# Arali Centre GN division – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/arali-centre/ Grama Niladhari division · Valikamam West (Chankanai) DS Division # Arali Centre Arali Centre is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Valikamam West (Chankanai) DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province. It covers **3.39 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.4km² - 2mapped services - 5 mtypical elevation ## Where is Arali Centre? Arali Centre lies in [Valikamam West (Chankanai) DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/), [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: [Arali North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/arali-north/), [Arali South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/arali-south/), [Arali West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/arali-west/) and [Vadducoddai South West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/vadducoddai-south-west/). By area it is the 4432nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.9% of [Valikamam West (Chankanai) DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/). The centre of Arali Centre is about 310 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.7174° N, 79.9438° E. Local names: අරාලි මධ්‍යම . 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 Arali Centre Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Arali Centre. Settlements here lie between about 5 m and 9 m above sea level (median 5 m). - Arali North - Araly - Vaddukkoddai 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 Arali Centre 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 Arali Centre Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Vaddukoddai Divisional Hospital · Arali Centre 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.72161&mlon=79.94448#map=17/9.72161/79.94448) Bank Sampath Bank · Chankanai South 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.74743&mlon=79.97168#map=17/9.74743/79.97168) ATM BOC · Grand Bazaar 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66601&mlon=80.01294#map=17/9.66601/80.01294) Petrol pump Changakanai MPCS · Siththankerni 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.75395&mlon=79.96147#map=17/9.75395/79.96147) Hotel Catamaran Guest House · Vadducoddai South West 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.73037&mlon=79.94697#map=17/9.73037/79.94697) Mall Yarl IT · Grand Bazaar 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.67127&mlon=80.01257#map=17/9.67127/80.01257) School J/Araly Murugamoorthy School · Arali Centre 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.71318&mlon=79.94390#map=17/9.71318/79.94390) College Jaffna Vaddukoddai Hindu College · Vadducoddai East 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.74743&mlon=79.95747#map=17/9.74743/79.95747) Police station Vaddukoddai Pollice Station · Vadducoddai South West 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.72844&mlon=79.94774#map=17/9.72844/79.94774) 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 Arali Centre Places mapped inside Arali Centre 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 Valikamam West (Chankanai) DS Division - Arali East - Arali North - Arali South - Arali West - Chankanai Centre - Chankanai East - Chankanai South - Chankanai West - Chulipuram Centre - Chulipuram East - Chulipuram West - Moolai - Panippulam - Pannagam - Ponnalai - Sangarathai - Siththankerni - Tholpuram East - Tholpuram West - Vadducoddai East - Vadducoddai North - Vadducoddai South - Vadducoddai South West - Vadducoddai West ## Quick answers - Where is Arali Centre?In Valikamam West (Chankanai) DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Arali Centre?Arali North, Arali South, Arali West and Vadducoddai South West - How many villages are in Arali Centre?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Arali Centre?Settlements lie between 5 m and 9 m - What is the best time to visit Arali Centre?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Arali Centre?Vaddukoddai Divisional Hospital, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Arali Centre?Sampath Bank, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Arali Centre?BOC, about 9.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Arali Centre?Changakanai MPCS, about 4.5 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Arali Centre?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Arali Centre?LK4106025 (OCHA common operational dataset)