Karikalampakkam is a panchayat village in Nettapakkam Commune 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 ...

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. It is also a revenue village under

Nettapakkam firka Nettapakkam is one of the three '' firkas''http://www.pon.nic.in/revenue/NEM-Action-Plan-2009/ANNEXURE part 1.pdf of Bahour ''taluk'' in Pondicherry (North) revenue sub-division of the Indian union territory of Puducherry. Revenue villages The ...

. 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 (

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) in the west, Korkadu in the north, Pudukkadai village (

) in the east and Malattar in the south.

Transport

Karikalampakkam is located at 15 km. from

Pondicherry Pondicherry (), now known as Puducherry ( French: Pondichéry ʊdʊˈtʃɛɹi(listen), on-dicherry, is the capital and the most populous city of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India. The city is in the Puducherry district on the sout ...

. Karikalampakkam can be reached directly by any bus running between

Maducarai Maducarai is a panchayat village in Nettapakkam Commune in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It is also a revenue village under Nettapakkam firka. Muducarai consists of two village panchayats namely Maducarai(East) and Maducarai(West). ...

Bahour Bahour is a town, Bahour Commune, Commune, Bahour taluk, Taluk and Bahour (Union Territory Assembly constituency), Assembly Constituency in the Union Territory of Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry, India. It consists of four non-contiguous ...

via Karikalampakkam.

Road Network

Karikalampakkam is connected to

by both

Villianur Villianur, or Villianour, is a town in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It is a commune panchayat and the headquarters of the Villianur taluk of Puducherry District. Kameeswarar temple is the major landmark in the town. Location Vi ...

road (RC-18) and

Thavalakuppam Thavalakuppam is a panchayat village in Ariyankuppam Commune in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It is also a revenue village under Ariyankuppam Firka. Geography Thavalakuppam is bordered by Sankaraparani River in the north, Po ...

- 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) Embalam is a legislative assembly constituency in the Union territory of Puducherry in India. Embalam assembly constituency was part of Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency). This assembly constituency is reserved for SC candidates. Segments # ...

which comes under

Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency) Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency covers the entire Union Territory of Puducherry. Pondicherry became a union territory after the implementation of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India in 1962 and changed its name to Puduc ...

References

External links

Official website of the Government of the Union Territory of Puducherry
Villages in Puducherry district {{Puducherry-geo-stub