# Nallur DS Division, Jaffna District – GN divisions & Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/ Divisional Secretariat division · Jaffna District # Nallur DS Division Nallur DS Division is a Divisional Secretariat (DS) division of Sri Lanka in Jaffna District, Northern Province. It covers **32.7 km²**. It is divided into 40 GN divisions. 20 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 185 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 32.7km² - 40GN divisions - 185mapped services ## Where is Nallur DS Division? Nallur DS Division lies in [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 DS divisions: [Jaffna DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/jaffna/), [Thenmaradchi (Chavakachcheri) DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/thenmaradchi-chavakachcheri/), [Valikamam East (Kopay) DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-east-kopay/), [Valikamam South (Uduvil) DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-south-uduvil/) and [Valikamam South West (Sandilipay) DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-south-west-sandilipay/). By area it is the 311th largest of 339 DS divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.0% of [Jaffna District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/). The centre of Nallur DS Division is about 304 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 4.6 km from Jaffna, the main town of Jaffna District. The centre point is at 9.6617° N, 80.0493° E. Local names: නල්ලූර් · நல்லூர் . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## GN divisions of Nallur DS Division Grama Niladhari division Area km² Localities Services [Ariyalai Center West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/ariyalai-center-west/) 0.5 1 7 [Ariyalai Centre](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/ariyalai-centre/) 0.5 0 4 [Ariyalai Centre North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/ariyalai-centre-north/) 1.4 1 3 [Ariyalai Centre South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/ariyalai-centre-south/) 2.1 0 2 [Ariyalai East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/ariyalai-east/) 9.8 3 3 [Ariyalai North West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/ariyalai-north-west/) 0.4 0 4 [Ariyalai S. W. (East)](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/ariyalai-s-w-east/) 0.4 1 6 [Ariyalai South West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/ariyalai-south-west/) 0.8 2 0 [Iyanar Kovilady](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/iyanar-kovilady/) 0.4 0 4 [Kantharmadam North East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/kantharmadam-north-east/) 0.4 1 6 [Kantharmadam North West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/kantharmadam-north-west/) 0.5 0 8 [Kantharmadam South East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/kantharmadam-south-east/) 0.3 1 8 [Kantharmadam South West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/kantharmadam-south-west/) 0.3 0 1 [Kokuvil Centre East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/kokuvil-centre-east/) 0.5 1 2 [Kokuvil Centre West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/kokuvil-centre-west/) 0.4 0 2 [Kokuvil East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/kokuvil-east/) 1.1 0 3 [Kokuvil North East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/kokuvil-north-east/) 0.8 1 5 [Kokuvil North West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/kokuvil-north-west/) 0.2 0 0 [Kokuvil South East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/kokuvil-south-east/) 0.5 0 6 [Kokuvil South West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/kokuvil-south-west/) 0.3 0 0 [Kokuvil West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/kokuvil-west/) 0.3 0 1 [Kondavil Centre East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/kondavil-centre-east/) 0.3 0 3 [Kondavil Centre West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/kondavil-centre-west/) 0.4 0 0 [Kondavil North East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/kondavil-north-east/) 1.1 0 3 [Kondavil North West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/kondavil-north-west/) 0.5 0 0 [Kondavil South East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/kondavil-south-east/) 0.6 1 2 [Kondavil South West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/kondavil-south-west/) 0.6 2 1 [Nallur North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/nallur-north/) 0.4 0 6 [Nallur Rajathani](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/nallur-rajathani/) 0.3 0 2 [Nallur South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/nallur-south/) 0.5 0 21 [Sangiliyan Thoppu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/sangiliyan-thoppu/) 1.0 0 8 [Thirunelvely Centre North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/thirunelvely-centre-north/) 1.4 2 8 [Thirunelvely Centre South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/thirunelvely-centre-south/) 0.2 0 1 [Thirunelvely North East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/thirunelvely-north-east/) 0.5 0 4 [Thirunelvely South East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/thirunelvely-south-east/) 0.3 1 3 [Thirunelvely West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/thirunelvely-west/) 1.0 1 22 [Vannarponnai N.E. (North)](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/vannarponnai-n-e-north/) 0.5 0 7 [Vannarponnai N.E. (South)](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/vannarponnai-n-e-south/) 0.4 0 14 [Vannarponnai N.W. (North)](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/vannarponnai-n-w-north/) 0.3 1 4 [Vannarponnai N.W. (West)](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/vannarponnai-n-w-west/) 0.7 0 1 Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Nallur DS Division Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in Nallur DS Division. Settlements here lie between about 1 m and 14 m above sea level (median 10 m). - Anaipanthy - Ariyalai - Ariyalai East - Ariylai South West - Chiviyateru West - Chiviyatheru East - Kalviyankadu - Kanthermadam - Kokkuvil - Kokkuvil East - Kondavil - Kondavil East - Kondavil West - Maniyanthoddam - Naavalady - Poompuhaar - Thirunelvely - Thirunelvely East - Thirunelvely West - Vannarpannai North West 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 Nallur DS Division Named natural and historic features inside Nallur DS Division, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Chemmani Kulam - Matippan Kulam ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate. - Ariyalai East 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 Nallur DS Division 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/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Nallur DS Division Places mapped inside Nallur DS Division in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals12 - Banks13 - ATMs4 - Petrol pumps4 - Hotels33 - Shopping malls1 - Schools44 - Colleges and universities29 - Pharmacies5 - Restaurants38 - Dental clinics2 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Nallur DS Division?In Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Nallur DS Division?Jaffna DS Division, Thenmaradchi (Chavakachcheri) DS Division, Valikamam East (Kopay) DS Division, Valikamam South (Uduvil) DS Division and Valikamam South West (Sandilipay) DS Division - How many villages are in Nallur DS Division?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Nallur DS Division?Settlements lie between 1 m and 14 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Nallur DS Division?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Nallur DS Division?January to February - How many hospitals are in Nallur DS Division?12 mapped - How many banks are in Nallur DS Division?13 mapped - How many ATMs are in Nallur DS Division?4 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Nallur DS Division?4 mapped - What is the P-code of Nallur DS Division?LK4133 (OCHA common operational dataset)