# Janakapura GN division, Welioya DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/welioya/janakapura/ Grama Niladhari division · Welioya DS Division # Janakapura Janakapura is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welioya DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **47.8 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 47.8km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Janakapura? Janakapura lies in [Welioya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/welioya/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Karunaddukerny](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/karunaddukerny/), [Kavanthissapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/padavi-sri-pura/kavanthissapura/), [Kiriibbanwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/welioya/kiriibbanwewa/), [Kokkilai West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/kokkilai-west/), [Kokuthoduvai Centre](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/kokuthoduvai-centre/), [Kokuthoduvai North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/kokuthoduvai-north/), [Lassanagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/padavi-sri-pura/lassanagama/), [Singhapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/padavi-sri-pura/singhapura/) and [Thennamaranvadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/thennamaranvadiya/). By area it is the 138th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 29.1% of [Welioya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/welioya/). The centre of Janakapura is about 256 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.0048° N, 80.8671° E. Local names: ජනකපුර ගම්මානය . 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 Janakapura Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Janakapura. - Janakapura - Vadda Madu 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 Janakapura Named natural and historic features inside Janakapura, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 reservoirs and tanks; 3 rivers and streams. - Amen Kulam - Chavar Aru - Churiyan Aru - Chuvantamurippu Kulam - Kannipanjan Aru - Kochchipanichai Kulam - Kunchu Kulam - Maradammadu Kulam - Marutamadu Kulam - Pulutikkal Kulam - Stamban Kulam ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Wattamadu ### History 2 ruins. - Chuvantamurippu Ruins - Kanatikallu Ruins 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 Janakapura 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 Janakapura Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kiriibanwewa - Primary Medical Care Unit · Kiriibbanwewa 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.99596&mlon=80.82288#map=17/8.99596/80.82288) Bank People's Bank · Sripura 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.92847&mlon=80.81428#map=17/8.92847/80.81428) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Seva Janapadaya 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.92258&mlon=80.80795#map=17/8.92258/80.80795) Hotel Hilltop House · Singhapura 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.95259&mlon=80.88229#map=17/8.95259/80.88229) School Mu/Janakapura Primary School · Janakapura 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.00989&mlon=80.84019#map=17/9.00989/80.84019) College AlHuda Institute Sri Lanka · Shemmalai East 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.85938#map=17/9.10210/80.85938) Police station Padavisripura Police · Sripura 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.92958&mlon=80.81438#map=17/8.92958/80.81438) 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 Janakapura Places mapped inside Janakapura in open map data, by type. - 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 Welioya DS Division - Ehetugaswewa - Ethawetunawewa - Gajabapura - Kalyanapura - Kiriibbanwewa - Nawagajabapura - Nikawewa Left - Nikawewa South ## Quick answers - Where is Janakapura?In Welioya DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Janakapura?Karunaddukerny, Kavanthissapura, Kiriibbanwewa, Kokkilai West, Kokuthoduvai Centre, Kokuthoduvai North, Lassanagama, Singhapura and Thennamaranvadiya - How many villages are in Janakapura?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Janakapura?8 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Janakapura?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Janakapura?Kiriibanwewa - Primary Medical Care Unit, about 5.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Janakapura?People's Bank, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Janakapura?Ceypetco, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Janakapura?LK4418025 (OCHA common operational dataset)