# Pulopalai GN division, Pachchilaipalli DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/pachchilaipalli/pulopalai/ Grama Niladhari division · Pachchilaipalli DS Division # Pulopalai Pulopalai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pachchilaipalli DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province. It covers **5.21 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.2km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Pulopalai? Pulopalai 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 5 other GN divisions: [Allipalai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/pachchilaipalli/allipalai/), [Mullaiyadi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/pachchilaipalli/mullaiyadi/), [Pallai Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/pachchilaipalli/pallai-town/), [Pulopalai West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/pachchilaipalli/pulopalai-west/) and [Tharmakeny](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/pachchilaipalli/tharmakeny/). By area it is the 2807th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.0% of [Pachchilaipalli DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/pachchilaipalli/). The centre of Pulopalai is about 299 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.5845° N, 80.3240° E. Local names: පුලෝප්පලෙයි . 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 Pulopalai Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Pulopalai. - Pulopallai 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 Pulopalai Named natural and historic features inside Pulopalai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate; 1 estate. - Irattala Totam - Kayankadu 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 Pulopalai 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 Pulopalai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Pallai · Pallai Town 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.61466&mlon=80.32549#map=17/9.61466/80.32549) Bank Peoples Bank,Pallai Srvice centre · Pallai Town 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.60898&mlon=80.33089#map=17/9.60898/80.33089) ATM NSB · Kilinochchi Town 22 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 2.7 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 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.58688&mlon=80.35794#map=17/9.58688/80.35794) Mall Lingam shop · Imayanan 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.80538&mlon=80.17915#map=17/9.80538/80.17915) School Allipalai RCTMS · Pulopalai 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.58293&mlon=80.31777#map=17/9.58293/80.31777) College J/Meesalai Veerasingam Central College · Ramavil 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.67820&mlon=80.19812#map=17/9.67820/80.19812) Police station Police Post Maruthankerny · Maruthankarny 9.1 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Pulopalai Places mapped inside Pulopalai in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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 Pachchilaipalli DS Division - Allipalai - Arasarkeni - Ittavil - Iyakkachchi - Kachcharveli - Kilaly - Kovilvayal - Masar - Muhamalai - Muhavil - Mullaiyadi - Pallai Town - Pulopalai West - Soranpattu - Thambagamam - Tharmakeny - Vempodukeny ## Quick answers - Where is Pulopalai?In Pachchilaipalli DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pulopalai?Allipalai, Mullaiyadi, Pallai Town, Pulopalai West and Tharmakeny - How many villages are in Pulopalai?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pulopalai?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Pulopalai?Divisional Hospital Pallai, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pulopalai?Peoples Bank,Pallai Srvice centre, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pulopalai?NSB, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pulopalai?Ever Pray Enterprises (PVT) LTD, about 2.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pulopalai?LK4503065 (OCHA common operational dataset)