# Periya Kinniya GN division, Kinniya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/periya-kinniya/ Grama Niladhari division · Kinniya DS Division # Periya Kinniya Periya Kinniya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kinniya DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **0.11 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.1km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Periya Kinniya? Periya Kinniya 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 4 other GN divisions: [Ehutharnagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/ehutharnagar/), [Kinniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/kinniya/), [Malinthurai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/malinthurai/) and [Periyathumunai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/periyathumunai/). By area it is the 13914th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.1% of [Kinniya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/). The centre of Periya Kinniya is about 228 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.5049° N, 81.1799° E. Local names: පෙරිය කින්නියා . 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 Periya Kinniya 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 - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec 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 Periya Kinniya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Ayurvedic Hospital- Kinniya · Kinniya 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50111&mlon=81.18042#map=17/8.50111/81.18042) Bank Peoples Bank kinniya · Periya Kinniya 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50369&mlon=81.17965#map=17/8.50369/81.17965) ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Rahumaniyanagar 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50242&mlon=81.19132#map=17/8.50242/81.19132) Hotel Thavakkal · Rahumaniyanagar 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50204&mlon=81.19197#map=17/8.50204/81.19197) Mall Kinniya Orchid Fashion · Maharoof Gramam 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48233&mlon=81.16910#map=17/8.48233/81.16910) School T/Kin/ AL Aqza College · Sinna Kinniya 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50240&mlon=81.18630#map=17/8.50240/81.18630) College NAMS College of Higher Studies · Kurinchakerny 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50184&mlon=81.17033#map=17/8.50184/81.17033) Police station Kinniya Police Station · Mancholaichenai 1.5 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Periya Kinniya Places mapped inside Periya Kinniya in open map data, by type. - Banks1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Kinniya DS Division - Alankerny - 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 - Periyathumunai - Poovarasanthivu - Rahumaniyanagar - Samavachchathivu - Sinna Kinniya - Soorangal - Upparu ## Quick answers - Where is Periya Kinniya?In Kinniya DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Periya Kinniya?Ehutharnagar, Kinniya, Malinthurai and Periyathumunai - What is the best time to visit Periya Kinniya?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Periya Kinniya?District Ayurvedic Hospital- Kinniya, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Periya Kinniya?Peoples Bank kinniya, about 0.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Periya Kinniya?People's Bank, about 9.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Periya Kinniya?Ceypetco, about 1.3 km from the centre - How many banks are in Periya Kinniya?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Periya Kinniya?LK5324090 (OCHA common operational dataset)