Map of Kāraikāl, India

Kāraikāl is a city in Puducherry, India, with a population of about 86,838. It lies at 10.9167°N, 79.8333°E. Kāraikāl is about 1,987 km (1,235 mi) south of New Delhi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Negapatam, 17 km to the south.

Kāraikāl at a glance

Where is Kāraikāl?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 29 min on the shortest day to 12 h 46 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kāraikāl

• Negapatam — 17 km south
• Thiruvarur — 27 km southwest
• Mayiladuthurai — 28 km northwest
• Sīrkāzhi — 37 km north
• Kumbakonam — 49 km west
• Mannargudi — 50 km southwest
• Chidambaram — 56 km north
• Vedaraniyam — 61 km south
• Jayamkondacholapuram — 61 km northwest
• Kurinjippādi — 75 km north

Largest cities in Puducherry

• Puducherry — 657,209

Largest cities in India

• Mumbai — 12,691,836
• Delhi — 11,034,555
• Bengaluru — 8,495,492
• Hyderābād — 6,993,262
• Ahmedabad — 6,357,693
• Chennai — 4,681,087
• Kolkata — 4,631,392
• Surat — 4,591,246
• Pune — 3,124,458
• Jaipur — 3,046,163

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.