# Polikandy West GN division – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/polikandy-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division # Polikandy West Polikandy West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province. It covers **0.97 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.0km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Polikandy West? Polikandy West 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 4 other GN divisions: [Polikandy East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/polikandy-east/), [Polikandy South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/polikandy-south/), [Valvettithurai North East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/valvettithurai-north-east/) and [Valvettithurai South East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/valvettithurai-south-east/). By area it is the 10308th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/). The centre of Polikandy West is about 323 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.8232° N, 80.1818° E. Local names: පොලිකණ්ඩි බටහිර . 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 Polikandy West Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Polikandy West. - Urani 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). ## Weather in Polikandy West 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 Polikandy West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Valvettithurai · Polikandy West 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.82550&mlon=80.17881#map=17/9.82550/80.17881) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Valvettithurai South East 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.82262&mlon=80.16964#map=17/9.82262/80.16964) ATM Bank of Ceylon ATM · Kankesanthurai Centre 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.81456&mlon=80.04406#map=17/9.81456/80.04406) Petrol pump MPCS Ceypetco · Nelliaddy 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.79987&mlon=80.19804#map=17/9.79987/80.19804) Hotel Abiramy hotel · Karanavai Centre 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.80569&mlon=80.18340#map=17/9.80569/80.18340) Mall VVT Shopping Complex · Valvettithurai South East 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.82348&mlon=80.16979#map=17/9.82348/80.16979) School J/Valvai Mahalir Maha Vidyalayam · Polikandy West 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.82508&mlon=80.17658#map=17/9.82508/80.17658) College IDM Nelliady campus · Nelliaddy East 3.3 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 5.7 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 Polikandy West Places mapped inside Polikandy West in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - 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 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 - Point Pedro East - Point Pedro South - Polikandy East - Polikandy South - 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 Polikandy West?In Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Polikandy West?Polikandy East, Polikandy South, Valvettithurai North East and Valvettithurai South East - How many villages are in Polikandy West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Polikandy West?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Polikandy West?Divisional Hospital Valvettithurai, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Polikandy West?Bank of Ceylon, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Polikandy West?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Polikandy West?MPCS Ceypetco, about 3.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Polikandy West?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Polikandy West?LK4127055 (OCHA common operational dataset)