# Pannagam GN division, Valikamam West (Chankanai) DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/pannagam/ Grama Niladhari division · Valikamam West (Chankanai) DS Division # Pannagam Pannagam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Valikamam West (Chankanai) DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province. It covers **1.02 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.0km² - 1mapped services - 11 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pannagam? Pannagam 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 5 other GN divisions: [Chulipuram East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/chulipuram-east/), [Panippulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/panippulam/), [Siththankerni](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/siththankerni/), [Tholpuram East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/tholpuram-east/) and [Vadaliyadaippu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-south-west-sandilipay/vadaliyadaippu/). By area it is the 10096th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.1% of [Valikamam West (Chankanai) DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/). The centre of Pannagam is about 315 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.7619° N, 79.9557° E. Local names: පන්නාගම් . 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 Pannagam Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Pannagam. - Chankanai West - Pannaakam 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 Pannagam 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 Pannagam Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Primary Medical Care Unit (PMCU) Tholpuram · Tholpuram West 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.75713&mlon=79.93854#map=17/9.75713/79.93854) Bank Sampath Bank · Chankanai South 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.74743&mlon=79.97168#map=17/9.74743/79.97168) ATM Bank of Ceylon ATM · Kankesanthurai Centre 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.81456&mlon=80.04406#map=17/9.81456/80.04406) Petrol pump Changakanai MPCS · Siththankerni 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.75395&mlon=79.96147#map=17/9.75395/79.96147) Hotel Atchuthan · Tholpuram West 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.75236&mlon=79.93736#map=17/9.75236/79.93736) Mall Nirosh Multicomplex · Mallakam Centre 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.76320&mlon=80.03070#map=17/9.76320/80.03070) School J - Chulipuram East American Mission Tamizh Mixed School · Chulipuram East 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.76207&mlon=79.95087#map=17/9.76207/79.95087) College Jaffna Vaddukoddai Hindu College · Vadducoddai East 1.6 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 3.8 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 Pannagam Places mapped inside Pannagam 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 East - Chankanai South - Chankanai West - Chulipuram Centre - Chulipuram East - Chulipuram West - Moolai - Panippulam - Ponnalai - Sangarathai - Siththankerni - Tholpuram East - Tholpuram West - Vadducoddai East - Vadducoddai North - Vadducoddai South - Vadducoddai South West - Vadducoddai West ## Quick answers - Where is Pannagam?In Valikamam West (Chankanai) DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pannagam?Chulipuram East, Panippulam, Siththankerni, Tholpuram East and Vadaliyadaippu - How many villages are in Pannagam?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pannagam?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Pannagam?Primary Medical Care Unit (PMCU) Tholpuram, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pannagam?Sampath Bank, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pannagam?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pannagam?Changakanai MPCS, about 1.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pannagam?LK4106095 (OCHA common operational dataset)