Karikalampakkam is a panchayat village[1] in Nettapakkam Commune in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India.

If splitting the Name of Karikalampakkam and translating into English it will give the reason of village name by how it came.

Kari - Dark; akalam - Non Leaving; pakkam - the place or location.

So when the Pondicherry under French rule, this place identified by the other village people by noticing the full darkness; occupying entire area of the village even at day time: as this village fully covered with big trees thus not permitting the light passing inside.

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