# Tharapuram East GN division, Mannar Town DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/tharapuram-east/ Grama Niladhari division · Mannar Town DS Division # Tharapuram East Tharapuram East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **3.68 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.7km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Tharapuram East? Tharapuram East 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: [Eluthur](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/eluthur/), [Pattithoddam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/pattithoddam/), [Sinnakadai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/sinnakadai/), [Thalvupadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/thalvupadu/) and [Tharapuram West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/tharapuram-west/). By area it is the 4079th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Mannar Town DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/). The centre of Tharapuram East is about 230 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.0048° N, 79.8807° E. Local names: තාරාපුරම් නැගෙනහි . 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 Tharapuram East Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Tharapuram East. - Toddaveli 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 Tharapuram East Named natural and historic features inside Tharapuram East, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Kora 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 Tharapuram East 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 Tharapuram East Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District General Hospital - Mannar · Thalvupadu 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.99523&mlon=79.86158#map=17/8.99523/79.86158) Bank People's Bank · Uppukulam South 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97712&mlon=79.91488#map=17/8.97712/79.91488) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Tharapuram East 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.00726&mlon=79.88499#map=17/9.00726/79.88499) Hotel Sea Breeze lagoon villa · Tharapuram East 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.00071&mlon=79.89208#map=17/9.00071/79.89208) School Mn/Al-Mina MV · Tharapuram West 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.01372&mlon=79.87486#map=17/9.01372/79.87486) 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 30 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 Tharapuram East Places mapped inside Tharapuram East in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels1 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 - Puthukkamam - Puthukudiyiruppu - Savatkaddu - Sinnakadai - Siruthoppu - Southbar - Talaimannar North - Talaimannar South - Thalaimannar - Thalaimannar Pier East - Thalaimannar Pier West - Thalvupadu - Tharapuram West - Thiruketheeswaram - Thoddaveli - Thullukudiyiruppu - Uppukulam North - Uppukulam South - Uyilankulam - Uyirtharasankulam - Vannamottai ## Quick answers - Where is Tharapuram East?In Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Tharapuram East?Eluthur, Pattithoddam, Sinnakadai, Thalvupadu and Tharapuram West - How many villages are in Tharapuram East?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Tharapuram East?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Tharapuram East?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Tharapuram East?District General Hospital - Mannar, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Tharapuram East?People's Bank, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tharapuram East?Ceypetco, about 0.5 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Tharapuram East?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Tharapuram East?LK4203115 (OCHA common operational dataset)