# Allaipiddy GN division, Islands South (Velanai) DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/islands-south-velanai/allaipiddy/ Grama Niladhari division · Islands South (Velanai) DS Division # Allaipiddy Allaipiddy is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Islands South (Velanai) DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province. It covers **6.43 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.4km² - 4mapped services - 7 mtypical elevation ## Where is Allaipiddy? Allaipiddy lies in [Islands South (Velanai) DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/islands-south-velanai/), [Jaffna District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/), [Northern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 2 other GN divisions: [Mandaitivu West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/islands-south-velanai/mandaitivu-west/) and [Mankumpan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/islands-south-velanai/mankumpan/). By area it is the 2169th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 7.1% of [Islands South (Velanai) DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/islands-south-velanai/). The centre of Allaipiddy is about 299 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.6250° N, 79.9679° E. Local names: අල්ලෙයිපිට්ටි . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Villages and localities in Allaipiddy Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Allaipiddy. - Allaippiddy Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Allaipiddy Named natural and historic features inside Allaipiddy, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 reservoirs and tanks. - Periyamangile Kulam - Sinnamangile Kulam - Tamara Kulam - Vanna Kulam Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Allaipiddy and the best time to visit Using the climate of Jaffna District, the warmest month is Apr (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,144 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (293 mm) and the driest Jun (21 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 45 Feb 27 33 Mar 28 39 Apr 30 75 May 30 78 Jun 29 21 Jul 29 24 Aug 29 50 Sep 28 73 Oct 28 210 Nov 27 293 Dec 26 202 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Allaipiddy Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Gurunagar · Reclamation East 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.65259&mlon=80.01958#map=17/9.65259/80.01958) Bank Samurdi Bank · Fort 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66591&mlon=80.00655#map=17/9.66591/80.00655) ATM BOC · Grand Bazaar 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66601&mlon=80.01294#map=17/9.66601/80.01294) Petrol pump Jaffna MPCS (Ceypetco) · Fort 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66457&mlon=80.01025#map=17/9.66457/80.01025) Hotel Treat ooo · Allaipiddy 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.61520&mlon=79.96193#map=17/9.61520/79.96193) Mall ABI Fashion World · Fort 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66659&mlon=80.00940#map=17/9.66659/80.00940) School J/Allaipiddi Parasakthi Vidyalayam · Allaipiddy 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.62466&mlon=79.96854#map=17/9.62466/79.96854) College National Institute Of Nautical Engineering · Small Bazaar 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.65781&mlon=80.01395#map=17/9.65781/80.01395) Police station Special Task Force · Fort 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66409&mlon=80.00569#map=17/9.66409/80.00569) 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 Allaipiddy Places mapped inside Allaipiddy in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 - Schools2 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 Islands South (Velanai) DS Division - Mandaitivu East - Mandaitivu South - Mandaitivu West - Mankumpan - Nainativu Centre - Nainativu North - Nainativu South - Pungudutivu Centre East - Pungudutivu Centre North - Pungudutivu Centre West - Pungudutivu East - Pungudutivu East South - Pungudutivu North - Pungudutivu North East - Pungudutivu North West - Pungudutivu South - Pungudutivu South East - Pungudutivu South West - Pungudutivu West - Saravanai East - Saravanai West - Velanai East - Velanai East Centre - Velanai North - Velanai North East - Velanai South - Velanai South East - Velanai West - Velanai West Centre ## Quick answers - Where is Allaipiddy?In Islands South (Velanai) DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Allaipiddy?Mandaitivu West and Mankumpan - How many villages are in Allaipiddy?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Allaipiddy?4 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Allaipiddy?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Allaipiddy?Divisional Hospital Gurunagar, about 6.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Allaipiddy?Samurdi Bank, about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Allaipiddy?BOC, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Allaipiddy?Jaffna MPCS (Ceypetco), about 6.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Allaipiddy?LK4139020 (OCHA common operational dataset)