# Kanakapuram GN division, Karachchi DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/kanakapuram/ Grama Niladhari division · Karachchi DS Division # Kanakapuram Kanakapuram is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Karachchi DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province. It covers **4.22 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.2km² - 3mapped services ## Where is Kanakapuram? Kanakapuram lies in [Karachchi DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/), [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 11 other GN divisions: [Ambalkulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/ambalkulam/), [Anandapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/anandapuram/), [Jeyanthinagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/jeyanthinagar/), [Kilinochchi Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/kilinochchi-town/), [Puthumurippu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/puthumurippu/), [Selvanagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/selvanagar/), [Thirunagar South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/thirunagar-south/), [Urithirapuram East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/urithirapuram-east/), [Urithirapuram West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/urithirapuram-west/), [Uthayanagar East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/uthayanagar-east/) and [Uthayanagar West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/uthayanagar-west/). By area it is the 3561st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Karachchi DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/). The centre of Kanakapuram is about 278 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.3820° N, 80.3635° E. Local names: කනකපුරම් . 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 Kanakapuram Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Kanakapuram. - Kanagapuram - Selvanagar 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 Kanakapuram 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 Kanakapuram Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital, Urthipuram · Urithirapuram East 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.39293&mlon=80.35830#map=17/9.39293/80.35830) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Uthayanagar East 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38341&mlon=80.40523#map=17/9.38341/80.40523) ATM Commercial · Uthayanagar East 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38341&mlon=80.40521#map=17/9.38341/80.40521) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Kilinochchi Town 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.39316&mlon=80.40790#map=17/9.39316/80.40790) Hotel Solaivanam Hotel · Uthayanagar West 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38162&mlon=80.39799#map=17/9.38162/80.39799) School Kn/Puthumurippu Vigneswara Vidyalayam · Puthumurippu 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.37168&mlon=80.35284#map=17/9.37168/80.35284) College Department of Information and Communication Technology - SLGTI · Thondamannagar 5.3 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 5.0 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Kanakapuram Places mapped inside Kanakapuram in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Schools1 - Restaurants1 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 Karachchi DS Division - Akkarayankulam - Ambalkulam - Ambalnagar - Anaivilunthankulam - Anandapuram - Barathipuram - Civic Centre - Ganeshapuram - Jeyanthinagar - Kanagampikaikulam - Kannagaipuram - Kilinochchi Town - Konavil - Krishnapuram - Malaiyalapuram - Maruthanagar - Mavadiyamman - Mayavanoor - Pannankandy - Periyaparanthan - Ponnagar - Puthumurippu - Ramanathapuram - Rathinapuram - Selvanagar - Sivanagar - Skandapuram - Thirunagar North - Thirunagar South - Thiruvaiaru - Thiruvaiaru West - Thondamannagar - Urithirapuram East - Urithirapuram North - Urithirapuram West - Uthayanagar East - Uthayanagar West - Uttupulam - Vaddakachchi - Vannerikulam - Vivekanandanagar ## Quick answers - Where is Kanakapuram?In Karachchi DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kanakapuram?Ambalkulam, Anandapuram, Jeyanthinagar, Kilinochchi Town, Puthumurippu, Selvanagar, Thirunagar South, Urithirapuram East, Urithirapuram West, Uthayanagar East and Uthayanagar West - How many villages are in Kanakapuram?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kanakapuram?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Kanakapuram?Divisional Hospital, Urthipuram, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kanakapuram?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kanakapuram?Commercial, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kanakapuram?Lanka Filling Station, about 5.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kanakapuram?LK4509045 (OCHA common operational dataset)