# Palampiddy GN division, Madhu DS Division, Mannar District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/palampiddy/ Grama Niladhari division · Madhu DS Division # Palampiddy Palampiddy is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madhu DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **64.0 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 64.0km² - 2mapped services - 47 mtypical elevation ## Where is Palampiddy? Palampiddy lies in [Madhu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/), [Mannar District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/), [Northern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Keerisuddan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/keerisuddan/), [Madhu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/madhu/), [Moonrumurippu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/moonrumurippu/), [Naddankandal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/naddankandal/), [Parappukadanthan East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/parappukadanthan-east/), [Periya-Pandivirichchan West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/periya-pandivirichchan-west/) and [Periyamadhu West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/periyamadhu-west/). By area it is the 92nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 11.3% of [Madhu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/). The centre of Palampiddy is about 222 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.9062° N, 80.1946° E. Local names: පාලම්පිට්ටි . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Villages and localities in Palampiddy Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Palampiddy. Settlements here lie between about 37 m and 57 m above sea level (median 47 m). - Palampiddi - Palampiddy - Parankikulam - Pulavitkulam - Thatchana maruthamadu 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 Palampiddy Named natural and historic features inside Palampiddy, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 19 reservoirs and tanks; 2 rivers and streams. - Alkaddiveli Kulam - Allia Kulam - Chenamaniettu Aar - Chona Kulam - Iramanatan Kulam - Mavilankai Kulam - Muttiramaditta Kulam - Nalatti Kulam - Palampiddi Kulam - Palatulai Kulam - Pannikkarpuliyan Kulam - Pattiveli Kulam - Payan Kulam - Tachchanmarutamadu Kulam - Tunnikaddu Kulam - Uppu Aru - Vairavarpuliyan Kulam - Velan Kulam - Vilatti Kulam - Villiya Kulam - Vinayakan 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 Palampiddy and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mannar District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,093 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (269 mm) and the driest Jun (14 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 53 Feb 26 40 Mar 28 45 Apr 29 88 May 29 75 Jun 29 14 Jul 28 17 Aug 28 39 Sep 28 58 Oct 28 199 Nov 27 269 Dec 26 196 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Palampiddy Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Vidathalthivu · Pallamadhu 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.01093&mlon=80.06554#map=17/9.01093/80.06554) Bank BOC · Poovarasankulam 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.75264&mlon=80.36495#map=17/8.75264/80.36495) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Poomalarnthan 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.77035&mlon=80.15428#map=17/8.77035/80.15428) Hotel Palmyrah Garden · Poomalarnthan 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.77110&mlon=80.15313#map=17/8.77110/80.15313) School Mn/Thatchanamaruthamadu Maha Vidyalayam · Palampiddy 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.90857&mlon=80.21406#map=17/8.90857/80.21406) College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.15625#map=17/9.10210/80.15625) Police station Parayanalankulam Police Station · Periyakaddu 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.74744&mlon=80.18613#map=17/8.74744/80.18613) 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 Palampiddy Places mapped inside Palampiddy in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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 Madhu DS Division - Iranailluppaikulam - Kakkayankulam East - Kakkayankulam West - Kalmadu - Keerisuddan - Madhu - Maluvarayarkaddayadampan - Mathakiramam - Pannavedduvan - Parasankulam - Periya-Pandivirichchan East - Periya-Pandivirichchan West - Periyamurippu - Poomalarnthan - Thekkam - Vilathikulam ## Quick answers - Where is Palampiddy?In Madhu DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Palampiddy?Keerisuddan, Madhu, Moonrumurippu, Naddankandal, Parappukadanthan East, Periya-Pandivirichchan West and Periyamadhu West - How many villages are in Palampiddy?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Palampiddy?Settlements lie between 37 m and 57 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Palampiddy?19 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Palampiddy?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Palampiddy?Divisional Hospital Vidathalthivu, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Palampiddy?BOC, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palampiddy?Ceypetco, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Palampiddy?LK4209005 (OCHA common operational dataset)