settlement (or town) on the sea coast (kadar or kadal means sea and karai means coast) which is borne by the fact that Karainagar is a coastal town. Karainagar island is about area and the registered voters 20,000 voted in 1977 national election. The current population stands at 11,000. 30% of this land is used for paddy cultivation.

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