# Gnanimadam GN division, Poonakary DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/gnanimadam/ Grama Niladhari division · Poonakary DS Division # Gnanimadam Gnanimadam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Poonakary DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province. It covers **6.99 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.0km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Gnanimadam? Gnanimadam 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 4 other GN divisions: [Cheddiakurichchi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/cheddiakurichchi/), [Madduvilnadu East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/madduvilnadu-east/), [Madduvilnadu West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/madduvilnadu-west/) and [Paramankirai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/paramankirai/). By area it is the 1931st largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Poonakary DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/). The centre of Gnanimadam is about 291 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.5326° N, 80.2002° E. Local names: ඥානි මඩම් . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Know before you go: Gnanimadam - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Jaffna International Airport (JAF) · Jaffna32 km - China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee154 km ### Nearest railway station Chavakachcheri (Nunavil East), about 15 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:48) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:17, sunset around 17:51). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Gnanimadam Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Gnanimadam. - Gnani Madam 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 Gnanimadam Named natural and historic features inside Gnanimadam, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Vattakiranchy 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 Gnanimadam 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 Gnanimadam Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Poonakary Divisional Hospital · Madduvilnadu West 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.50742&mlon=80.20808#map=17/9.50742/80.20808) Bank BOC · Madduvilnadu West 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.50470&mlon=80.21143#map=17/9.50470/80.21143) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Ariyalai Center West 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66107&mlon=80.03878#map=17/9.66107/80.03878) Petrol pump Poonakary MPCS · Madduvilnadu West 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.50621&mlon=80.20975#map=17/9.50621/80.20975) Hotel omus · Chavakachcheri Town 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.65943&mlon=80.16378#map=17/9.65943/80.16378) Mall Johns Complex · Jaffna Town East 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66128&mlon=80.02436#map=17/9.66128/80.02436) School Kn/Paramankirai GTMS · Paramankirai 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.53448&mlon=80.19041#map=17/9.53448/80.19041) College J/ Chavakachcheri Hindu College · Nunavil East 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.65000&mlon=80.15000#map=17/9.65000/80.15000) Police station Chavakachcheri Police · Nunavil West 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66655&mlon=80.13246#map=17/9.66655/80.13246) 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 Gnanimadam Places mapped inside Gnanimadam 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 - Alankeni - Cheddiakurichchi - Iranaithivu - Jeyapuram North - Jeyapuram South - Kariyalainagapaduvan - Kiranchi - Kollakuruchchi - Kowtharimunai - Madduvilnadu East - Madduvilnadu West - Mulankavil - Nachchikuda - Nallur - Pallavarayankattu - Pallikuda - Paramankirai - Ponnaveli ## Quick answers - Where is Gnanimadam?In Poonakary DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Gnanimadam?Cheddiakurichchi, Madduvilnadu East, Madduvilnadu West and Paramankirai - What time zone is Gnanimadam in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Gnanimadam?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Gnanimadam?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Gnanimadam?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Gnanimadam?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Gnanimadam?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Gnanimadam?Poonakary Divisional Hospital, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gnanimadam?BOC, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Gnanimadam?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gnanimadam?Poonakary MPCS, about 3.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gnanimadam?LK4512015 (OCHA common operational dataset)