# Anthoniyarpuram GN division, Manthai West DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/anthoniyarpuram/ Grama Niladhari division · Manthai West DS Division # Anthoniyarpuram Anthoniyarpuram is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **10.6 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 10.6km² - 2mapped services - 7 mtypical elevation ## Where is Anthoniyarpuram? Anthoniyarpuram lies in [Manthai West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/), [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 2 other GN divisions: [Illupaikadavai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/illupaikadavai/) and [Paliaru](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/paliaru/). By area it is the 1128th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Manthai West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/). The centre of Anthoniyarpuram is about 244 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.1187° N, 80.0881° E. Local names: අන්තොනියාර්පුරම් . 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 Anthoniyarpuram Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Anthoniyarpuram. Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 7 m above sea level (median 7 m). - Anthoniyarpuram - Iluppaikkadavai - Parankikamam - Parayanpiddy 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 Anthoniyarpuram Named natural and historic features inside Anthoniyarpuram, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Pangi 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 Anthoniyarpuram 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 Anthoniyarpuram Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Vidathalthivu · Pallamadhu 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.01093&mlon=80.06554#map=17/9.01093/80.06554) Bank BOC Mulankavil · Kariyalainagapaduvan 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.25797&mlon=80.14324#map=17/9.25797/80.14324) Petrol pump Ceypetko · Illupaikadavai 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.09557&mlon=80.08382#map=17/9.09557/80.08382) Hotel Green line guest house and restaurant · Paliaru 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.15438&mlon=80.11593#map=17/9.15438/80.11593) School Mn/Anthoyarpuram GTMS · Anthoniyarpuram 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.09884&mlon=80.08290#map=17/9.09884/80.08290) College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.15625#map=17/9.10210/80.15625) Police station Nachchikuda Police Station · Jeyapuram North 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.31240&mlon=80.15989#map=17/9.31240/80.15989) 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 Anthoniyarpuram Places mapped inside Anthoniyarpuram in open map data, by type. - Schools1 - Restaurants1 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 Manthai West DS Division - Adampan - Alkaddiveli - Andankulam - Aththimoddai - Illupaikadavai - Kalliyadi - Kannady - Karunkandal - Karunkandal Vannakulam - Kaththankulam - Kayanagar - Koorai - Kovilkulam - Maligaithidal - Minnukkan - Nedunkandal - Palaiperumalkaddu - Palaiyadiputhukulam - Paliaru - Palikuli - Pallamadhu - Pappamoddai - Parappukadanthan East - Parappukadanthan West - Periyamadhu East - Periyamadhu West - Sornapuri - Thevanpiddy - Vaddakandal - Veddayarmurrippu - Vellankulam - Vidathaltheevu Central - Vidathaltheevu East - Vidathaltheevu North - Vidathaltheevu West ## Quick answers - Where is Anthoniyarpuram?In Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Anthoniyarpuram?Illupaikadavai and Paliaru - How many villages are in Anthoniyarpuram?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Anthoniyarpuram?Settlements lie between 7 m and 7 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Anthoniyarpuram?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Anthoniyarpuram?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Anthoniyarpuram?Divisional Hospital Vidathalthivu, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Anthoniyarpuram?BOC Mulankavil, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Anthoniyarpuram?Ceypetko, about 2.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Anthoniyarpuram?LK4206020 (OCHA common operational dataset)