# Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division, Jaffna District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/ Divisional Secretariat division · Jaffna District # Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division is a Divisional Secretariat (DS) division of Sri Lanka in Jaffna District, Northern Province. It covers **61.7 km²**. It is divided into 45 GN divisions. 38 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 52 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 61.7km² - 45GN divisions - 52mapped services ## Where is Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division? Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division lies in [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 DS divisions: [Valikamam East (Kopay) DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-east-kopay/), [Valikamam South (Uduvil) DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-south-uduvil/) and [Valikamam South West (Sandilipay) DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-south-west-sandilipay/). By area it is the 270th largest of 339 DS divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.7% of [Jaffna District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/). The centre of Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division is about 318 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 14 km from Jaffna, the main town of Jaffna District. The centre point is at 9.7876° N, 80.0495° E. Local names: වලිකාමම් උතුර (තෙල · தெல்லிப்பழை . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## GN divisions of Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division Grama Niladhari division Area km² Localities Services [Alaveddy Centre](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/alaveddy-centre/) 1.1 0 1 [Alaveddy East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/alaveddy-east/) 0.7 0 0 [Alaveddy North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/alaveddy-north/) 1.2 0 1 [Alaveddy South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/alaveddy-south/) 1.7 2 3 [Alaveddy West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/alaveddy-west/) 1.8 0 2 [Ganeshwaram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/ganeshwaram/) 1.0 0 2 [Ilavalai North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/ilavalai-north/) 2.2 0 2 [Ilavalai North West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/ilavalai-north-west/) 2.3 3 1 [Kadduvan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/kadduvan/) 1.2 2 0 [Kadduvan West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/kadduvan-west/) 0.9 0 0 [Kankesanthurai Centre](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/kankesanthurai-centre/) 0.7 0 5 [Kankesanthurai South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/kankesanthurai-south/) 0.7 1 2 [Kankesanthurai West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/kankesanthurai-west/) 2.6 1 0 [Kollankaladdy](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/kollankaladdy/) 1.6 1 0 [Kurumbasiddy](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/kurumbasiddy/) 0.9 1 0 [Kurumbasiddy East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/kurumbasiddy-east/) 1.2 0 1 [Mallakam Centre](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/mallakam-centre/) 0.9 2 5 [Mallakam North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/mallakam-north/) 0.8 0 2 [Mallakam South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/mallakam-south/) 1.9 0 0 [Maviddapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/maviddapuram/) 0.9 0 1 [Maviddapuram South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/maviddapuram-south/) 0.9 2 1 [Myliddy North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/myliddy-north/) 5.4 1 0 [Myliddythurai North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/myliddythurai-north/) 0.5 1 0 [Myliddythurai South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/myliddythurai-south/) 0.5 0 0 [Naguleswaram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/naguleswaram/) 1.3 1 1 [Palai Veemankamam North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/palai-veemankamam-north/) 1.0 2 1 [Palai Veemankamam South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/palai-veemankamam-south/) 1.3 0 0 [Palaly East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/palaly-east/) 2.3 3 0 [Palaly North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/palaly-north/) 1.6 1 0 [Palaly North West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/palaly-north-west/) 0.2 0 0 [Palaly South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/palaly-south/) 1.7 2 0 [Palaly West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/palaly-west/) 1.2 1 4 [Pannalai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/pannalai/) 1.5 2 0 [Tellippalai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/tellippalai/) 0.7 1 3 [Tellippalai East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/tellippalai-east/) 1.4 0 2 [Thanthai Selvapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/thanthai-selvapuram/) 0.9 1 5 [Theiyiddy East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/theiyiddy-east/) 0.9 0 1 [Theiyiddy North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/theiyiddy-north/) 0.4 1 0 [Theiyiddy South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/theiyiddy-south/) 1.9 2 0 [Thenmylai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/thenmylai/) 1.1 0 0 [Thurkkapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/thurkkapuram/) 1.7 0 2 [Varuthalaivilan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/varuthalaivilan/) 1.1 1 0 [Vasavilan East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/vasavilan-east/) 2.8 2 1 [Vasavilan West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/vasavilan-west/) 1.8 0 2 [Vithakapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/vithakapuram/) 1.5 1 1 Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division Open gazetteers list **38 villages, towns and localities** in Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division. Settlements here lie between about 6 m and 21 m above sea level (median 12 m). - Alaveddi - Alaveddy - Kadduvan - Kankesanturai - Keerimalai - Koddagapulam - Kollankaladdy - Maaviddapuram - Mallakam - Mareesan Koodal - Maviddapuram - Mayiliddi North - Mayiliddi South - Mayiliddithurai - Mayiliddy - Mulavai - Navarkiri - Palal - Palali - Palaly - Pannalai - Periyanaddutevanturai - Poyiddy - Senthankulam - Taiyiddi - Tellippalai - Tellippalai East - Tellippalai North West - Tellippalai South West - Thaiyiddy - Tholakaddy - Valalai - Varuththalaivilan - Varuttalaivilan - Vasavilan - Vayavilan - Veemankamam - Viththagapuram 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 Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division Named natural and historic features inside Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Mun Kulam - Panaka Kulam ### Getting around 1 airport. - Kankesanturai Airport 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 Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division 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/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division Places mapped inside Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals9 - Banks1 - ATMs1 - Petrol pumps3 - Hotels5 - Shopping malls1 - Schools26 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants3 - Police stations2 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division?In Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division?Valikamam East (Kopay) DS Division, Valikamam South (Uduvil) DS Division and Valikamam South West (Sandilipay) DS Division - How many villages are in Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division?38 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division?Settlements lie between 6 m and 21 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division?January to February - How many hospitals are in Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division?9 mapped - How many banks are in Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division?1 mapped - How many ATMs are in Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division?LK4112 (OCHA common operational dataset)