# Puthukkamam GN division, Mannar Town DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/puthukkamam/ Grama Niladhari division · Mannar Town DS Division # Puthukkamam Puthukkamam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **11.2 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 11.2km² - 1mapped services - 6 mtypical elevation ## Where is Puthukkamam? Puthukkamam 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 8 other GN divisions: [Ilahadipiddy](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/ilahadipiddy/), [Kallikattaikadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/kallikattaikadu/), [Nagathalvu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/nagathalvu/), [Naruvilikkulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/naruvilikkulam/), [Thomaspuri](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/thomaspuri/), [Uyilankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/uyilankulam/), [Vanchiyankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/vanchiyankulam/) and [Vankalai East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/vankalai-east/). By area it is the 1051st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.1% of [Mannar Town DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/). The centre of Puthukkamam is about 218 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.8891° N, 79.9617° E. Local names: පුදුකාමම් . 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 Puthukkamam Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Puthukkamam. Settlements here lie between about 4 m and 6 m above sea level (median 6 m). - Kankankulam - Periya Alankulam - Pettantoddam - Tupasialankulam 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 Puthukkamam Named natural and historic features inside Puthukkamam, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 reservoirs and tanks. - Aladikollan Kulam - Kunchu Kulam - Papan Kulam - Periya Kankan Kulam 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 Puthukkamam 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 Puthukkamam Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Vankalai Hospital Complex · Thomaspuri 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.89214&mlon=79.93511#map=17/8.89214/79.93511) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Uppukulam South 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97746&mlon=79.91567#map=17/8.97746/79.91567) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Uyilankulam 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.89301&mlon=79.99204#map=17/8.89301/79.99204) Hotel Oasis Wings Hotel · Achchankulam 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83188&mlon=79.96340#map=17/8.83188/79.96340) School Mn/Puthukkamam GTMS · Puthukkamam 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.87672&mlon=79.95470#map=17/8.87672/79.95470) College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.15625#map=17/9.10210/80.15625) Police station Silawaththai Police · Chilavathurai 16 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 Puthukkamam Places mapped inside Puthukkamam 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 - Periyanavatkulam - Pesalai North - Pesalai South - Pesalai West - Pettah - 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 Puthukkamam?In Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Puthukkamam?Ilahadipiddy, Kallikattaikadu, Nagathalvu, Naruvilikkulam, Thomaspuri, Uyilankulam, Vanchiyankulam and Vankalai East - How many villages are in Puthukkamam?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Puthukkamam?Settlements lie between 4 m and 6 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Puthukkamam?4 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Puthukkamam?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Puthukkamam?Vankalai Hospital Complex, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Puthukkamam?Bank of Ceylon, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Puthukkamam?Ceypetco, about 3.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Puthukkamam?LK4203235 (OCHA common operational dataset)