# Ganeshwaram GN division – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/ganeshwaram/

Grama Niladhari division · Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division 

# Ganeshwaram

Ganeshwaram is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province. It covers **1.03 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.0km²
- 2mapped services

## Where is Ganeshwaram?

Ganeshwaram lies in [Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/), [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: [Alaveddy Centre](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/alaveddy-centre/), [Alaveddy East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/alaveddy-east/), [Mallakam North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/mallakam-north/) and [Thurkkapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/thurkkapuram/). By area it is the 10046th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-north-thllippalai/). The centre of Ganeshwaram is about 316 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.7763° N, 80.0179° E. Local names: කනේස්වරම් .

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 Ganeshwaram 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 Ganeshwaram

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Alaveddy Divisional Hospital · Alaveddy South 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.76887&mlon=80.00727#map=17/9.76887/80.00727) 

Bank BOC · Ganeshwaram 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.77572&mlon=80.01253#map=17/9.77572/80.01253) 

ATM Bank of Ceylon ATM · Kankesanthurai Centre 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.81456&mlon=80.04406#map=17/9.81456/80.04406) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Mallakam Centre 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.76296&mlon=80.02964#map=17/9.76296/80.02964) 

Hotel Jaffna Heritage Bungalow · Tellippalai East 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.77602&mlon=80.03035#map=17/9.77602/80.03035) 

Mall Nirosh Multicomplex · Mallakam Centre 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.76320&mlon=80.03070#map=17/9.76320/80.03070) 

School J - Alaveddy North American Mission Tamil Mixed School · Ganeshwaram 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.77523&mlon=80.01621#map=17/9.77523/80.01621) 

College J/Skandavarodaya College · Kantharodai 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.74738&mlon=80.01162#map=17/9.74738/80.01162) 

Police station Tellipalai Police · Thurkkapuram 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.77639&mlon=80.03001#map=17/9.77639/80.03001) 

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 Ganeshwaram

Places mapped inside Ganeshwaram in open map data, by type.

- Banks1
- 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 Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division

- Alaveddy Centre
- Alaveddy East
- Alaveddy North
- Alaveddy South
- Alaveddy West
- Ilavalai North
- Ilavalai North West
- Kadduvan
- Kadduvan West
- Kankesanthurai Centre
- Kankesanthurai South
- Kankesanthurai West
- Kollankaladdy
- Kurumbasiddy
- Kurumbasiddy East
- Mallakam Centre
- Mallakam North
- Mallakam South
- Maviddapuram
- Maviddapuram South
- Myliddy North
- Myliddythurai North
- Myliddythurai South
- Naguleswaram
- Palai Veemankamam North
- Palai Veemankamam South
- Palaly East
- Palaly North
- Palaly North West
- Palaly South
- Palaly West
- Pannalai
- Tellippalai
- Tellippalai East
- Thanthai Selvapuram
- Theiyiddy East
- Theiyiddy North
- Theiyiddy South
- Thenmylai
- Thurkkapuram
- Varuthalaivilan
- Vasavilan East
- Vasavilan West
- Vithakapuram

## Quick answers

- Where is Ganeshwaram?In Valikamam North (Thllippalai) DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Ganeshwaram?Alaveddy Centre, Alaveddy East, Mallakam North and Thurkkapuram
- What is the best time to visit Ganeshwaram?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ganeshwaram?Alaveddy Divisional Hospital, about 1.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ganeshwaram?BOC, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ganeshwaram?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 5.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ganeshwaram?Ceypetco, about 2.0 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Ganeshwaram?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Ganeshwaram?LK4112035 (OCHA common operational dataset)