Karikal

Karikal, the second in importance of the French possessions in India, is on the Coromandel coast, 12 miles N. of Negapatam, and has an area of nearly 53 sq. m. It is a fertile tract, well supplied with rivers and canals, and largely given up to the cultivation of rice. The pleasant little capital, about a mile from the sea, has been four times taken by the British. There is an active trade in rice, principally with Ceylon and the Straits Settlements. The annual revenue is about £16,000. Pop. (1895) 60,376.