| Kavaraipettai | |
| Native Name: | Rathnapuri |
| Native Name Lang: | Tamil |
| Settlement Type: | town |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chennai, India |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tiruvallur |
| Subdivision Type3: | Metro |
| Subdivision Name3: | Chennai |
| Governing Body: | Municipality |
| Leader Title: | = |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 601206 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 044 |
Kavaraipettai is a suburb in North Chennai, in the Tiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is about 30miles from Chennai.
The prime landmarks of the town include the Velammal Bodhi Campus, Velammal Knowledge Park at Ponneri High Road, Panchetti.
Kavaraipettai is connected by road and rail networks. The Chennai Airport lies 60km (40miles) to the south. The major roads connecting Chennai and Kavaraipettai is the Chennai–Kolkata Highway Road. Kavaraipettai lies on National Highway 5. There are suburban trains running between Kavaraipettai and . City buses run by the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) play an important role in transportation.