# Uyilankulam GN division, Mannar Town DS Division – Villages

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

Grama Niladhari division · Mannar Town DS Division 

# Uyilankulam

Uyilankulam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **3.81 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3.8km²
- 2mapped services
- 7 mtypical elevation

## Where is Uyilankulam?

Uyilankulam 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 6 other GN divisions: [Ilahadipiddy](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/ilahadipiddy/), [Kallikattaikadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/kallikattaikadu/), [Mathoddam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/mathoddam/), [Neelasenai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/neelasenai/), [Puthukkamam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/puthukkamam/) and [Vannamottai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/vannamottai/). By area it is the 3942nd 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 Uyilankulam is about 217 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.8863° N, 79.9855° E. Local names: උයිලන්කුලම් .

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 Uyilankulam

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Uyilankulam. Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 9 m above sea level (median 7 m).

- Aladikattaikatu
- Mutalaikutti
- Tettavadimarutankulam
- Uyilankulam

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 Uyilankulam

Named natural and historic features inside Uyilankulam, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 reservoir or tank.

- Kalmoddai 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 Uyilankulam 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 Uyilankulam

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District Ayurvedic Hospital, Mannar · Naruvilikkulam 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.87444&mlon=79.93694#map=17/8.87444/79.93694) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Uppukulam South 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97746&mlon=79.91567#map=17/8.97746/79.91567) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Uyilankulam 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.89301&mlon=79.99204#map=17/8.89301/79.99204) 

Hotel Oasis Wings Hotel · Achchankulam 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83188&mlon=79.96340#map=17/8.83188/79.96340) 

School Mn/Uyilankulam RCTMS · Uyilankulam 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.89081&mlon=79.98527#map=17/8.89081/79.98527) 

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 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 Uyilankulam

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

- Petrol pumps1
- 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
- Thiruketheeswaram
- Thoddaveli
- Thullukudiyiruppu
- Uppukulam North
- Uppukulam South
- Uyirtharasankulam
- Vannamottai

## Quick answers

- Where is Uyilankulam?In Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Uyilankulam?Ilahadipiddy, Kallikattaikadu, Mathoddam, Neelasenai, Puthukkamam and Vannamottai
- How many villages are in Uyilankulam?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Uyilankulam?Settlements lie between 7 m and 9 m
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Uyilankulam?1 named in GeoNames
- What is the best time to visit Uyilankulam?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Uyilankulam?District Ayurvedic Hospital, Mannar, about 5.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Uyilankulam?Bank of Ceylon, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Uyilankulam?Ceypetco, about 1.0 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Uyilankulam?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Uyilankulam?LK4203230 (OCHA common operational dataset)
