About Karaikal District

Karaikal District is one among 2 Districts of Pondicherry State ,India. Karaikal District Administrative head quarter is Karaikal. It is is Located 131 KM North towards State capital Puducherry . Karaikal District population is 200314. It is Smallest district in {districtInfoDo.stateName} State by population.

Geography and Climate Karaikal District

It is Located at Latitude-10.9, Longitude-79.8. Karaikal District is sharing border with Nagapattinam District to the South . It is sharing Border with Tamil Nadu State to the west . Karaikal District occupies an area of approximately 161 square kilometres. . Its in the 4 meters to meters elevation range.This District belongs to Southern India . It is a Coastal district and beaches also there.Karaikal District is sharing border with bay of bengal.

Climate of Karaikal District

It is Hot in summer. Karaikal District summer highest day temperature is in between 30 ° C to 40° C .
Average temperatures of January is 26 ° C , February is 27 ° C , March is 29 ° C , April is 31 ° C , May is 32 ° C .

DemoGraphics of Karaikal District

French is the Local Language here. Also People Speaks Tamil, English . Karaikal District is divided into 6 Tehsils , Panchayats , 44 Villages.

Census 2011 of Karaikal District

Karaikal district Total population is 200314 according to census 2011.Males are 97810 and Females are 102504 .Literate people are 132528 among total.Its total area is 161 km². It is the 2 nd largest district in the state by Population . But 2 nd Largest District in the state By Area. 575 th Largest District in the Country By Population. 1 st highest District in the State By literacy rate. 40 th highest District in the Country By literacy rate.its literacy Rate is 87.83

Karaikal District Tourism

Karaikal Transport

Road Transport

District Headquarters Karaikal is well connected by road . Karaikal , Tharangambadi are the Cities in this district having road connectivity to major towns and remote villages. Karaikal is about 131 KM by road to Puducherry( Capital of Pondicherry )

Rail Transport

Some of the rail way stations in district are Karaikal .... which connects most of the towns and villages in the District.

Bus Transport