Karaikal district

Karaikal district
Karaikal district is located in Tamil Nadu
Karaikal district
Karaikal district
Location of Puducherry's Karaikal district within Tamil Nadu
Karaikal district is located in India
Karaikal district
Karaikal district
Location of Karaikal district in India
Coordinates: 11°01′00″N 79°52′00″E / 11.01667°N 79.86667°E / 11.01667; 79.86667
Country India
Union TerritoryPuducherry
DistrictKaraikal
Area
 • Total
161 km2 (62 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
200,222
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil,[2] English,[2]
 • AdditionalFrench,[3]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
609 602
Telephone code91 (0)4368
Vehicle registrationPY-02
Websitekaraikal.gov.in

Karaikal district (French: District de Karikal) is one of the four districts of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India.

  1. ^ a b "Official website of Karaikal District, Puducherry UT". Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Animesh Rai (2020). The Legacy of French Rule in India (1674-1954): An investigation of a process of Creolization. Institut français de Pondichéry. ISBN 9791036549892.