# Parappankandal GN division, Mannar Town DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/parappankandal/ Grama Niladhari division · Mannar Town DS Division # Parappankandal Parappankandal is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **18.6 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 18.6km² - 1mapped services - 12 mtypical elevation ## Where is Parappankandal? Parappankandal 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: [Kaththankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/kaththankulam/), [Palaiperumalkaddu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/palaiperumalkaddu/), [Palaiyadiputhukulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/palaiyadiputhukulam/), [Parappukadanthan East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/parappukadanthan-east/), [Uyirtharasankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/uyirtharasankulam/) and [Vannamottai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/vannamottai/). By area it is the 532nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 8.5% of [Mannar Town DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/). The centre of Parappankandal is about 217 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.8769° N, 80.0494° E. Local names: පරප්පාන්කණ්ඩල් . 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 Parappankandal Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Parappankandal. Settlements here lie between about 12 m and 13 m above sea level (median 12 m). - Adaikkalamoddai - Koddaikkulam - Manalmottai - Parappankandal Periyakulam - Parappankandal Sirukulam 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 Parappankandal 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 Parappankandal Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Murunkan · Murunkan 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83663&mlon=80.03778#map=17/8.83663/80.03778) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Uppukulam South 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97746&mlon=79.91567#map=17/8.97746/79.91567) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Chundikkuli 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83555&mlon=80.04681#map=17/8.83555/80.04681) Hotel Oasis Wings Hotel · Achchankulam 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83188&mlon=79.96340#map=17/8.83188/79.96340) School Mn/Vaddakandal GTMS · Vaddakandal 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.90330&mlon=80.03584#map=17/8.90330/80.03584) College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.15625#map=17/9.10210/80.15625) Police station Silawaththai Police · Chilavathurai 18 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 Parappankandal Places mapped inside Parappankandal 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 Mannar Town DS Division - Eluthur - Emilnagar - Erukkalampiddy Centre - Erukkalampiddy East - Erukkalampiddy North - Erukkalampiddy South - Erukkalampiddy West - Kaddukarankudiyiruppu - Kallikattaikadu - Mathoddam - Moor Street - Nagathalvu - Neelasenai - Olaithoduwai - Pallimunai East - Pallimunai West - Panankaddikoddu East - Panankaddikoddu West - 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 Parappankandal?In Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Parappankandal?Kaththankulam, Palaiperumalkaddu, Palaiyadiputhukulam, Parappukadanthan East, Uyirtharasankulam and Vannamottai - How many villages are in Parappankandal?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Parappankandal?Settlements lie between 12 m and 13 m - What is the best time to visit Parappankandal?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Parappankandal?Divisional Hospital Murunkan, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Parappankandal?Bank of Ceylon, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Parappankandal?Lanka IOC, about 4.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Parappankandal?LK4203245 (OCHA common operational dataset)