# Kalliyadi GN division, Manthai West DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/kalliyadi/ Grama Niladhari division · Manthai West DS Division # Kalliyadi Kalliyadi is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **10.4 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 10.4km² - 1mapped services - 7 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kalliyadi? Kalliyadi 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 3 other GN divisions: [Aththimoddai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/aththimoddai/), [Illupaikadavai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/illupaikadavai/) and [Kovilkulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/kovilkulam/). By area it is the 1163rd 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 Kalliyadi is about 238 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.0673° N, 80.0839° E. Local names: කල්ලියඩි . 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 Kalliyadi Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Kalliyadi. Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 9 m above sea level (median 7 m). - Kalliyadi - Kurunchatalvu - Nakattaivu 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 Kalliyadi Named natural and historic features inside Kalliyadi, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 reservoirs and tanks. - Anaipapan Kulam - Kalliyadichiruk Kulam - Mudakan Aru - Navatalonmadu Kulam - Pattatuveli Kulam - Puramurippu Kulam - Rakkiyan Kulam - Vempodiya 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 Kalliyadi 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 Kalliyadi Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Vidathalthivu · Pallamadhu 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.01093&mlon=80.06554#map=17/9.01093/80.06554) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Uppukulam South 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97746&mlon=79.91567#map=17/8.97746/79.91567) Petrol pump Ceypetko · Illupaikadavai 3.1 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 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.15438&mlon=80.11593#map=17/9.15438/80.11593) School Mn/Kalliyadi GTMS · Kalliyadi 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.06857&mlon=80.08472#map=17/9.06857/80.08472) College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 8.8 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 29 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 Kalliyadi Places mapped inside Kalliyadi 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 Manthai West DS Division - Adampan - Alkaddiveli - Andankulam - Anthoniyarpuram - Aththimoddai - Illupaikadavai - 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 Kalliyadi?In Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kalliyadi?Aththimoddai, Illupaikadavai and Kovilkulam - How many villages are in Kalliyadi?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kalliyadi?Settlements lie between 7 m and 9 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Kalliyadi?8 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Kalliyadi?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Kalliyadi?Divisional Hospital Vidathalthivu, about 6.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kalliyadi?Bank of Ceylon, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kalliyadi?Ceypetko, about 3.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kalliyadi?LK4206030 (OCHA common operational dataset)