# Point Pedro GN division – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

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Grama Niladhari division · Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division 

# Point Pedro

Point Pedro is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province. It covers **0.56 km²**. Open map data shows 13 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.6km²
- 13mapped services

## Where is Point Pedro?

Point Pedro lies in [Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/), [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: [Point Pedro East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/point-pedro-east/), [Point Pedro South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/point-pedro-south/), [Puloly Centre](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/puloly-centre/), [Puloly North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/puloly-north/) and [Puloly West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/puloly-west/). By area it is the 12149th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/). The centre of Point Pedro is about 324 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.8267° N, 80.2346° E. Local names: පේදුරුතුඩුව .

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 Point Pedro 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 Point Pedro

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Primary Medical Care Unit Point Pedro · Point Pedro 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.82346&mlon=80.23857#map=17/9.82346/80.23857) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Point Pedro 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.82505&mlon=80.23703#map=17/9.82505/80.23703) 

ATM Bank of Ceylon ATM · Kankesanthurai Centre 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.81456&mlon=80.04406#map=17/9.81456/80.04406) 

Petrol pump Fisherman's Friend · Point Pedro 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.82756&mlon=80.23646#map=17/9.82756/80.23646) 

Hotel Iru Lodge Guesthouse · Point Pedro 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.82808&mlon=80.23891#map=17/9.82808/80.23891) 

Mall Lingam shop · Imayanan 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.80538&mlon=80.17915#map=17/9.80538/80.17915) 

School J/Pointpedro Sithivinagar Vidyalayam · Point Pedro 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.82597&mlon=80.23412#map=17/9.82597/80.23412) 

College IDM Nelliady campus · Nelliaddy East 4.7 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 0.1 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 Point Pedro

Places mapped inside Point Pedro in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Banks5
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels1
- Schools3
- Restaurants1
- Police stations1

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 Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division

- Alvai North
- Alvai North Centre
- Alvai North West
- Alvai West
- Katkovalam
- Kerudavil East
- Kerudavil North
- Kerudavil South
- Manthikai
- Point Pedro East
- Point Pedro South
- Polikandy East
- Polikandy South
- Polikandy West
- Puloly Centre
- Puloly East
- Puloly North
- Puloly North East
- Puloly North West
- Puloly South
- Puloly South West
- Puloly West
- Thondamanaru North
- Thondamanaru South
- Thumpalai
- Thumpalai East
- Thunnalai North
- Vallipuram
- Valvettithurai North Centre
- Valvettithurai North East
- Valvettithurai North West
- Valvettithurai South East
- Valvettithurai South West
- Viyaparimulai

## Quick answers

- Where is Point Pedro?In Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Point Pedro?Point Pedro East, Point Pedro South, Puloly Centre, Puloly North and Puloly West
- What is the best time to visit Point Pedro?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Point Pedro?Primary Medical Care Unit Point Pedro, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Point Pedro?Bank of Ceylon, about 0.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Point Pedro?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Point Pedro?Fisherman's Friend, about 0.2 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Point Pedro?1 mapped
- How many banks are in Point Pedro?5 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Point Pedro?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Point Pedro?LK4127095 (OCHA common operational dataset)