Pallai (Tamil: பளை, Sinhala: පල්ලෙයි), also spelt Palai, is a small town in the Kilinochchi District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka.[1]

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Pallai பளை පල්ලෙයි
Village
Pallai
Coordinates: 09°36′00″N 80°19′00″E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Northern Province
District	Kilinochchi
Divisional Secretariat	Pachchilaipalli
Elevation	11.0 m (36.1 ft)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Postal Code	42550

It is located near the coast on the northern peninsula,[2] approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) south-east of Jaffna.

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 4.25 square kilometres (2 sq mi) area adjacent to the town as a forest reserve.[3]

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
• Pallai railway station

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