# Moolai GN division, Valikamam West (Chankanai) DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/moolai/ Grama Niladhari division · Valikamam West (Chankanai) DS Division # Moolai Moolai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Valikamam West (Chankanai) DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province. It covers **4.31 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.3km² - 3mapped services - 12 mtypical elevation ## Where is Moolai? Moolai 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: [Arali West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/arali-west/), [Ponnalai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/ponnalai/), [Tholpuram East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/tholpuram-east/), [Tholpuram West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/tholpuram-west/), [Vadducoddai South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/vadducoddai-south/) and [Vadducoddai West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/vadducoddai-west/). By area it is the 3472nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 8.8% of [Valikamam West (Chankanai) DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/). The centre of Moolai is about 312 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.7430° N, 79.9313° E. Local names: මූලායි . 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 Moolai Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Moolai. - Moolai 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 Moolai Named natural and historic features inside Moolai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Kotakali Kulam 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 Moolai 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 Moolai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Cooperative Hospital Association · Moolai 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.74815&mlon=79.93015#map=17/9.74815/79.93015) 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 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66601&mlon=80.01294#map=17/9.66601/80.01294) Petrol pump Changakanai MPCS · Siththankerni 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.75395&mlon=79.96147#map=17/9.75395/79.96147) Hotel Senthuan · Tholpuram West 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.75234&mlon=79.93734#map=17/9.75234/79.93734) Mall Nirosh Multicomplex · Mallakam Centre 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.76320&mlon=80.03070#map=17/9.76320/80.03070) School J - Moolai American Mission Tamil Mixed School · Moolai 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.74896&mlon=79.93569#map=17/9.74896/79.93569) College Jaffna Vaddukoddai Hindu College · Vadducoddai East 2.9 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 2.4 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 Moolai Places mapped inside Moolai in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools2 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 East - Chankanai South - Chankanai West - Chulipuram Centre - Chulipuram East - Chulipuram West - Panippulam - Pannagam - Ponnalai - Sangarathai - Siththankerni - Tholpuram East - Tholpuram West - Vadducoddai East - Vadducoddai North - Vadducoddai South - Vadducoddai South West - Vadducoddai West ## Quick answers - Where is Moolai?In Valikamam West (Chankanai) DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Moolai?Arali West, Ponnalai, Tholpuram East, Tholpuram West, Vadducoddai South and Vadducoddai West - How many villages are in Moolai?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Moolai?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Moolai?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Moolai?Cooperative Hospital Association, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Moolai?Sampath Bank, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Moolai?BOC, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Moolai?Changakanai MPCS, about 3.5 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Moolai?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Moolai?LK4106075 (OCHA common operational dataset)