Vaddukoddai
Vaddukoddai is small but important town in the minority Sri Lankan Tamil dominated Jaffna peninsula of Sri Lanka. It became prominent with the founding of Asia’s first modern university level collegiate known as Batticotta Seminary by the American Missionaries from New England in 1823.DemographyMost of the residents of the village are Sri Lankan Tamils, with the majority being Hindus and a few Christians. As of 2007, due to the effects of the Sri Lankan civil war the actual number of residents is unknown.Educational institutionsThe village is home to the prominent Jaffna College that was founded as the Batticotta Seminary.Jaffna College is one of well famous college in jaffna and one only private Mix School. Jaffna College Technical College also there.Many Students come Study in various parts.(Batticollo, kandy, Jaffna and extra. It also has the Vaddu Central College another important secondary institute of education. It also houses the tertiary educational institution known as Jaffna College Institute of Technology, a polytechnic that is used for various vocational training requirements.Religious establishmentsThe Church of South India has 21 administrative division throughout the world. It has only one of them known as a Diocese in Sri Lanka. The Jaffna Diocese headquarter is in Vaddukoddai. An Amman temple at Sangarathai, a Murugan temples at Adaikalam Thottam and Panguru are three of the main Hindu temples found here.
