# Periyanavatkulam GN division, Mannar Town DS Division

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

Grama Niladhari division · Mannar Town DS Division 

# Periyanavatkulam

Periyanavatkulam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **7.61 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 7.6km²
- 1mapped services
- 6 mtypical elevation

## Where is Periyanavatkulam?

Periyanavatkulam 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 5 other GN divisions: [Adampan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/adampan/), [Nagathalvu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/nagathalvu/), [Neelasenai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/neelasenai/), [Palikuli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/palikuli/) and [Thiruketheeswaram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/thiruketheeswaram/). By area it is the 1711th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.5% of [Mannar Town DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/). The centre of Periyanavatkulam is about 222 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.9320° N, 79.9661° E. Local names: පෙරියනාවට්කුලම් .

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 Periyanavatkulam

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Periyanavatkulam. Settlements here lie between about 6 m and 6 m above sea level (median 6 m).

- Kollankulam
- Nakattalvu
- Parankisirukkulam
- Periyanavatkulam

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 Periyanavatkulam 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 Periyanavatkulam

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital Adampan · Adampan 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.94333&mlon=79.99668#map=17/8.94333/79.99668) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Uppukulam South 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97746&mlon=79.91567#map=17/8.97746/79.91567) 

Petrol pump N. Shanmugakumaran · Nagathalvu 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.92000&mlon=79.94603#map=17/8.92000/79.94603) 

Hotel Mannar Guest House · Uppukulam South 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97990&mlon=79.91571#map=17/8.97990/79.91571) 

School Mn/Navatkulam RCTMS · Periyanavatkulam 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.93578&mlon=79.96395#map=17/8.93578/79.96395) 

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 21 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 Periyanavatkulam

Places mapped inside Periyanavatkulam 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
- Parappankandal
- Pattithoddam
- Periyakadai
- Periyakarisal
- 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 Periyanavatkulam?In Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Periyanavatkulam?Adampan, Nagathalvu, Neelasenai, Palikuli and Thiruketheeswaram
- How many villages are in Periyanavatkulam?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Periyanavatkulam?Settlements lie between 6 m and 6 m
- What is the best time to visit Periyanavatkulam?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Periyanavatkulam?Divisional Hospital Adampan, about 3.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Periyanavatkulam?Bank of Ceylon, about 7.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Periyanavatkulam?N. Shanmugakumaran, about 2.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Periyanavatkulam?LK4203195 (OCHA common operational dataset)