# Parasankulam GN division, Madhu DS Division, Mannar District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/parasankulam/ Grama Niladhari division · Madhu DS Division # Parasankulam Parasankulam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madhu DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **53.5 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 53.5km² - 1mapped services - 72 mtypical elevation ## Where is Parasankulam? Parasankulam 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 5 other GN divisions: [Iranailluppaikulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/iranailluppaikulam/), [Keerisuddan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/keerisuddan/), [Moonrumurippu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/moonrumurippu/), [Palamoddai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya/palamoddai/) and [Vilathikulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/vilathikulam/). By area it is the 115th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 9.5% of [Madhu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/). The centre of Parasankulam is about 228 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.9296° N, 80.3305° E. Local names: පරසන්කුලම් . 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 Parasankulam Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Parasankulam. - Chinnavalayankaddu - Periya Valayankaddu - Vilattikkulam 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 Parasankulam Named natural and historic features inside Parasankulam, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 reservoirs and tanks; 2 rivers and streams. - Alakalluppoddu Kulam - Chalampan Kulam - Kayamoddai Kulam - Munat Kulam - Padairi Kulam - Per Aru - Periyakatte Aru - Pullirattan Kulam - Valliya 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 Parasankulam 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 Parasankulam Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Navvy · Palamoddai 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.94583&mlon=80.39232#map=17/8.94583/80.39232) Bank BOC · Puthukkulam 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81185&mlon=80.46139#map=17/8.81185/80.46139) Petrol pump MPCS · Omanthai 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.86952&mlon=80.50265#map=17/8.86952/80.50265) Hotel Apirami Vilas · Nochchimoddai 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.82044&mlon=80.49335#map=17/8.82044/80.49335) School Mn/Sinnavalayankaddu GTMS · Parasankulam 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.94884&mlon=80.33201#map=17/8.94884/80.33201) College Vavuniya Campus · Pampaimadu 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.78333&mlon=80.41669#map=17/8.78333/80.41669) Police station Echchankulam Police Post · Echchankulam 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.82529&mlon=80.43758#map=17/8.82529/80.43758) 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 Parasankulam Places mapped inside Parasankulam 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 - Pannavedduvan - Periya-Pandivirichchan East - Periya-Pandivirichchan West - Periyamurippu - Poomalarnthan - Thekkam - Vilathikulam ## Quick answers - Where is Parasankulam?In Madhu DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Parasankulam?Iranailluppaikulam, Keerisuddan, Moonrumurippu, Palamoddai and Vilathikulam - How many villages are in Parasankulam?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Parasankulam?7 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Parasankulam?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Parasankulam?Navvy, about 7.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Parasankulam?BOC, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Parasankulam?MPCS, about 20 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Parasankulam?LK4209015 (OCHA common operational dataset)