# Tharapuram West GN division, Mannar Town DS Division

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

Grama Niladhari division · Mannar Town DS Division 

# Tharapuram West

Tharapuram West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **3.23 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3.2km²
- 1mapped services
- 7 mtypical elevation

## Where is Tharapuram West?

Tharapuram 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 4 other GN divisions: [Erukkalampiddy West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/erukkalampiddy-west/), [Thalvupadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/thalvupadu/), [Tharapuram East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/tharapuram-east/) and [Thoddaveli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/thoddaveli/). By area it is the 4614th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Mannar Town DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/). The centre of Tharapuram West is about 232 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.0193° N, 79.8702° E. Local names: තාරාපුරම් 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 Tharapuram West

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Tharapuram West.

- Kosukuvadi

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 Tharapuram 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 Tharapuram West

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District General Hospital - Mannar · Thalvupadu 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.99523&mlon=79.86158#map=17/8.99523/79.86158) 

Bank People's Bank · Uppukulam South 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97712&mlon=79.91488#map=17/8.97712/79.91488) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Tharapuram East 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.00726&mlon=79.88499#map=17/9.00726/79.88499) 

Hotel Four Teess Rest Inn · Thoddaveli 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.02555&mlon=79.86690#map=17/9.02555/79.86690) 

School Mn/Al-Mina MV · Tharapuram West 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.01372&mlon=79.87486#map=17/9.01372/79.87486) 

College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.15625#map=17/9.10210/80.15625) 

Police station Silawaththai Police · Chilavathurai 32 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 West

Places mapped inside Tharapuram West 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
- Puthukkamam
- Puthukudiyiruppu
- Savatkaddu
- Sinnakadai
- Siruthoppu
- Southbar
- Talaimannar North
- Talaimannar South
- Thalaimannar
- Thalaimannar Pier East
- Thalaimannar Pier West
- Thalvupadu
- Tharapuram East
- Thiruketheeswaram
- Thoddaveli
- Thullukudiyiruppu
- Uppukulam North
- Uppukulam South
- Uyilankulam
- Uyirtharasankulam
- Vannamottai

## Quick answers

- Where is Tharapuram West?In Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Tharapuram West?Erukkalampiddy West, Thalvupadu, Tharapuram East and Thoddaveli
- How many villages are in Tharapuram West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Tharapuram West?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Tharapuram West?District General Hospital - Mannar, about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Tharapuram West?People's Bank, about 6.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tharapuram West?Ceypetco, about 2.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Tharapuram West?LK4203120 (OCHA common operational dataset)