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| name = Karikalampakkam<br />
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| settlement_type = Village<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Puducherry, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|11.864579|N|79.748855|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Pondicherry District|Pondicherry]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil|Taluk]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Bahour taluk|Bahour]]<br />
| subdivision_type4 = [[Commune]]<br />
| subdivision_name4 = [[Nettapakkam Commune|Nettapakkam]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| population_as_of = 2001<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[French language|French]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[English language|English]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 605 110<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 0413<br />
| registration_plate = PY-01<br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = 50% [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]<br />
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[[File:Karikalampakkam-Ward.jpg|thumb|Karikalampakkam, Nettapakkam Commune]]<br />
[[File:KKP-NPK.JPG|thumb|Community Health Centre, Karikalampakkam]]<br />
'''Karikalampakkam''' is a panchayat village<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://drda.puducherry.gov.in/images/gplist.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=5 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927215824/http://drda.puducherry.gov.in/images/gplist.pdf |archive-date=27 September 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> in [[Nettapakkam Commune]] in the Union Territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], [[India]]. It is also a revenue village under [[Nettapakkam firka]]. 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.<br />
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==Geography==<br />
Karikalampakkam is bordered by Chellancherry village ([[Tamil nadu]]) in the west, [[Korkadu]] in the north, Pudukkadai village ([[Tamil nadu]]) in the east and [[Malattar River|Malattar]] in the south.<br />
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==Transport==<br />
Karikalampakkam is located at 15&nbsp;km. from [[Pondicherry (city)|Pondicherry]]. Karikalampakkam can be reached directly by any bus running between [[Pondicherry (city)|Puducherry]] - [[Maducarai]] or [[Pondicherry (city)|Puducherry]]- [[Bahour]] via Karikalampakkam.<br />
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==Road Network==<br />
Karikalampakkam is connected to [[Pondicherry (city)|Pondicherry]] by both [[Villianur]]-[[Bahour]] road (RC-18) and [[Thavalakuppam]]-[[Embalam]] road (RC-20). In fact, Karikalampakkam is located at the junction of RC-18 and RC-20. <br />
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==Politics==<br />
Karikalampakkam is a part of [[Embalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)]] which comes under [[Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080409232005/http://pondicherry.nic.in/ Official website of the Government of the Union Territory of Puducherry]<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Puducherry district]]<br />
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