# Poomalarnthan GN division, Madhu DS Division, Mannar District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/poomalarnthan/ Grama Niladhari division · Madhu DS Division # Poomalarnthan Poomalarnthan is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madhu DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **12.2 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 12.2km² - 6mapped services - 28 mtypical elevation ## Where is Poomalarnthan? Poomalarnthan 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 4 other GN divisions: [Madhu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/madhu/), [Maluvarayarkaddayadampan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/maluvarayarkaddayadampan/), [Pannavedduvan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/pannavedduvan/) and [Thekkam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/thekkam/). By area it is the 921st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Madhu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/). The centre of Poomalarnthan is about 207 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.7723° N, 80.1595° E. Local names: පුමලර්න්දාන් . 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 Poomalarnthan Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Poomalarnthan. Settlements here lie between about 25 m and 31 m above sea level (median 28 m). - Madhu Road - Madu Road - Puliyadi Irakkam - Pumalaruttan 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 Poomalarnthan Named natural and historic features inside Poomalarnthan, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Murunkaiyadikkulam 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 Poomalarnthan 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 Poomalarnthan Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Murunkan · Murunkan 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83663&mlon=80.03778#map=17/8.83663/80.03778) Bank BOC · Cheddikulam 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.65203&mlon=80.31476#map=17/8.65203/80.31476) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Poomalarnthan 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.77035&mlon=80.15428#map=17/8.77035/80.15428) Hotel Luvero Shade Inn · Poomalarnthan 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.76891&mlon=80.15643#map=17/8.76891/80.15643) School Mn/Sinhala Maha Vidyalayam · Poomalarnthan 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.77608&mlon=80.14528#map=17/8.77608/80.14528) College Department of ICT - FOT ,University of Vavuniya · Salambaikkulam 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.75451&mlon=80.39968#map=17/8.75451/80.39968) Police station Parayanalankulam Police Station · Periyakaddu 4.0 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 Poomalarnthan Places mapped inside Poomalarnthan in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels3 - Schools1 - Restaurants1 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 - Periyamurippu - Thekkam - Vilathikulam ## Quick answers - Where is Poomalarnthan?In Madhu DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Poomalarnthan?Madhu, Maluvarayarkaddayadampan, Pannavedduvan and Thekkam - How many villages are in Poomalarnthan?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Poomalarnthan?Settlements lie between 25 m and 31 m - What is the best time to visit Poomalarnthan?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Poomalarnthan?Divisional Hospital Murunkan, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Poomalarnthan?BOC, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Poomalarnthan?Ceypetco, about 0.6 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Poomalarnthan?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Poomalarnthan?LK4209065 (OCHA common operational dataset)