# Kariyalainagapaduvan GN division, Poonakary DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/kariyalainagapaduvan/ Grama Niladhari division · Poonakary DS Division # Kariyalainagapaduvan Kariyalainagapaduvan is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Poonakary DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province. It covers **12.9 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 12.9km² - 3mapped services - 9 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kariyalainagapaduvan? Kariyalainagapaduvan 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: [Kiranchi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/kiranchi/), [Mulankavil](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/mulankavil/), [Nachchikuda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/nachchikuda/), [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 867th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.7% of [Poonakary DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/). The centre of Kariyalainagapaduvan is about 262 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.2735° N, 80.1440° E. Local names: කරියාලෛනාගපඩුවාන . 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: Kariyalainagapaduvan - 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) · Jaffna58 km - China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee140 km ### Nearest railway station Murikandy (Thirumurukandi), about 28 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 17:52). 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 Kariyalainagapaduvan Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Kariyalainagapaduvan. - Kariyalai Nagapaduvaan - Kumulamunai - Nochchimunai - Rumulamunai 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 Kariyalainagapaduvan Named natural and historic features inside Kariyalainagapaduvan, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 reservoirs and tanks. - Chinnakkonavalai Kulam - Kaddu Kulam - Kallamoddai Kulam - Konamalai Kulam - Moddai Kulam - Vannan Kulam ### Estates 1 estate. - Chinnakkonamalai 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 Kariyalainagapaduvan 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 Kariyalainagapaduvan Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital Mulankavil · Mulankavil 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.24369&mlon=80.14288#map=17/9.24369/80.14288) Bank BOC Mulankavil · Kariyalainagapaduvan 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.25797&mlon=80.14324#map=17/9.25797/80.14324) ATM HNB · Anandapuram 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.37266&mlon=80.40931#map=17/9.37266/80.40931) Petrol pump Poonakary MPCS · Mulankavil 1.8 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 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.15438&mlon=80.11593#map=17/9.15438/80.11593) School Kn/Kumulamunai GTMS · Kariyalainagapaduvan 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.27457&mlon=80.13109#map=17/9.27457/80.13109) College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.15625#map=17/9.10210/80.15625) Police station Nachchikuda Police Station · Jeyapuram North 4.7 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Kariyalainagapaduvan Places mapped inside Kariyalainagapaduvan in open map data, by type. - Banks1 - 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 Poonakary DS Division - Alankeni - Cheddiakurichchi - Gnanimadam - Iranaithivu - Jeyapuram North - Jeyapuram South - Kiranchi - Kollakuruchchi - Kowtharimunai - Madduvilnadu East - Madduvilnadu West - Mulankavil - Nachchikuda - Nallur - Pallavarayankattu - Pallikuda - Paramankirai - Ponnaveli ## Quick answers - Where is Kariyalainagapaduvan?In Poonakary DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kariyalainagapaduvan?Kiranchi, Mulankavil, Nachchikuda, Pallavarayankattu and Vannerikulam - What time zone is Kariyalainagapaduvan in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Kariyalainagapaduvan?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Kariyalainagapaduvan?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kariyalainagapaduvan?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Kariyalainagapaduvan?6 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Kariyalainagapaduvan?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Kariyalainagapaduvan?Base Hospital Mulankavil, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kariyalainagapaduvan?BOC Mulankavil, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kariyalainagapaduvan?HNB, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kariyalainagapaduvan?Poonakary MPCS, about 1.8 km from the centre - How many banks are in Kariyalainagapaduvan?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Kariyalainagapaduvan?LK4512035 (OCHA common operational dataset)