Tellippalai

Tellippalai
தெல்லிப்பழை
Tellippalai is located in Northern Province
Tellippalai
Tellippalai
Coordinates: 9°47′0″N 80°2′0″E / 9.78333°N 80.03333°E / 9.78333; 80.03333
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern
DistrictJaffna
DS DivisionValikamam North

Tellippalai or Thellippalai (Tamil: தெல்லிப்பழை Tellippaḻai[1]) also known as Tillypalli (தில்லைப்பள்ளி) is a small town in the northern Jaffna District of Sri Lanka. It is located about 15 kilometers north of Jaffna town along the Kankesanthurai road

In the middle part of 20th century Tellippallai town had become an administrative and commercial hub for the surrounding villages of Ampanai, Kollangkaladdi, Veemankamam, Varuthalaivilan and Mathanai. Tellippalai railway station is located at about 100 meters east of Tellippalai junction.