# Ponnagar GN division, Karachchi DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/ponnagar/

Grama Niladhari division · Karachchi DS Division 

# Ponnagar

Ponnagar is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Karachchi DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province. It covers **15.8 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 15.8km²
- 12mapped services

## Where is Ponnagar?

Ponnagar 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: [Akkarayankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/akkarayankulam/), [Amaithipuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/amaithipuram/), [Barathipuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/barathipuram/), [Indupuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/indupuram/), [Malaiyalapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/malaiyalapuram/), [Puththuvedduvan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/puththuvedduvan/), [Thirumurukandi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/thirumurukandi/) and [Uttupulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/uttupulam/). By area it is the 668th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.0% of [Karachchi DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/). The centre of Ponnagar is about 272 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.3209° N, 80.3815° E. Local names: පොන්නගර් .

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 Ponnagar

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ponnagar.

- Ariviyal Nagar
- Ponnagar

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 Ponnagar 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 Ponnagar

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kilinochchi Hospital · Anandapuram 6.6 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 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.33349&mlon=80.40398#map=17/9.33349/80.40398) 

ATM HNB · Anandapuram 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.37266&mlon=80.40931#map=17/9.37266/80.40931) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Thirumurukandi 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.30053&mlon=80.40936#map=17/9.30053/80.40936) 

Hotel Solaivanam Hotel · Uthayanagar West 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38162&mlon=80.39799#map=17/9.38162/80.39799) 

School Thiruvalluvar Vidyalayam · Malaiyalapuram 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.34405&mlon=80.38243#map=17/9.34405/80.38243) 

College Department of Engineering Technology, University of Jaffna · Ponnagar 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.31840&mlon=80.39777#map=17/9.31840/80.39777) 

Police station SSP Office · Barathipuram 4.3 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 Ponnagar

Places mapped inside Ponnagar in open map data, by type.

- Banks1
- Schools1
- Colleges and universities10

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
- Krishnapuram
- Malaiyalapuram
- Maruthanagar
- Mavadiyamman
- Mayavanoor
- Pannankandy
- Periyaparanthan
- 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 Ponnagar?In Karachchi DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Ponnagar?Akkarayankulam, Amaithipuram, Barathipuram, Indupuram, Malaiyalapuram, Puththuvedduvan, Thirumurukandi and Uttupulam
- How many villages are in Ponnagar?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Ponnagar?January to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ponnagar?Kilinochchi Hospital, about 6.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ponnagar?Central Bank Of Sri Lanka, about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ponnagar?HNB, about 6.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ponnagar?Ceypetco, about 3.8 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Ponnagar?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Ponnagar?LK4509110 (OCHA common operational dataset)