# Sangarathai GN division – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/sangarathai/ Grama Niladhari division · Valikamam West (Chankanai) DS Division # Sangarathai Sangarathai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Valikamam West (Chankanai) DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province. It covers **3.36 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.4km² - 2mapped services - 12 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sangarathai? Sangarathai 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 8 other GN divisions: [Arali North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/arali-north/), [Chankanai East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/chankanai-east/), [Chankanai South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/chankanai-south/), [Manipay West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-south-west-sandilipay/manipay-west/), [Navali North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-south-west-sandilipay/navali-north/), [Navali South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-south-west-sandilipay/navali-south/), [Vadducoddai East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/vadducoddai-east/) and [Vadducoddai South West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-west-chankanai/vadducoddai-south-west/). By area it is the 4458th 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 Sangarathai is about 311 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.7287° N, 79.9642° E. Local names: සංගරතයි . 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 Sangarathai Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Sangarathai. - Sangarathai - Sankaraththai - Thunavy 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 Sangarathai 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 Sangarathai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Primary Medical Care Unit (PMCU) Vaddukoddai · Vadducoddai South 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.74034&mlon=79.95126#map=17/9.74034/79.95126) Bank Seylan Bank · Chankanai South 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.74730&mlon=79.97189#map=17/9.74730/79.97189) ATM BOC · Grand Bazaar 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66601&mlon=80.01294#map=17/9.66601/80.01294) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Sandilipay Centre 2.8 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 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.73037&mlon=79.94697#map=17/9.73037/79.94697) 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 - Thunavi American Mission Tamil Mixed School · Sangarathai 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.72788&mlon=79.96143#map=17/9.72788/79.96143) College Jaffna Vaddukoddai Hindu College · Vadducoddai East 2.2 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 1.8 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 Sangarathai Places mapped inside Sangarathai in open map data, by type. - 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 - Moolai - Panippulam - Pannagam - Ponnalai - Siththankerni - Tholpuram East - Tholpuram West - Vadducoddai East - Vadducoddai North - Vadducoddai South - Vadducoddai South West - Vadducoddai West ## Quick answers - Where is Sangarathai?In Valikamam West (Chankanai) DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Sangarathai?Arali North, Chankanai East, Chankanai South, Manipay West, Navali North, Navali South, Vadducoddai East and Vadducoddai South West - How many villages are in Sangarathai?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Sangarathai?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Sangarathai?Primary Medical Care Unit (PMCU) Vaddukoddai, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sangarathai?Seylan Bank, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sangarathai?BOC, about 8.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sangarathai?Ceypetco, about 2.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sangarathai?LK4106015 (OCHA common operational dataset)