# Pesalai South GN division, Mannar Town DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/pesalai-south/ Grama Niladhari division · Mannar Town DS Division # Pesalai South Pesalai South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **6.44 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.4km² - 4mapped services - 6 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pesalai South? Pesalai South 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: [Olaithoduwai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/olaithoduwai/), [Periyakarisal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/periyakarisal/), [Pesalai North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/pesalai-north/), [Pesalai West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/pesalai-west/) and [Siruthoppu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/siruthoppu/). By area it is the 2162nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.9% of [Mannar Town DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/). The centre of Pesalai South is about 236 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.0608° N, 79.8212° E. Local names: පේසාල දකුණ . 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 Pesalai South Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Pesalai South. - Viyayadippannai 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 Pesalai South Named natural and historic features inside Pesalai South, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 1 island. - Mannar Island 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 Pesalai South 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 Pesalai South Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Donkey Clinic and Education Centre · Olaithoduwai 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05250&mlon=79.84646#map=17/9.05250/79.84646) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Thalaimannar Pier East 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10448&mlon=79.73103#map=17/9.10448/79.73103) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Siruthoppu 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.08218&mlon=79.83571#map=17/9.08218/79.83571) Hotel Pesalai Beach View Hotel · Pesalai South 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.08523&mlon=79.82232#map=17/9.08523/79.82232) School Mn/Karisal RCTM (Junior) Vidyalayam · Periyakarisal 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.06705&mlon=79.84110#map=17/9.06705/79.84110) College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.15625#map=17/9.10210/80.15625) Police station Silawaththai Police · Chilavathurai 38 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 Pesalai South Places mapped inside Pesalai South in open map data, by type. - Hotels3 - 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 - Periyanavatkulam - Pesalai North - 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 Pesalai South?In Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pesalai South?Olaithoduwai, Periyakarisal, Pesalai North, Pesalai West and Siruthoppu - How many villages are in Pesalai South?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pesalai South?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Pesalai South?Donkey Clinic and Education Centre, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pesalai South?Bank of Ceylon, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pesalai South?Ceypetco, about 2.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pesalai South?LK4203040 (OCHA common operational dataset)