# Olaithoduwai GN division, Mannar Town DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/olaithoduwai/

Grama Niladhari division · Mannar Town DS Division 

# Olaithoduwai

Olaithoduwai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **12.4 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 12.4km²
- 4mapped services
- 8 mtypical elevation

## Where is Olaithoduwai?

Olaithoduwai lies in [Mannar Town DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/), [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: [Erukkalampiddy West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/erukkalampiddy-west/), [Periyakarisal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/periyakarisal/), [Pesalai South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/pesalai-south/), [Puthukudiyiruppu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/puthukudiyiruppu/), [Siruthoppu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/siruthoppu/) and [Thoddaveli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/thoddaveli/). By area it is the 905th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.6% of [Mannar Town DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/). The centre of Olaithoduwai is about 234 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.0418° N, 79.8300° E. Local names: ඔලෛතොඩුවෙයි .

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 Olaithoduwai

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Olaithoduwai.

- Olaittoduvai
- Uvari

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).

## Weather in Olaithoduwai 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 Olaithoduwai

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Donkey Clinic and Education Centre · Olaithoduwai 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05250&mlon=79.84646#map=17/9.05250/79.84646) 

Bank People's Bank · Uppukulam South 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97712&mlon=79.91488#map=17/8.97712/79.91488) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Siruthoppu 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.08218&mlon=79.83571#map=17/9.08218/79.83571) 

Hotel The Palmyrah House · Puthukudiyiruppu 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05090&mlon=79.85688#map=17/9.05090/79.85688) 

School Mn/Olaithoduvai RCTMS · Olaithoduwai 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.03566&mlon=79.84124#map=17/9.03566/79.84124) 

College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.15625#map=17/9.10210/80.15625) 

Police station Silawaththai Police · Chilavathurai 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.74682&mlon=79.95486#map=17/8.74682/79.95486) 

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 Olaithoduwai

Places mapped inside Olaithoduwai in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Hotels2
- 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 Mannar Town DS Division

- Eluthur
- Emilnagar
- Erukkalampiddy Centre
- Erukkalampiddy East
- Erukkalampiddy North
- Erukkalampiddy South
- Erukkalampiddy West
- Kaddukarankudiyiruppu
- Kallikattaikadu
- Mathoddam
- Moor Street
- Nagathalvu
- Neelasenai
- Pallimunai East
- Pallimunai West
- Panankaddikoddu East
- Panankaddikoddu West
- Parappankandal
- Pattithoddam
- Periyakadai
- Periyakarisal
- Periyanavatkulam
- Pesalai North
- Pesalai South
- Pesalai West
- Pettah
- Puthukkamam
- Puthukudiyiruppu
- Savatkaddu
- Sinnakadai
- Siruthoppu
- Southbar
- Talaimannar North
- Talaimannar South
- Thalaimannar
- Thalaimannar Pier East
- Thalaimannar Pier West
- Thalvupadu
- Tharapuram East
- Tharapuram West
- Thiruketheeswaram
- Thoddaveli
- Thullukudiyiruppu
- Uppukulam North
- Uppukulam South
- Uyilankulam
- Uyirtharasankulam
- Vannamottai

## Quick answers

- Where is Olaithoduwai?In Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Olaithoduwai?Erukkalampiddy West, Periyakarisal, Pesalai South, Puthukudiyiruppu, Siruthoppu and Thoddaveli
- How many villages are in Olaithoduwai?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Olaithoduwai?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Olaithoduwai?Donkey Clinic and Education Centre, about 2.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Olaithoduwai?People's Bank, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Olaithoduwai?Ceypetco, about 4.5 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Olaithoduwai?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Olaithoduwai?LK4203065 (OCHA common operational dataset)