# Periyamurippu GN division, Madhu DS Division, Mannar District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/periyamurippu/ Grama Niladhari division · Madhu DS Division # Periyamurippu Periyamurippu is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madhu DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **29.1 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 29.1km² - 1mapped services - 66 mtypical elevation ## Where is Periyamurippu? Periyamurippu 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 8 other GN divisions: [Andiyapuliyankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vengalacheddikulam/andiyapuliyankulam/), [Dematamalgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/mahawilachchiya/dematamalgama/), [Mannaram Junction](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/mahawilachchiya/mannaram-junction/), [Marudhamadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/marudhamadu/), [Mathakiramam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/mathakiramam/), [Nelumvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/mahawilachchiya/nelumvila/), [Periyakaddu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vengalacheddikulam/periyakaddu/) and [Sandamaleliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/mahawilachchiya/sandamaleliya/). By area it is the 282nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.1% of [Madhu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/). The centre of Periyamurippu is about 198 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.6844° N, 80.1934° E. Local names: පෙරියමුරිප්පු . 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 Periyamurippu Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Periyamurippu. - Periyamurippu 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 Periyamurippu Named natural and historic features inside Periyamurippu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Kallik Kulam - Oddan Kulam ### Forests and nature 2 forests. - Chinnaputtukulam - Veppankulam 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 Periyamurippu 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 Periyamurippu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chettikulam Hospital · Mugaththankulam 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.65910&mlon=80.31243#map=17/8.65910/80.31243) Bank BOC · Cheddikulam 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.65203&mlon=80.31476#map=17/8.65203/80.31476) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Andiyapuliyankulam 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.70603&mlon=80.25300#map=17/8.70603/80.25300) Hotel River Edge Leisure Holiday Bungalow · Andiyapuliyankulam 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.68829&mlon=80.27535#map=17/8.68829/80.27535) School Mn/Periyamurippu GTMS · Periyamurippu 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.68274&mlon=80.17159#map=17/8.68274/80.17159) College Department of ICT - FOT ,University of Vavuniya · Salambaikkulam 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.75451&mlon=80.39968#map=17/8.75451/80.39968) Police station Parayanalankulam Police Station · Periyakaddu 7.1 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 Periyamurippu Places mapped inside Periyamurippu 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 - Parasankulam - Periya-Pandivirichchan East - Periya-Pandivirichchan West - Poomalarnthan - Thekkam - Vilathikulam ## Quick answers - Where is Periyamurippu?In Madhu DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Periyamurippu?Andiyapuliyankulam, Dematamalgama, Mannaram Junction, Marudhamadu, Mathakiramam, Nelumvila, Periyakaddu and Sandamaleliya - How many villages are in Periyamurippu?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Periyamurippu?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Periyamurippu?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Periyamurippu?Chettikulam Hospital, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Periyamurippu?BOC, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Periyamurippu?Ceypetco, about 7.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Periyamurippu?LK4209080 (OCHA common operational dataset)