# Palayamurikandy GN division, Thunukkai DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/palayamurikandy/ Grama Niladhari division · Thunukkai DS Division # Palayamurikandy Palayamurikandy is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thunukkai DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **20.6 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 20.6km² - 1mapped services - 39 mtypical elevation ## Where is Palayamurikandy? Palayamurikandy lies in [Thunukkai DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/), [Mullaitivu District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/), [Northern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Amaithipuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/amaithipuram/), [Ambalaperumalkulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/ambalaperumalkulam/), [Iyankankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/iyankankulam/), [Koddaikaddiyakulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/koddaikaddiyakulam/), [Puththuvedduvan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/puththuvedduvan/) and [Thirumurukandi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/thirumurukandi/). By area it is the 458th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.3% of [Thunukkai DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/). The centre of Palayamurikandy is about 262 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.2442° N, 80.3184° E. Local names: පලයමුරිකන්ඩි . 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 Palayamurikandy Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Palayamurikandy. - Murikandi - Palayamurikandy 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 Palayamurikandy Named natural and historic features inside Palayamurikandy, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Othian 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 Palayamurikandy and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mullaitivu District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,334 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (296 mm) and the driest Jun (23 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 25 80 Feb 26 61 Mar 28 56 Apr 29 103 May 29 93 Jun 29 23 Jul 29 29 Aug 29 55 Sep 28 71 Oct 28 222 Nov 26 296 Dec 25 245 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Palayamurikandy Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Akkarayankulam · Akkarayankulam 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.31179&mlon=80.31490#map=17/9.31179/80.31490) Bank Central Bank Of Sri Lanka · Ponnagar 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.33349&mlon=80.40398#map=17/9.33349/80.40398) ATM HNB · Anandapuram 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.37266&mlon=80.40931#map=17/9.37266/80.40931) Petrol pump MPCS Fuel Station · Akkarayankulam 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.31160&mlon=80.30824#map=17/9.31160/80.30824) Hotel Solaivanam Hotel · Uthayanagar West 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38162&mlon=80.39799#map=17/9.38162/80.39799) School Mu/Palaiyamurikandy GTM School · Palayamurikandy 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.24801&mlon=80.32426#map=17/9.24801/80.32426) College Global Knowledge Campus · Panikkankulam 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.19633&mlon=80.41168#map=17/9.19633/80.41168) Police station Akkarayan · Akkarayankulam 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.31152&mlon=80.30788#map=17/9.31152/80.30788) 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 Palayamurikandy Places mapped inside Palayamurikandy 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 Thunukkai DS Division - Alankulam - Amaithipuram - Ambalaperumalkulam - Aninchiyankulam - Barathinagar - Iyankankulam - Kalvilan - Koddaikaddiyakulam - Mallavi - Pugalenthinagar - Puththuvedduvan - Thenniyankulam - Therankandal - Thirunagar - Thunukkai - Uyilankulam - Yogapuram Centre - Yogapuram East - Yogapuram West ## Quick answers - Where is Palayamurikandy?In Thunukkai DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Palayamurikandy?Amaithipuram, Ambalaperumalkulam, Iyankankulam, Koddaikaddiyakulam, Puththuvedduvan and Thirumurukandi - How many villages are in Palayamurikandy?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Palayamurikandy?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Palayamurikandy?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Palayamurikandy?Divisional Hospital Akkarayankulam, about 7.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Palayamurikandy?Central Bank Of Sri Lanka, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Palayamurikandy?HNB, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palayamurikandy?MPCS Fuel Station, about 7.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Palayamurikandy?LK4403050 (OCHA common operational dataset)