# Pallikuda GN division, Poonakary DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/pallikuda/ Grama Niladhari division · Poonakary DS Division # Pallikuda Pallikuda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Poonakary DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province. It covers **60.1 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 60.1km² - 3mapped services ## Where is Pallikuda? Pallikuda 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 8 other GN divisions: [Alankeni](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/alankeni/), [Jeyapuram North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/jeyapuram-north/), [Kollakuruchchi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/kollakuruchchi/), [Madduvilnadu East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/madduvilnadu-east/), [Madduvilnadu West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/madduvilnadu-west/), [Nallur](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/nallur/), [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 98th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 12.7% of [Poonakary DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/). The centre of Pallikuda is about 281 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.4387° N, 80.1907° E. Local names: පල්ලික්කුඩා . 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 Pallikuda Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Pallikuda. - Chempankundu - Pallikuda - Vannakanvelli 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 Pallikuda Named natural and historic features inside Pallikuda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 15 reservoirs and tanks. - Arasapura Kulam - Chekkala Kulam - Ihiri Kulam - Kadayan Kulam - Koruman Kulam - Kovilodai Kulam - Nedun Kulam - Oyamari Kulam - Palavi Kulam - Pallayil Kulam - Pallayil Kulam - Palli Kulam - Periya Kulam - Sempankundil Kulam - Telivukarai Kulam ### Coast and islands 1 beach. - Wannakanveli ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Kovikoduttavil 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 Pallikuda 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 Pallikuda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Poonakary Divisional Hospital · Madduvilnadu West 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.50742&mlon=80.20808#map=17/9.50742/80.20808) Bank BOC · Madduvilnadu West 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.50470&mlon=80.21143#map=17/9.50470/80.21143) ATM NSB · Kilinochchi Town 24 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 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.50615&mlon=80.20978#map=17/9.50615/80.20978) Hotel Friends Inn · Kanakapuram 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38710&mlon=80.39928#map=17/9.38710/80.39928) Mall Johns Complex · Jaffna Town East 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66128&mlon=80.02436#map=17/9.66128/80.02436) School Kn/Chempankundu GTMS · Pallikuda 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.43833&mlon=80.19942#map=17/9.43833/80.19942) College J/ Chavakachcheri Hindu College · Nunavil East 24 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 14 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 Pallikuda Places mapped inside Pallikuda in open map data, by type. - Schools3 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 - Nachchikuda - Nallur - Pallavarayankattu - Paramankirai - Ponnaveli ## Quick answers - Where is Pallikuda?In Poonakary DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pallikuda?Alankeni, Jeyapuram North, Kollakuruchchi, Madduvilnadu East, Madduvilnadu West, Nallur, Ponnaveli and Vannerikulam - How many villages are in Pallikuda?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Pallikuda?15 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Pallikuda?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Pallikuda?Poonakary Divisional Hospital, about 7.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pallikuda?BOC, about 7.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pallikuda?NSB, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pallikuda?Lanka Filling Station, about 7.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pallikuda?LK4512085 (OCHA common operational dataset)