# Karainagar West GN division, Karainagar DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/karainagar/karainagar-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Karainagar DS Division # Karainagar West Karainagar West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Karainagar DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province. It covers **3.53 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.5km² - 2mapped services - 11 mtypical elevation ## Where is Karainagar West? Karainagar West 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 5 other GN divisions: [Karainagar Centre](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/karainagar/karainagar-centre/), [Karainagar East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/karainagar/karainagar-east/), [Karainagar North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/karainagar/karainagar-north/), [Karainagar North West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/karainagar/karainagar-north-west/) and [Karainagar South West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/karainagar/karainagar-south-west/). By area it is the 4258th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 14.9% of [Karainagar DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/karainagar/). The centre of Karainagar West is about 312 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.7438° N, 79.8621° E. Local names: කාරෙයිනගර් බටහිර . 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 West Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Karainagar West. Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 12 m above sea level (median 11 m). - Karainagar - Karaitivu West - Suryanpiddi - Thankodai - Vaarivalavu 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 Karainagar West Named natural and historic features inside Karainagar West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Vannan Kulam - Vera Kulam ### Coast and islands 1 island. - Karaitivu 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 Karainagar West 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 West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisonal Hospital - Karainagar · Karainagar East 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.74074&mlon=79.88671#map=17/9.74074/79.88671) Bank People's Bank · Kayts 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.69984&mlon=79.86416#map=17/9.69984/79.86416) ATM BOC · Grand Bazaar 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66601&mlon=80.01294#map=17/9.66601/80.01294) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Karainagar East 3.0 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 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.71342&mlon=79.85075#map=17/9.71342/79.85075) Mall ABI Fashion World · Fort 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66659&mlon=80.00940#map=17/9.66659/80.00940) School J/Thangodai AMTM School · Karainagar North West 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.74455&mlon=79.86810#map=17/9.74455/79.86810) College Yarlton College · Karainagar West 1.1 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 9.5 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 West Places mapped inside Karainagar West in open map data, by type. - Schools1 - Colleges and universities1 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 - Karainagar South East - Karainagar South West ## Quick answers - Where is Karainagar West?In Karainagar DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Karainagar West?Karainagar Centre, Karainagar East, Karainagar North, Karainagar North West and Karainagar South West - How many villages are in Karainagar West?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Karainagar West?Settlements lie between 7 m and 12 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Karainagar West?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Karainagar West?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Karainagar West?Divisonal Hospital - Karainagar, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Karainagar West?People's Bank, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Karainagar West?BOC, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Karainagar West?Lanka IOC, about 3.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Karainagar West?LK4104030 (OCHA common operational dataset)