Karaiyamputhur
Karaiyamputhur | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Karaiyamputhur Location in Puducherry, India  Karaiyamputhur Karaiyamputhur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°49′10″N 79°38′59″E / 11.819437°N 79.649794°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Puducherry |
| District | Pondicherry |
| Taluk | Bahour |
| Commune | Bahour |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 36,983 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | French, Tamil, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 605 106 |
| Telephone code | 0413 |
| Vehicle registration | PY-01 |
| Sex ratio | 50% ♂/♀ |
Karaiyamputhur is a village[1] in Bahour Commune of Bahour taluk in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It is one of the 11 Enclaves of Puducherry. Karaiyamputhur serves as a gateway to Puducherry - Panruti route. It lies on the southwesternmost tip of Puducherry district.
Toponymy[edit]
The name Karaiyamputhur means new settlement on the banks of a river. Here the karai (banks) refers to Pennaiyar River banks. Pennaiyatrukaraiputhur may be the name which gets shortened to Karaiyamputhur.The original name may be Karaiyanputrur.
Geography[edit]
Karaiyamputhur is surrounded by villages of Tamil Nadu on all side. It is connected to Bahour, its Commune Headquarters by Frontier Road (RC-21).
Villages[edit]
Karaiyamputhur village panchayat consist of
- Karaiyamputhur
- Chinna Karaiyamputhur
- Panayadikuppam
Gallery[edit]
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Map of Karaiyamputhur Village Panchayat
Politics[edit]
Karaiyamputhur is a part of Nettapakkam (Union Territory Assembly constituency) which comes under Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)
References[edit]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
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