# Pannavedduvan GN division, Madhu DS Division, Mannar District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/pannavedduvan/ Grama Niladhari division · Madhu DS Division # Pannavedduvan Pannavedduvan is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madhu DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **30.8 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 30.8km² - 1mapped services - 22 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pannavedduvan? Pannavedduvan 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 6 other GN divisions: [Issaimalaithalvu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/issaimalaithalvu/), [Maluvarayarkaddayadampan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/maluvarayarkaddayadampan/), [Marudhamadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/marudhamadu/), [Mathakiramam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/mathakiramam/), [Poomalarnthan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/poomalarnthan/) and [Thekkam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/thekkam/). By area it is the 252nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.4% of [Madhu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/). The centre of Pannavedduvan is about 206 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.7726° N, 80.1122° E. Local names: පත්තවෙඩ්ඩුවාන් . 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 Pannavedduvan Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Pannavedduvan. Settlements here lie between about 19 m and 24 m above sea level (median 22 m). - Panaiyadikulam - Vathiyar Periyakaddu - Veppankulam 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 Pannavedduvan Named natural and historic features inside Pannavedduvan, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 reservoirs and tanks. - Chemmanattiyan Kulam - Karampaik Kulam - Kundumanik Kulam - Veppan Kulam ### Forests and nature 7 forests. - Avanakkaruttan - Chemmanattiyan - Kalmadu - Kaluguvachchiyankulam - Metpuliyankulam - Narikalichan - Pannaivedduvan 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 Pannavedduvan 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 Pannavedduvan Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital எலும்பு முறிவு சிகிச்சை நிலையம் · Kalimoddai Puliyankulam 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81410&mlon=80.02315#map=17/8.81410/80.02315) Bank BOC · Cheddikulam 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.65203&mlon=80.31476#map=17/8.65203/80.31476) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Poomalarnthan 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.77035&mlon=80.15428#map=17/8.77035/80.15428) Hotel Palmyrah garden Hotel · Poomalarnthan 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.77081&mlon=80.15283#map=17/8.77081/80.15283) School Mn/Kaddaiadampan RCTMS · Maluvarayarkaddayadampan 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.79114&mlon=80.12789#map=17/8.79114/80.12789) College Department of ICT - FOT ,University of Vavuniya · Salambaikkulam 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.75451&mlon=80.39968#map=17/8.75451/80.39968) Police station Parayanalankulam Police Station · Periyakaddu 8.6 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 Pannavedduvan Places mapped inside Pannavedduvan in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 - Palampiddy - Parasankulam - Periya-Pandivirichchan East - Periya-Pandivirichchan West - Periyamurippu - Poomalarnthan - Thekkam - Vilathikulam ## Quick answers - Where is Pannavedduvan?In Madhu DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pannavedduvan?Issaimalaithalvu, Maluvarayarkaddayadampan, Marudhamadu, Mathakiramam, Poomalarnthan and Thekkam - How many villages are in Pannavedduvan?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pannavedduvan?Settlements lie between 19 m and 24 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Pannavedduvan?4 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Pannavedduvan?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Pannavedduvan?எலும்பு முறிவு சிகிச்சை நிலையம், about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pannavedduvan?BOC, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pannavedduvan?Ceypetco, about 4.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pannavedduvan?LK4209075 (OCHA common operational dataset)