Karaiyamputhur

11°49′10″N 79°38′59″E / 11.819437°N 79.649794°E / 11.819437; 79.649794Country IndiaStatePuducherryDistrictPondicherryTalukBahourCommuneBahourPopulation • Total36,983Languages • OfficialFrench, Tamil, EnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PINTelephone code0413Vehicle registrationPY-01Sex ratio50% ♂/♀

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.

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.

Karaiyamputhur is surrounded by villages of Tamil Nadu on all side. It is connected to Bahour, its Commune Headquarters by Frontier Road (RC-21).

Karaiyamputhur village panchayat consist of

• Karaiyamputhur
• Chinna Karaiyamputhur
• Panayadikuppam

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  Map of Karaiyamputhur Village Panchayat

Karaiyamputhur is a part of Nettapakkam (Union Territory Assembly constituency) which comes under Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)

• Official website of the Government of the Union Territory of Puducherry^{[permanent dead link]}