# Jeyapuram South GN division, Poonakary DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/jeyapuram-south/ Grama Niladhari division · Poonakary DS Division # Jeyapuram South Jeyapuram South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Poonakary DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province. It covers **2.41 km²**. - 2.4km² ## Where is Jeyapuram South? Jeyapuram South 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: [Jeyapuram North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/jeyapuram-north/), [Kiranchi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/kiranchi/), [Pallavarayankattu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/pallavarayankattu/) and [Vannerikulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/vannerikulam/). By area it is the 5999th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Poonakary DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/). The centre of Jeyapuram South is about 266 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.3059° N, 80.1740° E. Local names: ජෙයපුරම් දකුණ . 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 South - 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) · Jaffna55 km - China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee140 km ### Nearest railway station Murikandy (Thirumurukandi), about 25 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. ## Weather in Jeyapuram South 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 South Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Primary Helath Cetnre · Vannerikulam 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.31118&mlon=80.23524#map=17/9.31118/80.23524) Bank BOC Mulankavil · Kariyalainagapaduvan 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.25797&mlon=80.14324#map=17/9.25797/80.14324) ATM Commercial · Uthayanagar East 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38341&mlon=80.40521#map=17/9.38341/80.40521) Petrol pump Poonakary MPCS · Mulankavil 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.25759&mlon=80.14253#map=17/9.25759/80.14253) Hotel Green line guest house and restaurant · Paliaru 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.15438&mlon=80.11593#map=17/9.15438/80.11593) School Kn/Jeyapuram Maha Vidyalayam · Jeyapuram North 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.31144&mlon=80.17576#map=17/9.31144/80.17576) College Mallavi Central College · Mallavi 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.14118&mlon=80.29539#map=17/9.14118/80.29539) Police station Nachchikuda Police Station · Jeyapuram North 1.7 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. ## Other GN divisions in Poonakary DS Division - Alankeni - Cheddiakurichchi - Gnanimadam - Iranaithivu - Jeyapuram North - Kariyalainagapaduvan - Kiranchi - Kollakuruchchi - Kowtharimunai - Madduvilnadu East - Madduvilnadu West - Mulankavil - Nachchikuda - Nallur - Pallavarayankattu - Pallikuda - Paramankirai - Ponnaveli ## Quick answers - Where is Jeyapuram South?In Poonakary DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Jeyapuram South?Jeyapuram North, Kiranchi, Pallavarayankattu and Vannerikulam - What time zone is Jeyapuram South in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Jeyapuram South?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Jeyapuram South?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Jeyapuram South?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Jeyapuram South?Primary Helath Cetnre, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Jeyapuram South?BOC Mulankavil, about 6.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Jeyapuram South?Commercial, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Jeyapuram South?Poonakary MPCS, about 6.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Jeyapuram South?LK4512030 (OCHA common operational dataset)