What is Karaikal?
{{Infobox settlement | name = Karaikal | native_name = காரைக்கால் | native_name_lang = tamil | other_name = Karikal | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = Karaikal main road.JPG | image_alt = | image_caption = A main road in Karaikal | nickname = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = India | pushpin_label_position = left | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|10.932701|79.831853|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[India]] | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|Union territory]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Karaikal district|Karaikal]] | subdivision_type3 = [[Region]] | subdivision_name3 = [[Tamil Nadu]] | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = [[Municipality]] | governing_body = [[Karaikal Municipality]]<br />({{lang|fr|Conseil Municipal de Karaikal}}) | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population = | population_footnotes = <ref>http://www.karaikal.gov.in/DistrictProfile/AAG_General.htm {{Dead link|date=August 2022}}</ref> | population_density_km2 = auto | population_rank = | population_demonym = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | utc_off