# Nachchikuda GN division, Poonakary DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/nachchikuda/ Grama Niladhari division · Poonakary DS Division # Nachchikuda Nachchikuda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Poonakary DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province. It covers **5.16 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.2km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Nachchikuda? Nachchikuda 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 2 other GN divisions: [Kariyalainagapaduvan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/kariyalainagapaduvan/) and [Mulankavil](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/mulankavil/). By area it is the 2833rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Poonakary DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/). The centre of Nachchikuda is about 261 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.2644° N, 80.1267° E. Local names: නාච්චිකුඩා . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Villages and localities in Nachchikuda Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Nachchikuda. - Naachikudaa 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 Nachchikuda Named natural and historic features inside Nachchikuda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Nachchikkuda 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 Nachchikuda 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 Nachchikuda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital Mulankavil · Mulankavil 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.24369&mlon=80.14288#map=17/9.24369/80.14288) Bank BOC Mulankavil · Kariyalainagapaduvan 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.25797&mlon=80.14324#map=17/9.25797/80.14324) ATM HNB · Anandapuram 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.37266&mlon=80.40931#map=17/9.37266/80.40931) Petrol pump Poonakary MPCS · Mulankavil 1.9 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 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.15438&mlon=80.11593#map=17/9.15438/80.11593) School Kn/Nachchikuda GMMS · Nachchikuda 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.26504&mlon=80.12162#map=17/9.26504/80.12162) College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 18 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 6.5 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 Nachchikuda Places mapped inside Nachchikuda 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 - Kollakuruchchi - Kowtharimunai - Madduvilnadu East - Madduvilnadu West - Mulankavil - Nallur - Pallavarayankattu - Pallikuda - Paramankirai - Ponnaveli ## Quick answers - Where is Nachchikuda?In Poonakary DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Nachchikuda?Kariyalainagapaduvan and Mulankavil - How many villages are in Nachchikuda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Nachchikuda?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Nachchikuda?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Nachchikuda?Base Hospital Mulankavil, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nachchikuda?BOC Mulankavil, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nachchikuda?HNB, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nachchikuda?Poonakary MPCS, about 1.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nachchikuda?LK4512070 (OCHA common operational dataset)