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Pallai ( ta, பளை, si, පල්ලෙයි), also spelt Palai, is a small
Pallai is located on the (A9) Kandy-Jaffna Highway.
It is served by a railway station on the national network which was out of use due to war damage. In 2009, agreements were made to restore the line back into service. The railway resumed operation on 4 March 2014.
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in the Kilinochchi District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka.
It is located near the coast on the northern peninsula, approximately south-east of Jaffna
Jaffna (, ) is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna District located on a peninsula of the same name. With a population of 88,138 in 2012, Jaffna is Sri Lanka's 12th mo ...
.
In 1861 the Church Mission Society sent Rev. John Backus to Pallai to establish a Christian community in the town. This led to the construction and dedication of St. Andrew's Church on 30 November 1895.
In 1921 the government declared a area adjacent to the town as a forest reserve.
Transport
Pallai is located on the (A9) Kandy-Jaffna Highway.
It is served by a railway station on the national network which was out of use due to war damage. In 2009, agreements were made to restore the line back into service. The railway resumed operation on 4 March 2014.
See also
*Railway stations in Sri Lanka
List of railway stations in Sri Lanka, in alphabetical order, are as follows:
A
* Abanpola railway station, Abanpola, North Western Province
* Agbopura railway station, Agbopura, Eastern Province
* Ahangama railway station, Ahangama, ...
* Pallai railway station
References
Towns in Kilinochchi District Pachchilaipalli DS Division {{SriLanka-geo-stub