# Periyakadai GN division, Mannar Town DS Division – Villages

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

Grama Niladhari division · Mannar Town DS Division 

# Periyakadai

Periyakadai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **0.26 km²**. Open map data shows 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.3km²
- 5mapped services

## Where is Periyakadai?

Periyakadai 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: [Moor Street](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/moor-street/), [Panankaddikoddu East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/panankaddikoddu-east/), [Panankaddikoddu West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/panankaddikoddu-west/), [Pettah](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/pettah/), [Uppukulam North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/uppukulam-north/) and [Uppukulam South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/uppukulam-south/). By area it is the 13494th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.1% of [Mannar Town DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/). The centre of Periyakadai is about 227 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.9763° N, 79.9119° E. Local names: පෙරියකඩෙයි .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Periyakadai 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 Periyakadai

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Madu Matha Hospital · Pettah 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97945&mlon=79.91105#map=17/8.97945/79.91105) 

Bank People's Bank · Uppukulam South 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97712&mlon=79.91488#map=17/8.97712/79.91488) 

Petrol pump Manthai West MPCS · Uppukulam South 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97708&mlon=79.91470#map=17/8.97708/79.91470) 

Hotel Mannar Coccos Garden · Periyakadai 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97787&mlon=79.90975#map=17/8.97787/79.90975) 

School Mn/Al-azar Maha Vidyalaya · Moor Street 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.98012&mlon=79.91427#map=17/8.98012/79.91427) 

College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.15625#map=17/9.10210/80.15625) 

Police station Silawaththai Police · Chilavathurai 26 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 Periyakadai

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

- Hotels1
- Restaurants4

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
- Parappankandal
- Pattithoddam
- 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 Periyakadai?In Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Periyakadai?Moor Street, Panankaddikoddu East, Panankaddikoddu West, Pettah, Uppukulam North and Uppukulam South
- What is the best time to visit Periyakadai?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Periyakadai?Madu Matha Hospital, about 0.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Periyakadai?People's Bank, about 0.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Periyakadai?Manthai West MPCS, about 0.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Periyakadai?LK4203175 (OCHA common operational dataset)