# Alankerny GN division, Kinniya DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/alankerny/

Grama Niladhari division · Kinniya DS Division 

# Alankerny

Alankerny is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kinniya DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **0.59 km²**.

- 0.6km²

## Where is Alankerny?

Alankerny lies in [Kinniya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/), [Trincomalee District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Echchanthivu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/echchanthivu/), [Faizalnagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/faizalnagar/), [Idiman](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/idiman/), [Munaichenai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/munaichenai/) and [Samavachchathivu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/samavachchathivu/). By area it is the 12001st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.4% of [Kinniya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/). The centre of Alankerny is about 226 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.4786° N, 81.1852° E. Local names: ආලන්කේණි .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Alankerny and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Trincomalee District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,565 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (327 mm) and the driest Jun (28 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
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- Nov
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 127 

Feb 26 93 

Mar 28 71 

Apr 29 109 

May 29 105 

Jun 29 28 

Jul 29 36 

Aug 29 57 

Sep 29 80 

Oct 28 227 

Nov 27 327 

Dec 26 304 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Alankerny

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kinniya Hospital · Mancholaichenai 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50101&mlon=81.18745#map=17/8.50101/81.18745) 

Bank HNB Kinniya · Rahumaniyanagar 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50180&mlon=81.18851#map=17/8.50180/81.18851) 

ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Mancholaichenai 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50024&mlon=81.19143#map=17/8.50024/81.19143) 

Hotel Kinniya Inn and Suites · Mancholaichenai 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.49865&mlon=81.19093#map=17/8.49865/81.19093) 

Mall Kinniya Orchid Fashion · Maharoof Gramam 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48233&mlon=81.16910#map=17/8.48233/81.16910) 

School Al Adaan School · Annalnagar 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48908&mlon=81.18783#map=17/8.48908/81.18783) 

College NAMS College of Higher Studies · Kurinchakerny 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50184&mlon=81.17033#map=17/8.50184/81.17033) 

Police station Kinniya Police Station · Mancholaichenai 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.49626&mlon=81.19062#map=17/8.49626/81.19062) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Other GN divisions in Kinniya DS Division

- Annalnagar
- Ayiliyady
- Echchanthivu
- Ehutharnagar
- Faizalnagar
- Idiman
- Kachchakodithivu
- Kakkamunai
- Kattaiaru
- Kinniya
- Kuddikarachchi
- Kurinchakerny
- Maharoof Gramam
- Maharuf Nagar
- Majeed Nagar
- Malinthurai
- Mancholai
- Mancholaichenai
- Maniarasankulam
- Munaichenai
- Naduthivu
- Naduuttu
- Periya Kinniya
- Periyathumunai
- Poovarasanthivu
- Rahumaniyanagar
- Samavachchathivu
- Sinna Kinniya
- Soorangal
- Upparu

## Quick answers

- Where is Alankerny?In Kinniya DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Alankerny?Echchanthivu, Faizalnagar, Idiman, Munaichenai and Samavachchathivu
- What is the best time to visit Alankerny?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Alankerny?Kinniya Hospital, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Alankerny?HNB Kinniya, about 2.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Alankerny?People's Bank, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Alankerny?Lanka IOC, about 2.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Alankerny?LK5324050 (OCHA common operational dataset)