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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
Coordinates
10.917, 79.833
Record updated
5 August 2025
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.
Nearby Cities
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