# Elephant Pass GN division, Kandavalai DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/kandavalai/elephant-pass/ Grama Niladhari division · Kandavalai DS Division # Elephant Pass Elephant Pass is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kandavalai DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province. It covers **7.88 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 7.9km² - 5 mtypical elevation ## Where is Elephant Pass? Elephant Pass lies in [Kandavalai DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/kandavalai/), [Kilinochchi District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/), [Northern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 4 other GN divisions: [Kovilvayal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/pachchilaipalli/kovilvayal/), [Muhavil](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/pachchilaipalli/muhavil/), [Thattuwankotty](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/kandavalai/thattuwankotty/) and [Umaiyalpuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/kandavalai/umaiyalpuram/). By area it is the 1655th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.9% of [Kandavalai DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/kandavalai/). The centre of Elephant Pass is about 292 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.5029° N, 80.4055° E. Local names: අලිමංකඩ . 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 Elephant Pass Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Elephant Pass. - Kurinchattiv - Navakokoddiyan 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 Elephant Pass Named natural and historic features inside Elephant Pass, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 railway halt. - Saltern Siding 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 Elephant Pass and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kilinochchi District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,341 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (311 mm) and the driest Jun (32 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 66 Feb 26 48 Mar 28 48 Apr 29 91 May 29 93 Jun 29 32 Jul 29 38 Aug 29 64 Sep 29 82 Oct 28 225 Nov 27 311 Dec 26 244 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Elephant Pass Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Primary Medical Care Unit Mulliyan · Mulliyan 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.55305&mlon=80.47764#map=17/9.55305/80.47764) Bank BOC - Paranthan · Paranthan Town 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.43607&mlon=80.40786#map=17/9.43607/80.40786) ATM NSB · Kilinochchi Town 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.40701&mlon=80.40819#map=17/9.40701/80.40819) Petrol pump Alvapillai Santharuban · Iyakkachchi 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.55492&mlon=80.39982#map=17/9.55492/80.39982) Hotel ReeCha World · Iyakkachchi 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.57083&mlon=80.40627#map=17/9.57083/80.40627) School Kn/Kannaki Amman Vidyalayam Thadduvankoddy · Thattuwankotty 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.50417&mlon=80.42340#map=17/9.50417/80.42340) College Department of Information and Communication Technology - SLGTI · Thondamannagar 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.36413&mlon=80.40809#map=17/9.36413/80.40809) Police station Killinochchi Pollice Station · Kilinochchi Town 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.39228&mlon=80.40799#map=17/9.39228/80.40799) 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. ## Other GN divisions in Kandavalai DS Division - Kalmadunagar - Kandawalai - Korakkankattu - Kumarapuram - Murasumoddai - Paranthan Town - Periyakulam - Piramanthanaru - Puliyampokkanai - Punnaineeravi - Tharmapuram East - Tharmapuram West - Thattuwankotty - Umaiyalpuram - Uriyan ## Quick answers - Where is Elephant Pass?In Kandavalai DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Elephant Pass?Kovilvayal, Muhavil, Thattuwankotty and Umaiyalpuram - How many villages are in Elephant Pass?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Elephant Pass?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Elephant Pass?Primary Medical Care Unit Mulliyan, about 9.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Elephant Pass?BOC - Paranthan, about 7.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Elephant Pass?NSB, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Elephant Pass?Alvapillai Santharuban, about 5.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Elephant Pass?LK4506005 (OCHA common operational dataset)