# Jeyapuram North GN division, Poonakary DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/jeyapuram-north/ Grama Niladhari division · Poonakary DS Division # Jeyapuram North Jeyapuram North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Poonakary DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province. It covers **31.5 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 31.5km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Jeyapuram North? Jeyapuram North 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 5 other GN divisions: [Jeyapuram South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/jeyapuram-south/), [Kiranchi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/kiranchi/), [Pallikuda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/pallikuda/), [Ponnaveli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/ponnaveli/) and [Vannerikulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/vannerikulam/). By area it is the 245th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.7% of [Poonakary DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/). The centre of Jeyapuram North is about 272 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.3541° N, 80.1877° E. Local names: ජෙයපුරම් උතුර . 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: Jeyapuram North - 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) · Jaffna50 km - China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee142 km ### Nearest railway station Killinochchi (Kilinochchi Town), about 24 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:49) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:16, 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 Jeyapuram North Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Jeyapuram North. - Jeyapuram - Jeyapuram South 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 Jeyapuram North Named natural and historic features inside Jeyapuram North, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Marutodai - Pandiveddi Aru 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 Jeyapuram North 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 Jeyapuram North Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Primary Helath Cetnre · Vannerikulam 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.31118&mlon=80.23524#map=17/9.31118/80.23524) Bank BOC Mulankavil · Kariyalainagapaduvan 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.25797&mlon=80.14324#map=17/9.25797/80.14324) ATM Commercial · Uthayanagar East 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38341&mlon=80.40521#map=17/9.38341/80.40521) Petrol pump Poonakary MPCS · Mulankavil 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.25759&mlon=80.14253#map=17/9.25759/80.14253) Hotel Solaivanam Hotel · Uthayanagar West 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38162&mlon=80.39799#map=17/9.38162/80.39799) Mall Johns Complex · Jaffna Town East 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66128&mlon=80.02436#map=17/9.66128/80.02436) School Kn/Jeyapuram Maha Vidyalayam · Jeyapuram North 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.31144&mlon=80.17576#map=17/9.31144/80.17576) College Department of Engineering Technology, University of Jaffna · Ponnagar 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.31840&mlon=80.39777#map=17/9.31840/80.39777) Police station Nachchikuda Police Station · Jeyapuram North 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.31240&mlon=80.15989#map=17/9.31240/80.15989) 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 Jeyapuram North Places mapped inside Jeyapuram North in open map data, by type. - Schools1 - Police stations1 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 - Gnanimadam - Iranaithivu - Jeyapuram South - Kariyalainagapaduvan - Kiranchi - Kollakuruchchi - Kowtharimunai - Madduvilnadu East - Madduvilnadu West - Mulankavil - Nachchikuda - Nallur - Pallavarayankattu - Pallikuda - Paramankirai - Ponnaveli ## Quick answers - Where is Jeyapuram North?In Poonakary DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Jeyapuram North?Jeyapuram South, Kiranchi, Pallikuda, Ponnaveli and Vannerikulam - What time zone is Jeyapuram North in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Jeyapuram North?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Jeyapuram North?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Jeyapuram North?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Jeyapuram North?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Jeyapuram North?Primary Helath Cetnre, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Jeyapuram North?BOC Mulankavil, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Jeyapuram North?Commercial, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Jeyapuram North?Poonakary MPCS, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Jeyapuram North?LK4512025 (OCHA common operational dataset)