# Ariyalai Centre GN division, Nallur DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/ariyalai-centre/

Grama Niladhari division · Nallur DS Division 

# Ariyalai Centre

Ariyalai Centre is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Nallur DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province. It covers **0.53 km²**. Open map data shows 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.5km²
- 4mapped services

## Where is Ariyalai Centre?

Ariyalai Centre lies in [Nallur DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/), [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: [Ariyalai Center West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/ariyalai-center-west/), [Ariyalai Centre North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/ariyalai-centre-north/), [Ariyalai Centre South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/ariyalai-centre-south/), [Ariyalai North West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/ariyalai-north-west/), [Ariyalai S. W. (East)](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/ariyalai-s-w-east/), [Columbuthurai East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/jaffna/columbuthurai-east/) and [Columbuthurai West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/jaffna/columbuthurai-west/). By area it is the 12298th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Nallur DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/). The centre of Ariyalai Centre is about 304 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.6629° N, 80.0438° E. Local names: අරියාලෙයි මධ්‍යම .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Ariyalai Centre 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 Ariyalai Centre

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Queens Medical Consultation Centre · Columbuthurai East 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.65629&mlon=80.04705#map=17/9.65629/80.04705) 

Bank Co-operative Rural Bank · Ariyalai S. W. (East) 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.65976&mlon=80.03815#map=17/9.65976/80.03815) 

ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Ariyalai Center West 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66107&mlon=80.03878#map=17/9.66107/80.03878) 

Petrol pump SLRC · Chundikuli North 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66054&mlon=80.02750#map=17/9.66054/80.02750) 

Hotel OYO 230 Tulasi Mahal · Ariyalai North West 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66445&mlon=80.04103#map=17/9.66445/80.04103) 

Mall Johns Complex · Jaffna Town East 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66128&mlon=80.02436#map=17/9.66128/80.02436) 

School J/Sri Barwathy Vidyalayam · Ariyalai Centre South 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66012&mlon=80.04769#map=17/9.66012/80.04769) 

College Ariyalai Computer Training Centre · Ariyalai Centre 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66073&mlon=80.04472#map=17/9.66073/80.04472) 

Police station Gurunagar Police Post · Thirunagar 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.65028&mlon=80.02364#map=17/9.65028/80.02364) 

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 Ariyalai Centre

Places mapped inside Ariyalai Centre in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1
- Colleges and universities1
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants1

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 Nallur DS Division

- Ariyalai Center West
- Ariyalai Centre North
- Ariyalai Centre South
- Ariyalai East
- Ariyalai North West
- Ariyalai S. W. (East)
- Ariyalai South West
- Iyanar Kovilady
- Kantharmadam North East
- Kantharmadam North West
- Kantharmadam South East
- Kantharmadam South West
- Kokuvil Centre East
- Kokuvil Centre West
- Kokuvil East
- Kokuvil North East
- Kokuvil North West
- Kokuvil South East
- Kokuvil South West
- Kokuvil West
- Kondavil Centre East
- Kondavil Centre West
- Kondavil North East
- Kondavil North West
- Kondavil South East
- Kondavil South West
- Nallur North
- Nallur Rajathani
- Nallur South
- Sangiliyan Thoppu
- Thirunelvely Centre North
- Thirunelvely Centre South
- Thirunelvely North East
- Thirunelvely South East
- Thirunelvely West
- Vannarponnai N.E. (North)
- Vannarponnai N.E. (South)
- Vannarponnai N.W. (North)
- Vannarponnai N.W. (West)

## Quick answers

- Where is Ariyalai Centre?In Nallur DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Ariyalai Centre?Ariyalai Center West, Ariyalai Centre North, Ariyalai Centre South, Ariyalai North West, Ariyalai S. W. (East), Columbuthurai East and Columbuthurai West
- What is the best time to visit Ariyalai Centre?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ariyalai Centre?Queens Medical Consultation Centre, about 0.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ariyalai Centre?Co-operative Rural Bank, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ariyalai Centre?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ariyalai Centre?SLRC, about 1.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ariyalai Centre?LK4133035 (OCHA common operational dataset)