Karivedu is famed village is located in Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu.The initial present in the name of the village literally signifies the town Kalavai which is present nearby to the village. To discriminate karivedu from Vellore district the name is used by Karivelangadu.Karivedu is situated in between Arcot and Kalavai road.It is 15 km from Arcot and 8 km from Kalavai.It belongs to Arcot municipality and taluk.The postal pincode is 632506. The seasonal river Palar flows on the north side of the village.