# Palavi GN division, Thenmaradchi (Chavakachcheri) DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/thenmaradchi-chavakachcheri/palavi/ Grama Niladhari division · Thenmaradchi (Chavakachcheri) DS Division # Palavi Palavi is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thenmaradchi (Chavakachcheri) DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province. It covers **3.83 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.8km² - 1mapped services - 11 mtypical elevation ## Where is Palavi? Palavi lies in [Thenmaradchi (Chavakachcheri) DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/thenmaradchi-chavakachcheri/), [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: [Kachchai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/thenmaradchi-chavakachcheri/kachchai/), [Ketpeli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/thenmaradchi-chavakachcheri/ketpeli/) and [Kodikamam South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/thenmaradchi-chavakachcheri/kodikamam-south/). By area it is the 3923rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Thenmaradchi (Chavakachcheri) DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/thenmaradchi-chavakachcheri/). The centre of Palavi is about 305 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.6530° N, 80.2190° E. Local names: පාලාවි . 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 Palavi Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Palavi. - Ketpeli 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 Palavi Named natural and historic features inside Palavi, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Miriyankadu 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 Palavi 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 Palavi Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Kodikamam · Kodikamam North 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.67801&mlon=80.23696#map=17/9.67801/80.23696) Bank People's Bank · Kodikamam North 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.68155&mlon=80.22032#map=17/9.68155/80.22032) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Ariyalai Center West 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66107&mlon=80.03878#map=17/9.66107/80.03878) Petrol pump Thanmaradchchi East MPCS · Kodikamam North 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.68181&mlon=80.22020#map=17/9.68181/80.22020) Hotel omus · Chavakachcheri Town 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.65943&mlon=80.16378#map=17/9.65943/80.16378) Mall PPD Multi Traders · Avarangal West 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.76146&mlon=80.11744#map=17/9.76146/80.11744) School J/Kachchai GTMS · Palavi 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.65647&mlon=80.21463#map=17/9.65647/80.21463) College J/Meesalai Veerasingam Central College · Ramavil 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.67820&mlon=80.19812#map=17/9.67820/80.19812) Police station Chavakachcheri Police · Nunavil West 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66655&mlon=80.13246#map=17/9.66655/80.13246) 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 Palavi Places mapped inside Palavi in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Thenmaradchi (Chavakachcheri) DS Division - Allarai - Chandrapuram - Chavakachcheri North - Chavakachcheri Town - Eluthumadduval North - Eluthumadduval South - Iddaikurichchi - Kachchai - Kaithady Centre - Kaithady East - Kaithady Navatkuli - Kaithady North - Kaithady Nunavil - Kaithady South - Kaithady South East - Kaithady West - Kalvayal - Karambaikkurichchi - Karampaham - Ketpeli - Kodikamam Centre - Kodikamam North - Kodikamam South - Kovilakandy - Kovilkudyiruppu - Kudamiyan - LK4130000 - Maaseri - Madduvil Centre - Madduvil East - Madduvil North - Madduvil Nunavil - Manduvil - Manthuvil East - Manthuvil North - Manthuvil West - Maravanpulo - Meesalai East - Meesalai North - Meesalai West - Mirusuvil North - Mirusuvil South - Navatkadu - Navatkuli East - Navatkuli West - Nunavil Centre - Nunavil East - Nunavil West - Ramavil - Sangathanai - Sarasalai North - Sarasalai South - Thanankilappu - Thavalai-Iyattalai - Thenmadduvil - Usan - Varani North - Varani-Iyattalai - Vellampokkady - Vidaththalpalai ## Quick answers - Where is Palavi?In Thenmaradchi (Chavakachcheri) DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Palavi?Kachchai, Ketpeli and Kodikamam South - How many villages are in Palavi?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Palavi?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Palavi?Divisional Hospital Kodikamam, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Palavi?People's Bank, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Palavi?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palavi?Thanmaradchchi East MPCS, about 3.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Palavi?LK4130190 (OCHA common operational dataset)