# Karainagar East GN division, Karainagar DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/karainagar/karainagar-east/ Grama Niladhari division · Karainagar DS Division # Karainagar East Karainagar East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Karainagar DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province. It covers **4.28 km²**. Open map data shows 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.3km² - 4mapped services ## Where is Karainagar East? Karainagar East lies in [Karainagar DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/karainagar/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Karainagar North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/karainagar/karainagar-north/), [Karainagar North East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/karainagar/karainagar-north-east/), [Karainagar South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/karainagar/karainagar-south/), [Karainagar South East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/karainagar/karainagar-south-east/), [Karainagar South West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/karainagar/karainagar-south-west/), [Karainagar West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/karainagar/karainagar-west/) and [Ponnalai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/ponnalai/). By area it is the 3504th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 18.1% of [Karainagar DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/karainagar/). The centre of Karainagar East is about 311 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.7285° N, 79.8807° E. Local names: කාරෙයිනගර් නැගෙනහ . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Things to see in and around Karainagar East ### Nearby, outside Karainagar East - Casuarina Beach · viewpoint, Karainagar North3.8 km - Fort Hammenhiel கடல் கோட்டை · castle or fort, Karainagar South West4.1 km - Kayts Fort · attraction, Paruthiyadaippu4.4 km - Gen. Kobbekaduwa Memorial, Arali. · memorial, Velanai North8.0 km - St.Mary's Community Centre Gym Club · theme park, Navanthurai North14 km - St. Don Bosco Statue · memorial, Mullanai14 km - Baobab · attraction, Pungudutivu North West16 km - Punguduthivu Baobab Tree · attraction, Pungudutivu North West16 km - Jaffna Fort · ruins, Fort16 km - Thanthai Selva · memorial, Fort16 km - Jaffna scout group 2016 · monument, Fort16 km - Barathiyar's Statue · memorial, Kantharmadam South East17 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Karainagar East - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Jaffna International Airport (JAF) · Jaffna22 km - Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ) · Tiruchirappalli172 km ### Nearest railway station Kondavil (Kondavil South West), about 16 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:49) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:18, sunset around 17:52). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Weather in Karainagar East 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 Karainagar East Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisonal Hospital - Karainagar · Karainagar East 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.74074&mlon=79.88671#map=17/9.74074/79.88671) Bank People's Bank · Kayts 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.69984&mlon=79.86416#map=17/9.69984/79.86416) ATM BOC · Grand Bazaar 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66601&mlon=80.01294#map=17/9.66601/80.01294) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Karainagar East 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.73958&mlon=79.88952#map=17/9.73958/79.88952) Hotel Fort Hammenhiel Resort · Karainagar South West 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.71342&mlon=79.85075#map=17/9.71342/79.85075) Mall ABI Fashion World · Fort 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66659&mlon=80.00940#map=17/9.66659/80.00940) School J/Suntharamooorthy Nayanar Vidyalayam · Karainagar East 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.72156&mlon=79.87611#map=17/9.72156/79.87611) College Yarlton College · Karainagar West 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.74336&mlon=79.87196#map=17/9.74336/79.87196) Police station Vaddukoddai Pollice Station · Vadducoddai South West 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.72844&mlon=79.94774#map=17/9.72844/79.94774) 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 Karainagar East Places mapped inside Karainagar East in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Petrol pumps1 - 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 Karainagar DS Division - Karainagar Centre - Karainagar North - Karainagar North East - Karainagar North West - Karainagar South - Karainagar South East - Karainagar South West - Karainagar West ## Quick answers - Where is Karainagar East?In Karainagar DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Karainagar East?Karainagar North, Karainagar North East, Karainagar South, Karainagar South East, Karainagar South West, Karainagar West and Ponnalai - What is there to see in Karainagar East?Casuarina Beach, Fort Hammenhiel கடல் கோட்டை, Kayts Fort, Gen. Kobbekaduwa Memorial, Arali. - What time zone is Karainagar East in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Karainagar East?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Karainagar East?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Karainagar East?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Karainagar East?Divisonal Hospital - Karainagar, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Karainagar East?People's Bank, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Karainagar East?BOC, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Karainagar East?Lanka IOC, about 1.6 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Karainagar East?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Karainagar East?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Karainagar East?LK4104015 (OCHA common operational dataset)