# Pettah GN division, Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District

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

Grama Niladhari division · Mannar Town DS Division 

# Pettah

Pettah is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **0.17 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.2km²
- 1mapped service

## Where is Pettah?

Pettah 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 4 other GN divisions: [Moor Street](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/moor-street/), [Panankaddikoddu West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/panankaddikoddu-west/), [Periyakadai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/periyakadai/) and [Sinnakadai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/sinnakadai/). By area it is the 13745th largest of 13,978 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 Pettah is about 227 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.9796° N, 79.9105° E. Local names: කොටුව .

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

## Things to see in and around Pettah

### Nearby, outside Pettah

- Mannar Dutch Fort · attraction, Uppukulam South0.8 km
- Baobab Tree · attraction, Pallimunai East1.4 km
- Keeri beach · attraction, Pattithoddam4.2 km
- Donkey Clinic and education centre · attraction, Puthukudiyiruppu11 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Pettah

- Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo
- CurrencyRupee (LKR)
- Country calling code+94
- LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English
- Plug typesType D, G · 230 V
- Driving sideLeft
- Postcode format5 digits (#####)

### Nearest airports

- Jaffna International Airport (JAF) · Jaffna92 km
- China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee148 km

### Nearest railway station

Railway Station, Mannar (Southbar), about 2.1 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:51) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:17, sunset around 17:53).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Weather in Pettah 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 Pettah

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Madu Matha Hospital · Pettah 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97945&mlon=79.91105#map=17/8.97945/79.91105) 

Bank People's Bank · Uppukulam South 0.6 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 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97708&mlon=79.91470#map=17/8.97708/79.91470) 

Hotel Mannar Coccos Garden · Periyakadai 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97787&mlon=79.90975#map=17/8.97787/79.90975) 

School Mn/St. Xavier's Girls' College · Sinnakadai 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.98135&mlon=79.90842#map=17/8.98135/79.90842) 

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 Pettah

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

- Hospitals1

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 South
- Pesalai West
- 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 Pettah?In Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Pettah?Moor Street, Panankaddikoddu West, Periyakadai and Sinnakadai
- What is there to see in Pettah?Mannar Dutch Fort, Baobab Tree, Keeri beach, Donkey Clinic and education centre
- What time zone is Pettah in?UTC+5:30
- What currency is used in Pettah?Rupee (LKR)
- What language is spoken in Pettah?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally)
- What is the best time to visit Pettah?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pettah?Madu Matha Hospital, about 0.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pettah?People's Bank, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pettah?Manthai West MPCS, about 0.5 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Pettah?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Pettah?LK4203180 (OCHA common operational dataset)