# Paramankirai GN division, Poonakary DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/paramankirai/ Grama Niladhari division · Poonakary DS Division # Paramankirai Paramankirai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Poonakary DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province. It covers **20.7 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 20.7km² - 1mapped services - 14 mtypical elevation ## Where is Paramankirai? Paramankirai 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 3 other GN divisions: [Gnanimadam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/gnanimadam/), [Kowtharimunai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/kowtharimunai/) and [Madduvilnadu West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/madduvilnadu-west/). By area it is the 456th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.4% of [Poonakary DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/). The centre of Paramankirai is about 291 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.5344° N, 80.1708° E. Local names: පරමන්කිරායි . 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 Paramankirai Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Paramankirai. - Paraman Kiraai - Sangupiddy - Veddukaadu - Veddukadu 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 Paramankirai Named natural and historic features inside Paramankirai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 reservoirs and tanks. - Alang Kulam - Comba Kulam - Parmparmgarai Kulam ### Estates 11 estates; 1 oil-palm estate. - Chellan - Comar - Kailayer - Kandarkadu - Karady - Koraveli - Ninakadu - Putukkadu - Saraswathy - Sinkara Topu - Sivagoru - Vairamuttu 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 Paramankirai 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 Paramankirai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Poonakary Divisional Hospital · Madduvilnadu West 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.50742&mlon=80.20808#map=17/9.50742/80.20808) Bank BOC · Madduvilnadu West 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.50470&mlon=80.21143#map=17/9.50470/80.21143) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Ariyalai Center West 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66107&mlon=80.03878#map=17/9.66107/80.03878) Petrol pump Poonakary MPCS · Madduvilnadu West 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.50621&mlon=80.20975#map=17/9.50621/80.20975) Hotel omus · Chavakachcheri Town 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.65943&mlon=80.16378#map=17/9.65943/80.16378) Mall Johns Complex · Jaffna Town East 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66128&mlon=80.02436#map=17/9.66128/80.02436) School Kn/Paramankirai GTMS · Paramankirai 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.53448&mlon=80.19041#map=17/9.53448/80.19041) College J/ Chavakachcheri Hindu College · Nunavil East 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.65000&mlon=80.15000#map=17/9.65000/80.15000) Police station Chavakachcheri Police · Nunavil West 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66655&mlon=80.13246#map=17/9.66655/80.13246) 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 Paramankirai Places mapped inside Paramankirai 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 - Nachchikuda - Nallur - Pallavarayankattu - Pallikuda - Ponnaveli ## Quick answers - Where is Paramankirai?In Poonakary DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Paramankirai?Gnanimadam, Kowtharimunai and Madduvilnadu West - How many villages are in Paramankirai?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Paramankirai?3 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Paramankirai?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Paramankirai?Poonakary Divisional Hospital, about 5.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Paramankirai?BOC, about 5.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Paramankirai?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Paramankirai?Poonakary MPCS, about 5.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Paramankirai?LK4512090 (OCHA common operational dataset)