# Alankeni GN division, Poonakary DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/alankeni/ Grama Niladhari division · Poonakary DS Division # Alankeni Alankeni is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Poonakary DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province. It covers **20.0 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 20.0km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Alankeni? Alankeni lies in [Poonakary DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/), [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 3 other GN divisions: [Kollakuruchchi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/kollakuruchchi/), [Nallur](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/nallur/) and [Pallikuda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/pallikuda/). By area it is the 479th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.2% of [Poonakary DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/). The centre of Alankeni is about 283 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.4478° N, 80.2374° E. Local names: ආලංකේණි . 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 Alankeni Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Alankeni. - Aalankeni 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 Alankeni Named natural and historic features inside Alankeni, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 reservoirs and tanks. - Empuvan Kulam - Kalalampukira Kulam - Kavai Kulam - Meladampan Kulam - Putu Kulam ### Coast and islands 1 lagoon. - Uppulavan Kalappu ### Forests and nature 2 forests. - Putuaddamoddai - Valayakudiyiruppumoddai ### Estates 1 estate. - Nallur 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 Alankeni 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 Alankeni Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Poonakary Divisional Hospital · Madduvilnadu West 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.50742&mlon=80.20808#map=17/9.50742/80.20808) Bank BOC · Madduvilnadu West 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.50470&mlon=80.21143#map=17/9.50470/80.21143) ATM NSB · Kilinochchi Town 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.40701&mlon=80.40819#map=17/9.40701/80.40819) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Madduvilnadu West 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.50615&mlon=80.20978#map=17/9.50615/80.20978) Hotel RJ Mahaal Hotel · Paranthan Town 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.42750&mlon=80.40633#map=17/9.42750/80.40633) Mall Johns Complex · Jaffna Town East 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66128&mlon=80.02436#map=17/9.66128/80.02436) School Kn/Chellaiyathivu GTMS · Kollakuruchchi 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.46931&mlon=80.23064#map=17/9.46931/80.23064) College Department of Information and Communication Technology - SLGTI · Thondamannagar 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.36413&mlon=80.40809#map=17/9.36413/80.40809) Police station Akkarayan · Akkarayankulam 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.31152&mlon=80.30788#map=17/9.31152/80.30788) 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 Alankeni Places mapped inside Alankeni 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 Poonakary DS Division - Cheddiakurichchi - Gnanimadam - Iranaithivu - Jeyapuram North - Jeyapuram South - Kariyalainagapaduvan - Kiranchi - Kollakuruchchi - Kowtharimunai - Madduvilnadu East - Madduvilnadu West - Mulankavil - Nachchikuda - Nallur - Pallavarayankattu - Pallikuda - Paramankirai - Ponnaveli ## Quick answers - Where is Alankeni?In Poonakary DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Alankeni?Kollakuruchchi, Nallur and Pallikuda - How many villages are in Alankeni?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Alankeni?5 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Alankeni?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Alankeni?Poonakary Divisional Hospital, about 7.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Alankeni?BOC, about 6.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Alankeni?NSB, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Alankeni?Lanka Filling Station, about 7.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Alankeni?LK4512005 (OCHA common operational dataset)