# Nedunkerny South GN division, Vavuniya North DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/nedunkerny-south/ Grama Niladhari division · Vavuniya North DS Division # Nedunkerny South Nedunkerny South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Vavuniya North DS Division, Vavuniya District, Northern Province. It covers **8.23 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8.2km² - 5mapped services - 53 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nedunkerny South? Nedunkerny South lies in [Vavuniya North DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/), [Vavuniya District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/), [Northern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Kulavisuddan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/kulavisuddan/), [Mamadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/mamadu/), [Marailuppai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/marailuppai/), [Nedunkerny North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/nedunkerny-north/) and [Olumadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/olumadu/). By area it is the 1560th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Vavuniya North DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/). The centre of Nedunkerny South is about 252 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.0585° N, 80.6490° E. Local names: නෙඩුන්කර්ණි දකුණ . 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: Nedunkerny South - 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 - China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee82 km - Jaffna International Airport (JAF) · Jaffna103 km ### Nearest railway station Puliyankulam (Puliyankulam South), about 18 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:48) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:14, sunset around 17:50). 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 Nedunkerny South Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Nedunkerny South. - Nedunkeni 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 Nedunkerny South Named natural and historic features inside Nedunkerny South, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 reservoirs and tanks. - Irampai Kulam - Marutan Kulam - Nedunkeni Wewa - Vedikaran 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 Nedunkerny South and the best time to visit Using the climate of Vavuniya 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 Nedunkerny South Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital - Nedunkerny · Nedunkerny South 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05370&mlon=80.65287#map=17/9.05370/80.65287) Bank BOC · Nedunkerny South 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05474&mlon=80.65281#map=17/9.05474/80.65281) Petrol pump G.T. Linganathan · Nedunkerny North 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.06393&mlon=80.66151#map=17/9.06393/80.66151) Hotel Jaffna Gateway · Kanagarayankulam South 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05331&mlon=80.51271#map=17/9.05331/80.51271) School V/Nedunkerny Maha Vidyalayam · Nedunkerny South 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05871&mlon=80.65786#map=17/9.05871/80.65786) College District Agricultural Training Centre · Vithyapuram 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.16148&mlon=80.66163#map=17/9.16148/80.66163) Police station Nedunkerny Police · Nedunkerny South 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.06085&mlon=80.66037#map=17/9.06085/80.66037) 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 Nedunkerny South Places mapped inside Nedunkerny South in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks2 - Schools1 - Police stations1 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 Vavuniya North DS Division - Anandar Pulliyankulam - Kanagarayankulam North - Kanagarayankulam South - Katkulam - Kulavisuddan - Mamadu - Mannakulam - Marailuppai - Maruthoddai - Nainamadu - Nedunkerny North - Olumadu - Paddikudiyiruppu - Paranthan - Puliyankulam North - Puliyankulam South - Sinnadampan - Unchalkaddy - Vedivaithakallu ## Quick answers - Where is Nedunkerny South?In Vavuniya North DS Division, Vavuniya District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Nedunkerny South?Kulavisuddan, Mamadu, Marailuppai, Nedunkerny North and Olumadu - What time zone is Nedunkerny South in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Nedunkerny South?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Nedunkerny South?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Nedunkerny South?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Nedunkerny South?4 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Nedunkerny South?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Nedunkerny South?Divisional Hospital - Nedunkerny, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nedunkerny South?BOC, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nedunkerny South?G.T. Linganathan, about 1.5 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Nedunkerny South?1 mapped - How many banks are in Nedunkerny South?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Nedunkerny South?LK4303030 (OCHA common operational dataset)