# Chankanai East GN division – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/chankanai-east/ Grama Niladhari division · Valikamam West (Chankanai) DS Division # Chankanai East Chankanai East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Valikamam West (Chankanai) DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province. It covers **0.88 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.9km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Chankanai East? Chankanai East 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 6 other GN divisions: [Chankanai Centre](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/chankanai-centre/), [Chankanai South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/chankanai-south/), [Chankanai West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/chankanai-west/), [Manipay West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-south-west-sandilipay/manipay-west/), [Sandilipay West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-south-west-sandilipay/sandilipay-west/) and [Sangarathai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/sangarathai/). By area it is the 10659th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Valikamam West (Chankanai) DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/). The centre of Chankanai East is about 312 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.7425° N, 79.9740° E. Local names: චංකාණෙයි නැගෙනහිර . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Things to see in and around Chankanai East ### Nearby, outside Chankanai East - St. Don Bosco Statue · memorial, Mullanai6.2 km - St.Mary's Community Centre Gym Club · theme park, Navanthurai North7.7 km - Water tank · attraction, Chunnakam Town South7.7 km - Kīrimalai Sacred Water Springs · hot spring, Naguleswaram9.0 km - Barathiyar's Statue · memorial, Kantharmadam South East9.5 km - Gen. Kobbekaduwa Memorial, Arali. · memorial, Velanai North9.5 km - Thileepan Memorial · monument, Nallur South9.6 km - Jaffna Fort · ruins, Fort9.8 km - Jaffna Archeological Museum · museum, Aththiyadi9.8 km - Jaffna scout group 2016 · monument, Fort9.9 km - Casuarina Beach · viewpoint, Karainagar North9.9 km - King Sangiliyan's Minister's House · attraction, Nallur Rajathani9.9 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Chankanai East - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Jaffna International Airport (JAF) · Jaffna12 km - Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ) · Tiruchirappalli178 km ### Nearest railway station Inuvil (Inuvil North East), about 6.4 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:49) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:18, sunset around 17:51). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Weather in Chankanai East 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 Chankanai East Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Chankanai · Chankanai Centre 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.75388&mlon=79.97694#map=17/9.75388/79.97694) Bank Seylan Bank · Chankanai South 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.74730&mlon=79.97189#map=17/9.74730/79.97189) 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 Ceypetco · Sandilipay Centre 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.74070&mlon=79.98655#map=17/9.74070/79.98655) Hotel Catamaran Guest House · Vadducoddai South West 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.73037&mlon=79.94697#map=17/9.73037/79.94697) Mall Nirosh Multicomplex · Mallakam Centre 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.76320&mlon=80.03070#map=17/9.76320/80.03070) School J - Chankanai Station American Mission Tamil Mixed School · Chankanai East 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.73896&mlon=79.97138#map=17/9.73896/79.97138) College Jaffna Vaddukoddai Hindu College · Vadducoddai East 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.74743&mlon=79.95747#map=17/9.74743/79.95747) Police station Police Station-Manipay · Manipay West 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.72720&mlon=79.99688#map=17/9.72720/79.99688) 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 Chankanai East Places mapped inside Chankanai East in open map data, by type. - 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 Centre - Arali East - Arali North - Arali South - Arali West - Chankanai Centre - 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 Chankanai East?In Valikamam West (Chankanai) DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Chankanai East?Chankanai Centre, Chankanai South, Chankanai West, Manipay West, Sandilipay West and Sangarathai - What is there to see in Chankanai East?St. Don Bosco Statue, St.Mary's Community Centre Gym Club, Water tank, Kīrimalai Sacred Water Springs - What time zone is Chankanai East in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Chankanai East?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Chankanai East?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Chankanai East?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Chankanai East?Divisional Hospital Chankanai, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Chankanai East?Seylan Bank, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Chankanai East?BOC, about 9.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chankanai East?Ceypetco, about 1.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Chankanai East?LK4106110 (OCHA common operational dataset)