# Vilathikulam GN division, Madhu DS Division, Mannar District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/vilathikulam/ Grama Niladhari division · Madhu DS Division # Vilathikulam Vilathikulam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madhu DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **20.2 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 20.2km² - 1mapped services - 86 mtypical elevation ## Where is Vilathikulam? Vilathikulam 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/), [Kakkayankulam East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/kakkayankulam-east/), [Kakkayankulam West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/kakkayankulam-west/), [Palamoddai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya/palamoddai/) and [Parasankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/parasankulam/). By area it is the 475th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.6% of [Madhu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/). The centre of Vilathikulam is about 226 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.8996° N, 80.3634° E. Local names: විලාත්තිකුලම් . 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 Vilathikulam Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Vilathikulam. - Vannikulam - Vavuniyanperiyakulam - Vilaaththikulam 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 Vilathikulam Named natural and historic features inside Vilathikulam, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Valli 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 Vilathikulam 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 Vilathikulam Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Navvy · Palamoddai 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.94583&mlon=80.39232#map=17/8.94583/80.39232) Bank BOC · Puthukkulam 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81185&mlon=80.46139#map=17/8.81185/80.46139) Petrol pump MPCS · Omanthai 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.86952&mlon=80.50265#map=17/8.86952/80.50265) Hotel Apirami Vilas · Nochchimoddai 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.82044&mlon=80.49335#map=17/8.82044/80.49335) School Mn/Vilathikkulam GTMS · Vilathikulam 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.89392&mlon=80.35767#map=17/8.89392/80.35767) College Vavuniya Campus · Pampaimadu 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.78333&mlon=80.41669#map=17/8.78333/80.41669) Police station Echchankulam Police Post · Echchankulam 12 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 Vilathikulam Places mapped inside Vilathikulam 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 - Periyamurippu - Poomalarnthan - Thekkam ## Quick answers - Where is Vilathikulam?In Madhu DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Vilathikulam?Iranailluppaikulam, Kakkayankulam East, Kakkayankulam West, Palamoddai and Parasankulam - How many villages are in Vilathikulam?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Vilathikulam?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Vilathikulam?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Vilathikulam?Navvy, about 6.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Vilathikulam?BOC, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Vilathikulam?MPCS, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Vilathikulam?LK4209020 (OCHA common operational dataset)