# Ponnaveli GN division, Poonakary DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/ponnaveli/ Grama Niladhari division · Poonakary DS Division # Ponnaveli Ponnaveli is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Poonakary DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province. It covers **99.9 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 99.9km² - 3mapped services - 5 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ponnaveli? Ponnaveli 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: [Jeyapuram North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/jeyapuram-north/), [Kiranchi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/kiranchi/) and [Pallikuda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/pallikuda/). By area it is the 49th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 21.1% of [Poonakary DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/). The centre of Ponnaveli is about 274 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.3881° N, 80.1190° E. Local names: පොන්නාවෙලි . 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: Ponnaveli - 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) · Jaffna45 km - China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee150 km ### Nearest railway station Thachanthoppu (Navatkuli East), about 30 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 06:17, 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 Ponnaveli Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Ponnaveli. Settlements here lie between about 2 m and 6 m above sea level (median 5 m). - Chunnavil - Erumaitivu - Kaaralkaddumunai - Keerimunai - Navaladi - Palavi - Pallamadu - Ponnaveli - Valaippaadu - Vallaipadu - Veravil 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 Ponnaveli Named natural and historic features inside Ponnaveli, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 11 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream. - Chittan Aru - Ichinaveli Kulam - Kachaikodipallam Kulam - Kavan Kulam - Keranchi Kulam - Kovil Motha Kulam - Mini Kulam - Olikanar Kulam - Palavi Kulam - Periyanaraveli Kulam - Vannan Kulam - Veravil Kulam ### Coast and islands 1 island. - Erumaitivu ### Forests and nature 3 forests; 1 forest reserve. - Karalkaddamunal - Mandekalar Forest Reserve - Pallanmadu - Weerawandianmunal ### Estates 1 estate. - Palavi 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 Ponnaveli 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 Ponnaveli Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisonal Hospital - Veravil · Ponnaveli 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.35105&mlon=80.07887#map=17/9.35105/80.07887) Bank BOC Mulankavil · Kariyalainagapaduvan 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.25797&mlon=80.14324#map=17/9.25797/80.14324) ATM Commercial · Uthayanagar East 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38341&mlon=80.40521#map=17/9.38341/80.40521) Petrol pump Poonakary MPCS · Mulankavil 15 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 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.15438&mlon=80.11593#map=17/9.15438/80.11593) Mall Johns Complex · Jaffna Town East 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66128&mlon=80.02436#map=17/9.66128/80.02436) School Kn/Veravil Hindu Maha Vidyalayam · Ponnaveli 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.35312&mlon=80.08012#map=17/9.35312/80.08012) College J/ Chavakachcheri Hindu College · Nunavil East 29 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 9.5 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 Ponnaveli Places mapped inside Ponnaveli in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - 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 - Kariyalainagapaduvan - Kiranchi - Kollakuruchchi - Kowtharimunai - Madduvilnadu East - Madduvilnadu West - Mulankavil - Nachchikuda - Nallur - Pallavarayankattu - Pallikuda - Paramankirai ## Quick answers - Where is Ponnaveli?In Poonakary DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ponnaveli?Jeyapuram North, Kiranchi and Pallikuda - What time zone is Ponnaveli in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Ponnaveli?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Ponnaveli?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ponnaveli?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ponnaveli?Settlements lie between 2 m and 6 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ponnaveli?11 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Ponnaveli?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Ponnaveli?Divisonal Hospital - Veravil, about 6.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ponnaveli?BOC Mulankavil, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ponnaveli?Commercial, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ponnaveli?Poonakary MPCS, about 15 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ponnaveli?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ponnaveli?LK4512095 (OCHA common operational dataset)