# Karainagar South GN division, Karainagar DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/karainagar/karainagar-south/ Grama Niladhari division · Karainagar DS Division # Karainagar South Karainagar South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Karainagar DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province. It covers **1.79 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.8km² - 2mapped services - 11 mtypical elevation ## Where is Karainagar South? Karainagar South 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 3 other GN divisions: [Karainagar East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/karainagar/karainagar-east/), [Karainagar South East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/karainagar/karainagar-south-east/) and [Karainagar South West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/karainagar/karainagar-south-west/). By area it is the 7483rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 7.6% of [Karainagar DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/karainagar/). The centre of Karainagar South is about 309 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.7119° N, 79.8879° E. Local names: කාරෙයිනගර් දකුණ . 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 Karainagar South Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Karainagar South. - Karainagar East - Karaitivu East 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). ## Weather in Karainagar South 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 South Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Kayts · Kayts 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.69812&mlon=79.86584#map=17/9.69812/79.86584) Bank BOC - Oluvil · Kayts 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.69710&mlon=79.86715#map=17/9.69710/79.86715) ATM BOC · Grand Bazaar 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66601&mlon=80.01294#map=17/9.66601/80.01294) Petrol pump K. Shanmugaratnam · Karainagar South East 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.70915&mlon=79.86646#map=17/9.70915/79.86646) Hotel Fort Hammenhiel Resort · Karainagar South West 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.71342&mlon=79.85075#map=17/9.71342/79.85075) Mall ABI Fashion World · Fort 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66659&mlon=80.00940#map=17/9.66659/80.00940) School J/Karai Uuri AMTM Vidyalayam · Karainagar South 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.71759&mlon=79.88974#map=17/9.71759/79.88974) College Yarlton College · Karainagar West 3.9 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 6.8 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 South Places mapped inside Karainagar South in open map data, by type. - 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 East - Karainagar North - Karainagar North East - Karainagar North West - Karainagar South East - Karainagar South West - Karainagar West ## Quick answers - Where is Karainagar South?In Karainagar DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Karainagar South?Karainagar East, Karainagar South East and Karainagar South West - How many villages are in Karainagar South?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Karainagar South?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Karainagar South?Divisional Hospital Kayts, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Karainagar South?BOC - Oluvil, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Karainagar South?BOC, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Karainagar South?K. Shanmugaratnam, about 2.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Karainagar South?LK4104040 (OCHA common operational dataset)