Polikandy

Polikandy is a small town with a very small population, located in Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. Cities, towns and places near Polikandy include Point Pedro, Valvettithurai, Karanavai and Karanavai North. Polikandy has the sea its northern border and has a Hindu temple called Kanthavanam Temple. This small town of the Northern Province has seen many battles between the Sri Lankan Army vs. LTTE during the early 1990 till 2005, especially during the 1990s for a short period of time under the control of LTTE however under government control since 2005 where the Sri Lankan Army recaptured it from the LTTE.

Polikandy

பொலிகண்டி
පොලිකණ්ඩි
Town
Clockwise from top: Murugan/Kanthavanam Temple; Palavi Tamil Kalavan School; Kattumaram at PK beach: Polikandy fishing activity; Sri Pathira Kali Amman Temple
Polikandy
Coordinates: 9°49′25″N 80°11′15″E
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern
DistrictJaffna
DS DivisionVadamarachchi North
Population
 • Total5,843
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)

Polikandy also has various temples for Hindu gods, especially the one for the Murugan/Kanthavanam Temple (Little brother of Lord Ganesh/Pillaiyaar), a second one for his elder brother "Ilupai Mulai Pillayaar Temple, third one Kulathady Vairavar/Bhairava Temple (Polikandy West/Point Pedro) and fourth but not least Sri Pathira Kali Amman Temple.

1990,1995 Following the displacements of the Valikamam North area—including Palaly, Kankesanthurai, Myliddy, Tellippalai and Keerimalai people from such places as emigrated to the shores of polikandy whose livelihood was fishing.

Schools are the American Mission Tamil Mixed School and Palavi Tamil Kalavan School.

Primary industry is agriculture / farming and fishing.

See also

References
  1. "Sri Lanka: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2011-09-02.
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