# Potpathi GN division, Vadamaradchchi East DS Division

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchchi-east/potpathi/

Grama Niladhari division · Vadamaradchchi East DS Division 

# Potpathi

Potpathi is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Vadamaradchchi East DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province. It covers **1.85 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.9km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Potpathi?

Potpathi lies in [Vadamaradchchi East DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchchi-east/), [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 2 other GN divisions: [Kudaththanai Karaiyoor](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchchi-east/kudaththanai-karaiyoor/) and [Manatkadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchchi-east/manatkadu/). By area it is the 7322nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Vadamaradchchi East DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchchi-east/). The centre of Potpathi is about 317 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.7582° N, 80.2827° E. Local names: පොට්පති .

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 Potpathi 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 Potpathi

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital Ampan · Ampan 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.71519&mlon=80.28372#map=17/9.71519/80.28372) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Manthikai 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.80540&mlon=80.22585#map=17/9.80540/80.22585) 

ATM Bank of Ceylon ATM · Kankesanthurai Centre 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.81456&mlon=80.04406#map=17/9.81456/80.04406) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Puloly East 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.80810&mlon=80.22695#map=17/9.80810/80.22695) 

Hotel Kbs golden house · Puloly South 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.79931&mlon=80.24038#map=17/9.79931/80.24038) 

Mall Lingam shop · Imayanan 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.80538&mlon=80.17915#map=17/9.80538/80.17915) 

School J/Kudathanai Karaiyoor RCTMS · Potpathi 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.75763&mlon=80.28030#map=17/9.75763/80.28030) 

College IDM Nelliady campus · Nelliaddy East 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.80077&mlon=80.20109#map=17/9.80077/80.20109) 

Police station Police Station Point Pedro · Point Pedro 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.82626&mlon=80.23336#map=17/9.82626/80.23336) 

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 Potpathi

Places mapped inside Potpathi 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 Vadamaradchchi East DS Division

- Aliyavalai
- Ampan
- Chempiyanpattu North
- Chempiyanpattu South
- Chundikulam
- Kudaththanai
- Kudaththanai Karaiyoor
- Manatkadu
- Maruthankarny
- Mulliyan
- Nagarkovil East
- Nagarkovil South
- Nagarkovil West
- Pokkaruppu
- Uduththurai
- Vaththirayan
- Vettilaikerny

## Quick answers

- Where is Potpathi?In Vadamaradchchi East DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Potpathi?Kudaththanai Karaiyoor and Manatkadu
- What is the best time to visit Potpathi?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Potpathi?Divisional Hospital Ampan, about 4.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Potpathi?Bank of Ceylon, about 8.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Potpathi?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Potpathi?Ceypetco, about 8.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Potpathi?LK4124020 (OCHA common operational dataset)