# Uyirtharasankulam GN division, Mannar Town DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/uyirtharasankulam/ Grama Niladhari division · Mannar Town DS Division # Uyirtharasankulam Uyirtharasankulam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **13.8 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 13.8km² - 1mapped services - 9 mtypical elevation ## Where is Uyirtharasankulam? Uyirtharasankulam 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 10 other GN divisions: [Cheddiyar Mahankaddai Adampan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/cheddiyar-mahankaddai-adampan/), [Chemmantheevu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/chemmantheevu/), [Chundikkuli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/chundikkuli/), [Ilanthaimoddai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/ilanthaimoddai/), [Kanchithalvu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/kanchithalvu/), [Mathoddam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/mathoddam/), [Murunkan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/murunkan/), [Parappankandal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/parappankandal/), [Parappukadanthan East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/parappukadanthan-east/) and [Vannamottai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/vannamottai/). By area it is the 798th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.3% of [Mannar Town DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/). The centre of Uyirtharasankulam is about 215 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.8609° N, 80.0308° E. Local names: උයිත්තරාසන්කුලම් . 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 Uyirtharasankulam Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Uyirtharasankulam. Settlements here lie between about 9 m and 17 m above sea level (median 9 m). - Iluppaikkulam - Kalmoddai - Kollarsirukkulam - Palaitalvu - Uthuvayankulam 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 Uyirtharasankulam Named natural and historic features inside Uyirtharasankulam, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Giants Tank 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 Uyirtharasankulam 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 Uyirtharasankulam Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Murunkan · Murunkan 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83663&mlon=80.03778#map=17/8.83663/80.03778) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Uppukulam South 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97746&mlon=79.91567#map=17/8.97746/79.91567) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Chundikkuli 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83555&mlon=80.04681#map=17/8.83555/80.04681) Hotel Oasis Wings Hotel · Achchankulam 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83188&mlon=79.96340#map=17/8.83188/79.96340) School Mn/Uyirtharasankulam RCTMS · Uyirtharasankulam 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.86752&mlon=80.00909#map=17/8.86752/80.00909) 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 15 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 Uyirtharasankulam Places mapped inside Uyirtharasankulam 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 - Thiruketheeswaram - Thoddaveli - Thullukudiyiruppu - Uppukulam North - Uppukulam South - Uyilankulam - Vannamottai ## Quick answers - Where is Uyirtharasankulam?In Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Uyirtharasankulam?Cheddiyar Mahankaddai Adampan, Chemmantheevu, Chundikkuli, Ilanthaimoddai, Kanchithalvu, Mathoddam, Murunkan, Parappankandal, Parappukadanthan East and Vannamottai - How many villages are in Uyirtharasankulam?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Uyirtharasankulam?Settlements lie between 9 m and 17 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Uyirtharasankulam?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Uyirtharasankulam?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Uyirtharasankulam?Divisional Hospital Murunkan, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Uyirtharasankulam?Bank of Ceylon, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Uyirtharasankulam?Lanka IOC, about 3.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Uyirtharasankulam?LK4203240 (OCHA common operational dataset)