# Puliyankulam North GN division, Vavuniya North DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/puliyankulam-north/ Grama Niladhari division · Vavuniya North DS Division # Puliyankulam North Puliyankulam North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Vavuniya North DS Division, Vavuniya District, Northern Province. It covers **95.6 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 95.6km² - 4mapped services - 74 mtypical elevation ## Where is Puliyankulam North? Puliyankulam North 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 9 other GN divisions: [Kanagarayankulam North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/kanagarayankulam-north/), [Kanagarayankulam South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/kanagarayankulam-south/), [Mannakulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/mannakulam/), [Moonrumurippu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/moonrumurippu/), [Palamoddai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya/palamoddai/), [Paranthan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/paranthan/), [Puliyankulam South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/puliyankulam-south/), [Sinnadampan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/sinnadampan/) and [Vannivilankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/vannivilankulam/). By area it is the 53rd largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 13.9% of [Vavuniya North DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/). The centre of Puliyankulam North is about 239 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.9966° N, 80.4741° E. Local names: පුලියන්කුලම් උතුර . 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: Puliyankulam North - 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) · Trincomalee93 km - Jaffna International Airport (JAF) · Jaffna99 km ### Nearest railway station Puliyankulam (Puliyankulam South), about 6.7 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 06:15, sunset around 17:51). 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 Puliyankulam North Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Puliyankulam North. - Mundumurippukulam - Muththumarinagar - Putur 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 Puliyankulam North Named natural and historic features inside Puliyankulam North, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 23 reservoirs and tanks. - Avaran Kulam - Irasendiran Kulam - Ittik Kulam - Kalluppu Kulam - Kalounkan Kulam - Katiran Kulam - Koravadinelli Kulam - Kurichudda Kulam - Kurikuriwain Kulam - Kurisuddamadu Kulam - Madattavilan Kulam - Munrumurippu Kulam - Novilan Kulam - Pandiyan Kulam - Panrichuddan Kulam - Parasan Kulam - Paravippanchan Kulam - Ponimakinian Kulam - Putu Kulam - Putur Kulam - Teva Kulam - Vadiya Kulam - Yaykattan 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 Puliyankulam North 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 Puliyankulam North Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Puliyankulam Divisional Hospital · Puliyankulam South 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.96460&mlon=80.52587#map=17/8.96460/80.52587) Bank Peoples Bank · Kanagarayankulam South 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05037&mlon=80.51560#map=17/9.05037/80.51560) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Puliyankulam South 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.96057&mlon=80.52375#map=17/8.96057/80.52375) Hotel Jaffna Gateway · Kanagarayankulam South 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05331&mlon=80.51271#map=17/9.05331/80.51271) School V/Muruganantha Vidyalayam · Kanagarayankulam South 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.04374&mlon=80.49435#map=17/9.04374/80.49435) College Advanced Technological Institute Vavuniya · Omanthai 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.84814&mlon=80.49672#map=17/8.84814/80.49672) Police station Puliyankulam Police · Puliyankulam South 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.96754&mlon=80.52638#map=17/8.96754/80.52638) 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 Puliyankulam North Places mapped inside Puliyankulam North in open map data, by type. - Schools4 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 - Nedunkerny South - Olumadu - Paddikudiyiruppu - Paranthan - Puliyankulam South - Sinnadampan - Unchalkaddy - Vedivaithakallu ## Quick answers - Where is Puliyankulam North?In Vavuniya North DS Division, Vavuniya District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Puliyankulam North?Kanagarayankulam North, Kanagarayankulam South, Mannakulam, Moonrumurippu, Palamoddai, Paranthan, Puliyankulam South, Sinnadampan and Vannivilankulam - What time zone is Puliyankulam North in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Puliyankulam North?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Puliyankulam North?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Puliyankulam North?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Puliyankulam North?23 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Puliyankulam North?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Puliyankulam North?Puliyankulam Divisional Hospital, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Puliyankulam North?Peoples Bank, about 7.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Puliyankulam North?Lanka IOC, about 6.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Puliyankulam North?LK4303085 (OCHA common operational dataset)