# Pesalai West GN division, Mannar Town DS Division – Villages

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

Grama Niladhari division · Mannar Town DS Division 

# Pesalai West

Pesalai West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **7.36 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 7.4km²
- 9 mtypical elevation

## Where is Pesalai West?

Pesalai West 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 3 other GN divisions: [Pesalai North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/pesalai-north/), [Pesalai South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/pesalai-south/) and [Thullukudiyiruppu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/thullukudiyiruppu/). By area it is the 1790th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.3% of [Mannar Town DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/). The centre of Pesalai West is about 237 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.0684° N, 79.8115° E. Local names: පේසාල බටහිර .

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 West

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

- Kulialankudiyiruppu
- Pesalai

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 Pesalai West 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 West

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Donkey Clinic and Education Centre · Olaithoduwai 4.2 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 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10448&mlon=79.73103#map=17/9.10448/79.73103) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Siruthoppu 3.1 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 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.08523&mlon=79.82232#map=17/9.08523/79.82232) 

School Mn/Thulukudrippu RCTMS · Thullukudiyiruppu 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.07755&mlon=79.80695#map=17/9.07755/79.80695) 

College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.15625#map=17/9.10210/80.15625) 

Police station Silawaththai Police · Chilavathurai 39 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.

## 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 South
- 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 West?In Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Pesalai West?Pesalai North, Pesalai South and Thullukudiyiruppu
- How many villages are in Pesalai West?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Pesalai West?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pesalai West?Donkey Clinic and Education Centre, about 4.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pesalai West?Bank of Ceylon, about 9.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pesalai West?Ceypetco, about 3.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pesalai West?LK4203050 (OCHA common operational dataset)