# Kollakuruchchi GN division, Poonakary DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/kollakuruchchi/ Grama Niladhari division · Poonakary DS Division # Kollakuruchchi Kollakuruchchi is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Poonakary DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province. It covers **19.7 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 19.7km² - 1mapped service - 4 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kollakuruchchi? Kollakuruchchi 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: [Alankeni](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/alankeni/), [Cheddiakurichchi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/cheddiakurichchi/), [Madduvilnadu East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/madduvilnadu-east/) and [Pallikuda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/pallikuda/). By area it is the 485th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.2% of [Poonakary DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/). The centre of Kollakuruchchi is about 285 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.4710° N, 80.2233° E. Local names: කොල්ලකුරුච්චි . 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: Kollakuruchchi - 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) · Jaffna39 km - China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee148 km ### Nearest railway station Pallai (Pallai Town), about 19 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 06:16, 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 Kollakuruchchi Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Kollakuruchchi. - Chelliatheevu - Kollakurichchi - Kollakurichy 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 Kollakuruchchi Named natural and historic features inside Kollakuruchchi, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 reservoirs and tanks. - Chinnatampirai Kulam - Ellaikai Kulam - Kavai Kulam - Kokkudaiyan Kulam - Periyatampirai Kulam ### Estates 3 estates. - Chelliyativu - Kollakurichchi - Tampiral 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 Kollakuruchchi 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 Kollakuruchchi Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Poonakary Divisional Hospital · Madduvilnadu West 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.50742&mlon=80.20808#map=17/9.50742/80.20808) Bank BOC · Madduvilnadu West 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.50470&mlon=80.21143#map=17/9.50470/80.21143) ATM NSB · Kilinochchi Town 21 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 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.50615&mlon=80.20978#map=17/9.50615/80.20978) Hotel Coconut Cultivation Board Circuit Bungalow · Tharmakeny 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.58688&mlon=80.35794#map=17/9.58688/80.35794) Mall Johns Complex · Jaffna Town East 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66128&mlon=80.02436#map=17/9.66128/80.02436) School Kn/Chellaiyathivu GTMS · Kollakuruchchi 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.46931&mlon=80.23064#map=17/9.46931/80.23064) College J/ Chavakachcheri Hindu College · Nunavil East 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.65000&mlon=80.15000#map=17/9.65000/80.15000) Police station Nachchikuda Police Station · Jeyapuram North 19 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 Kollakuruchchi Places mapped inside Kollakuruchchi 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 - Gnanimadam - Iranaithivu - Jeyapuram North - Jeyapuram South - Kariyalainagapaduvan - Kiranchi - Kowtharimunai - Madduvilnadu East - Madduvilnadu West - Mulankavil - Nachchikuda - Nallur - Pallavarayankattu - Pallikuda - Paramankirai - Ponnaveli ## Quick answers - Where is Kollakuruchchi?In Poonakary DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kollakuruchchi?Alankeni, Cheddiakurichchi, Madduvilnadu East and Pallikuda - What time zone is Kollakuruchchi in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Kollakuruchchi?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Kollakuruchchi?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kollakuruchchi?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Kollakuruchchi?5 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Kollakuruchchi?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Kollakuruchchi?Poonakary Divisional Hospital, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kollakuruchchi?BOC, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kollakuruchchi?NSB, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kollakuruchchi?Lanka Filling Station, about 4.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kollakuruchchi?LK4512045 (OCHA common operational dataset)