# Uriyan GN division, Kandavalai DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/kandavalai/uriyan/ Grama Niladhari division · Kandavalai DS Division # Uriyan Uriyan is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kandavalai DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province. It covers **20.9 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 20.9km² - 1mapped services - 10 mtypical elevation ## Where is Uriyan? Uriyan 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 7 other GN divisions: [Kandawalai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/kandavalai/kandawalai/), [Korakkankattu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/kandavalai/korakkankattu/), [Kovilvayal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/pachchilaipalli/kovilvayal/), [Murasumoddai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/kandavalai/murasumoddai/), [Pannankandy](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/pannankandy/), [Periyakulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/kandavalai/periyakulam/) and [Thattuwankotty](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/kandavalai/thattuwankotty/). By area it is the 446th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 7.6% of [Kandavalai DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/kandavalai/). The centre of Uriyan is about 290 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.4701° N, 80.4635° E. Local names: ඌරියාන් . 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 Uriyan Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Uriyan. Settlements here lie between about 5 m and 13 m above sea level (median 10 m). - Korakkankaddu - Pulinkatevanmurippu - Putukkulam - Udupattukkandal - Upparu - Uriyan - Velikkandal 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 Uriyan Named natural and historic features inside Uriyan, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 reservoirs and tanks; 2 rivers and streams. - Kanakarayan Aru - Murasumoddai Kulam - Pallachatti Kulam - Pondumantota Kulam - Sitt Aru - Uriyan 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 Uriyan 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 Uriyan Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Tharmapuram · Tharmapuram East 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.41019&mlon=80.51745#map=17/9.41019/80.51745) Bank BOC - Paranthan · Paranthan Town 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.43607&mlon=80.40786#map=17/9.43607/80.40786) ATM NSB · Kilinochchi Town 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.40701&mlon=80.40819#map=17/9.40701/80.40819) Petrol pump Karachchi North MPCS · Paranthan Town 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.43651&mlon=80.40787#map=17/9.43651/80.40787) Hotel Raj Hotel · Paranthan Town 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.43365&mlon=80.40749#map=17/9.43365/80.40749) School Kn/Kandawalai Maha Vidyalayam · Kandawalai 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.45568&mlon=80.48748#map=17/9.45568/80.48748) College Kn/ Tharumapuram Central College · Tharmapuram East 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.40841&mlon=80.52342#map=17/9.40841/80.52342) Police station Tharmapuram Police Station · Tharmapuram East 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.40838&mlon=80.52316#map=17/9.40838/80.52316) 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 Uriyan Places mapped inside Uriyan 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 Kandavalai DS Division - Elephant Pass - Kalmadunagar - Kandawalai - Korakkankattu - Kumarapuram - Murasumoddai - Paranthan Town - Periyakulam - Piramanthanaru - Puliyampokkanai - Punnaineeravi - Tharmapuram East - Tharmapuram West - Thattuwankotty - Umaiyalpuram ## Quick answers - Where is Uriyan?In Kandavalai DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Uriyan?Kandawalai, Korakkankattu, Kovilvayal, Murasumoddai, Pannankandy, Periyakulam and Thattuwankotty - How many villages are in Uriyan?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Uriyan?Settlements lie between 5 m and 13 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Uriyan?4 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Uriyan?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Uriyan?Divisional Hospital Tharmapuram, about 8.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Uriyan?BOC - Paranthan, about 7.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Uriyan?NSB, about 9.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Uriyan?Karachchi North MPCS, about 7.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Uriyan?LK4506080 (OCHA common operational dataset)