# Arasarkeni GN division, Pachchilaipalli DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/pachchilaipalli/arasarkeni/ Grama Niladhari division · Pachchilaipalli DS Division # Arasarkeni Arasarkeni is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pachchilaipalli DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province. It covers **5.43 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 5.4km² ## Where is Arasarkeni? Arasarkeni lies in [Pachchilaipalli DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/pachchilaipalli/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Chempiyanpattu South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchchi-east/chempiyanpattu-south/), [Ittavil](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/pachchilaipalli/ittavil/), [Kachcharveli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/pachchilaipalli/kachcharveli/), [Nagarkovil South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchchi-east/nagarkovil-south/), [Pallai Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/pachchilaipalli/pallai-town/) and [Thambagamam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/pachchilaipalli/thambagamam/). By area it is the 2668th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.1% of [Pachchilaipalli DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/pachchilaipalli/). The centre of Arasarkeni is about 305 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.6357° N, 80.3325° E. Local names: අරසර්කේණි . 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 Arasarkeni Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Arasarkeni. - Arasarkerny 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 Arasarkeni Named natural and historic features inside Arasarkeni, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Arasonkeni Kulam - Vannan 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 Arasarkeni 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 Arasarkeni Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Pallai · Pallai Town 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.61466&mlon=80.32549#map=17/9.61466/80.32549) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Pallai Town 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.60961&mlon=80.33018#map=17/9.60961/80.33018) ATM NSB · Kilinochchi Town 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.40701&mlon=80.40819#map=17/9.40701/80.40819) Petrol pump Ever Pray Enterprises (PVT) LTD · Pallai Town 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.60727&mlon=80.33248#map=17/9.60727/80.33248) Hotel Coconut Cultivation Board Circuit Bungalow · Tharmakeny 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.58688&mlon=80.35794#map=17/9.58688/80.35794) Mall Lingam shop · Imayanan 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.80538&mlon=80.17915#map=17/9.80538/80.17915) School Kn/Vembadukerni GTMS · Ittavil 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.63524&mlon=80.31188#map=17/9.63524/80.31188) College J/Meesalai Veerasingam Central College · Ramavil 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.67820&mlon=80.19812#map=17/9.67820/80.19812) Police station Police Post Maruthankerny · Maruthankarny 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.62301&mlon=80.39737#map=17/9.62301/80.39737) 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 Pachchilaipalli DS Division - Allipalai - Ittavil - Iyakkachchi - Kachcharveli - Kilaly - Kovilvayal - Masar - Muhamalai - Muhavil - Mullaiyadi - Pallai Town - Pulopalai - Pulopalai West - Soranpattu - Thambagamam - Tharmakeny - Vempodukeny ## Quick answers - Where is Arasarkeni?In Pachchilaipalli DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Arasarkeni?Chempiyanpattu South, Ittavil, Kachcharveli, Nagarkovil South, Pallai Town and Thambagamam - How many villages are in Arasarkeni?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Arasarkeni?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Arasarkeni?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Arasarkeni?Divisional Hospital Pallai, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Arasarkeni?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Arasarkeni?NSB, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Arasarkeni?Ever Pray Enterprises (PVT) LTD, about 3.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Arasarkeni?LK4503010 (OCHA common operational dataset)