# Kannady GN division, Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/kannady/

Grama Niladhari division · Manthai West DS Division 

# Kannady

Kannady is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **8.54 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 8.5km²
- 1mapped services
- 7 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kannady?

Kannady 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 6 other GN divisions: [Alkaddiveli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/alkaddiveli/), [Andankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/andankulam/), [Minnukkan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/minnukkan/), [Nedunkandal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/nedunkandal/), [Pappamoddai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/pappamoddai/) and [Parappukadanthan West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/parappukadanthan-west/). By area it is the 1497th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Manthai West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/). The centre of Kannady is about 226 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.9646° N, 80.0275° E. Local names: කන්නාටි .

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 Kannady

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Kannady. Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 7 m above sea level (median 7 m).

- Chalampan
- Marattikannaddi
- Neduvarampu

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).

## Weather in Kannady 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 Kannady

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital Adampan · Adampan 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.94333&mlon=79.99668#map=17/8.94333/79.99668) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Uppukulam South 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97746&mlon=79.91567#map=17/8.97746/79.91567) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Vidathaltheevu East 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.00602&mlon=80.06017#map=17/9.00602/80.06017) 

Hotel Mannar Guest House · Uppukulam South 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97990&mlon=79.91571#map=17/8.97990/79.91571) 

School Mn/Marathy Kannaddy RCTMS · Kannady 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.94590&mlon=80.02025#map=17/8.94590/80.02025) 

College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.15625#map=17/9.10210/80.15625) 

Police station Silawaththai Police · Chilavathurai 26 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 Kannady

Places mapped inside Kannady 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
- Kalliyadi
- 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 Kannady?In Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kannady?Alkaddiveli, Andankulam, Minnukkan, Nedunkandal, Pappamoddai and Parappukadanthan West
- How many villages are in Kannady?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Kannady?Settlements lie between 7 m and 7 m
- What is the best time to visit Kannady?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kannady?Divisional Hospital Adampan, about 4.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kannady?Bank of Ceylon, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kannady?Ceypetco, about 5.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kannady?LK4206105 (OCHA common operational dataset)