# Illupaikadavai GN division, Manthai West DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/illupaikadavai/ Grama Niladhari division · Manthai West DS Division # Illupaikadavai Illupaikadavai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **25.2 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 25.2km² - 2mapped services - 8 mtypical elevation ## Where is Illupaikadavai? Illupaikadavai 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 5 other GN divisions: [Anthoniyarpuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/anthoniyarpuram/), [Aththimoddai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/aththimoddai/), [Kalliyadi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/kalliyadi/), [Koorai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/koorai/) and [Paliaru](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/paliaru/). By area it is the 339th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.1% of [Manthai West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/). The centre of Illupaikadavai is about 242 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.0955° N, 80.1054° E. Local names: ඉලුප්පෛක්කඩවෙයි . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Know before you go: Illupaikadavai - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Jaffna International Airport (JAF) · Jaffna78 km - China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee133 km ### Nearest railway station Thiruketheeswaram (Vankalai East), about 26 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:50) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:16, sunset around 17:52). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Illupaikadavai Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Illupaikadavai. Settlements here lie between about 5 m and 10 m above sea level (median 8 m). - Iluppaikadavai - Kaddadivayal - Kannaddi - Mutaliyankamam - Olukkulam 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 Illupaikadavai Named natural and historic features inside Illupaikadavai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 18 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream. - Andana Kulam - Cheddiveli Kulam - Chivantan Kulam - Kantamiyan Kulam - Kerankamam Kulam - Kompan Kulam - Kottan Kulam - Kusawa Kulam - Manavachi Kulam - Menankaddai Kulam - Mondan Kulam - Navaladik Kulam - Pan Kulam - Singalam Kulam - Siru Kulam - Solayankaddu Kulam - Sundarankattu Kulam - Thievukadu Aru - Vanna 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 Illupaikadavai 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 Illupaikadavai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Vidathalthivu · Pallamadhu 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.01093&mlon=80.06554#map=17/9.01093/80.06554) Bank BOC Mulankavil · Kariyalainagapaduvan 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.25797&mlon=80.14324#map=17/9.25797/80.14324) Petrol pump Ceypetko · Illupaikadavai 2.4 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 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.15438&mlon=80.11593#map=17/9.15438/80.11593) School Mn/Anthoyarpuram GTMS · Anthoniyarpuram 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.09884&mlon=80.08290#map=17/9.09884/80.08290) College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 5.6 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 25 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 Illupaikadavai Places mapped inside Illupaikadavai 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 Manthai West DS Division - Adampan - Alkaddiveli - Andankulam - Anthoniyarpuram - Aththimoddai - 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 Illupaikadavai?In Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Illupaikadavai?Anthoniyarpuram, Aththimoddai, Kalliyadi, Koorai and Paliaru - What time zone is Illupaikadavai in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Illupaikadavai?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Illupaikadavai?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Illupaikadavai?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Illupaikadavai?Settlements lie between 5 m and 10 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Illupaikadavai?18 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Illupaikadavai?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Illupaikadavai?Divisional Hospital Vidathalthivu, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Illupaikadavai?BOC Mulankavil, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Illupaikadavai?Ceypetko, about 2.4 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Illupaikadavai?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Illupaikadavai?LK4206025 (OCHA common operational dataset)