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Kāraikāl
City population
86,838
#609
in India
#3
in Puducherry
#6,648
worldwide
10.917, 79.833 · 1,987 km from New Delhi
About Kāraikāl
Kāraikāl is a city in Puducherry, India with a population of 86,838. It is the 609th largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, and the 6,648th largest worldwide. It lies 1,987 km from New Delhi.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 9
Elevation
8 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
10.917, 79.833
Record updated
2025-08-05
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
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