# Krishnapuram GN division, Karachchi DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/krishnapuram/ Grama Niladhari division · Karachchi DS Division # Krishnapuram Krishnapuram is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Karachchi DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province. It covers **3.05 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.0km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Krishnapuram? Krishnapuram 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 8 other GN divisions: [Ambalkulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/ambalkulam/), [Barathipuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/barathipuram/), [Malaiyalapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/malaiyalapuram/), [Puthumurippu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/puthumurippu/), [Selvanagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/selvanagar/), [Uthayanagar West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/uthayanagar-west/), [Uttupulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/uttupulam/) and [Vivekanandanagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/vivekanandanagar/). By area it is the 4869th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Karachchi DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/). The centre of Krishnapuram is about 275 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.3549° N, 80.3834° E. Local names: ක්‍රිශ්ණපුරම් . 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 Krishnapuram Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Krishnapuram. - Krishnapuran 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 Krishnapuram 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 Krishnapuram Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kilinochchi Hospital · Anandapuram 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.37281&mlon=80.41110#map=17/9.37281/80.41110) Bank Central Bank Of Sri Lanka · Ponnagar 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.33349&mlon=80.40398#map=17/9.33349/80.40398) ATM HNB · Anandapuram 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.37266&mlon=80.40931#map=17/9.37266/80.40931) 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 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38162&mlon=80.39799#map=17/9.38162/80.39799) School Kn/Ramakrishan Vidyalayam · Krishnapuram 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.36237&mlon=80.38199#map=17/9.36237/80.38199) College Open University of Sri Lanka · Kanagampikaikulam 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.35285&mlon=80.40932#map=17/9.35285/80.40932) Police station SSP Office · Barathipuram 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.34812&mlon=80.40904#map=17/9.34812/80.40904) 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 Krishnapuram Places mapped inside Krishnapuram 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 Karachchi DS Division - Akkarayankulam - Ambalkulam - Ambalnagar - Anaivilunthankulam - Anandapuram - Barathipuram - Civic Centre - Ganeshapuram - Jeyanthinagar - Kanagampikaikulam - Kanakapuram - Kannagaipuram - Kilinochchi Town - Konavil - 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 Krishnapuram?In Karachchi DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Krishnapuram?Ambalkulam, Barathipuram, Malaiyalapuram, Puthumurippu, Selvanagar, Uthayanagar West, Uttupulam and Vivekanandanagar - How many villages are in Krishnapuram?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Krishnapuram?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Krishnapuram?Kilinochchi Hospital, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Krishnapuram?Central Bank Of Sri Lanka, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Krishnapuram?HNB, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Krishnapuram?Lanka Filling Station, about 5.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Krishnapuram?LK4509070 (OCHA common operational dataset)