# Thiruketheeswaram GN division, Mannar Town DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/thiruketheeswaram/ Grama Niladhari division · Mannar Town DS Division # Thiruketheeswaram Thiruketheeswaram is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **6.69 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.7km² - 1mapped services - 6 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thiruketheeswaram? Thiruketheeswaram 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: [Adampan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/adampan/), [Maligaithidal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/maligaithidal/), [Nagathalvu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/nagathalvu/), [Periyanavatkulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/periyanavatkulam/) and [Veddayarmurrippu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/veddayarmurrippu/). By area it is the 2048th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.0% of [Mannar Town DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/). The centre of Thiruketheeswaram is about 225 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.9580° N, 79.9669° E. Local names: තිරුකේතීශ්වරන් . 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 Thiruketheeswaram Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Thiruketheeswaram. Settlements here lie between about 6 m and 8 m above sea level (median 6 m). - Mantai - Mantota - Thiruketheeswaram - Thirukethiswaram 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 Thiruketheeswaram Named natural and historic features inside Thiruketheeswaram, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Mantai Kulam - Palavicinna 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 Thiruketheeswaram 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 Thiruketheeswaram Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Adampan · Adampan 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.94333&mlon=79.99668#map=17/8.94333/79.99668) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Uppukulam South 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97746&mlon=79.91567#map=17/8.97746/79.91567) Petrol pump N. Shanmugakumaran · Nagathalvu 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.92000&mlon=79.94603#map=17/8.92000/79.94603) Hotel Mannar Guest House · Uppukulam South 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97990&mlon=79.91571#map=17/8.97990/79.91571) School Mn/Gowriambal GTMS · Thiruketheeswaram 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.95542&mlon=79.96037#map=17/8.95542/79.96037) College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.15625#map=17/9.10210/80.15625) Police station Silawaththai Police · Chilavathurai 24 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 Thiruketheeswaram Places mapped inside Thiruketheeswaram 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 - Tharapuram West - Thoddaveli - Thullukudiyiruppu - Uppukulam North - Uppukulam South - Uyilankulam - Uyirtharasankulam - Vannamottai ## Quick answers - Where is Thiruketheeswaram?In Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thiruketheeswaram?Adampan, Maligaithidal, Nagathalvu, Periyanavatkulam and Veddayarmurrippu - How many villages are in Thiruketheeswaram?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Thiruketheeswaram?Settlements lie between 6 m and 8 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Thiruketheeswaram?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Thiruketheeswaram?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Thiruketheeswaram?Divisional Hospital Adampan, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thiruketheeswaram?Bank of Ceylon, about 6.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thiruketheeswaram?N. Shanmugakumaran, about 4.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thiruketheeswaram?LK4203200 (OCHA common operational dataset)