Karaveddy is a town located 7 km from the

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Point Pedro Point Pedro, also known as Paruthithurai (; ) is a town, located in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. I ...

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. In local

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it translates to ''Coastal Strip'', although it is few km from the coast. Karaveddy Pradeshya Sabha is the administrative office for this region. Main town area of Karaveddy is called as

Nelliady Nelliady is a town in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. It is one of the busiest towns in Jaffna district. After many coastal areas of Sri Lanka were devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami many people settled further inland, in town ...

. Karaveddy is the birthplace of many popular personalities like V.K.Sittampalam, the first Sri Lankan Postmaster general, P. Kandiah, the first and only Communist Member of Parliament elected to represent Point Pedro electorate,

M. Sivasithamparam Murugesu Sivasithamparam (20 July 1923 – 5 June 2002) was a leading Sri Lankan Tamil politician, Member of Parliament and Deputy Speaker. Early life Sivasithamparam was born 20 July 1923 in Karaveddy in northern province of Ceylon. He w ...

, M.P for Uduppiddy & Nallur and the Deputy Speaker of Sri Lankan Parliament, S. Sivagnanasundaram, the Editor of "Chiriththiran" magazine, Prof. K. Sivathamby, Ceylon's (Sri Lanka) famous grapes vineyard owner, V.S.Thamotharampillai and many others.

Anton Balasingham Anton Balasingham Stanislaus (; 4 March 1938 – 14 December 2006) was a Sri Lankan journalist, rebel and chief political strategist and chief negotiator for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, a separatist Tamil militant organisation in ...

, the Political Adviser of the

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, lived during his childhood and early youth in Karaveddy. "Karavai Velan Kovai" is an ancient literary work dedicated to a feudal landlord lived in Karaveddy. "Karavai" is a shortened name of this village. Karaveddy is well known for its culture and religious places.

Famous Schools

Nelliady Central College Nelliady Central College ( ''Nelliyaṭi Mattiya kalloori'', also known as Nelliady Madhya Maha Vidyalayam) is a national school in Nelliady, Sri Lanka. History The school was founded in 1921. It was promoted to Madhya Maha Vidyalayam status i ...

* nanasariyar college* Vadamaradchy Central Ladies College *

Vigneswara College Vigneswara College ( ''Vikṉēcuvarā Kallūri'') is a provincial school in Karaveddy, Sri Lanka. In 1952 the volleyball team of the college under the guidance of Mr. N.Sinnathamby (N.S.) became the National champions. The final was played in G ...

Udupiddy American Mission College Udupiddy American Mission College ( ''Uṭuppiṭṭi Amerikkaṉ Micaṉ Kallūri'') is a national school in Udupiddy, Sri Lanka. It was founded on 4 January 1852 by American Ceylon Mission. It was started in 1852. In 2021, it became a nation ...

Udupiddy Girls' College Udupiddy Girls' College ( ''Uṭuppiṭṭi Makaḷir Kallūri'') is a national school in Udupiddy, Sri Lanka. See also * List of schools in Northern Province, Sri Lanka The following is a list of schools in Northern Province, Sri Lanka. The p ...

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Towns in Jaffna District Vadamarachchi South West DS Division {{NorthernLK-geo-stub