# Kayanagar GN division, Manthai West DS Division – Villages

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

Grama Niladhari division · Manthai West DS Division 

# Kayanagar

Kayanagar is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **7.77 km²**.

- 7.8km²

## Where is Kayanagar?

Kayanagar 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 4 other GN divisions: [Koorai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/koorai/), [Pallamadhu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/pallamadhu/), [Parappukadanthan East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/parappukadanthan-east/) and [Periyamadhu West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/periyamadhu-west/). By area it is the 1674th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Manthai West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/). The centre of Kayanagar is about 230 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.9876° N, 80.1327° E. Local names: කායනගර් .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Kayanagar 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 Kayanagar

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital Vidathalthivu · Pallamadhu 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.01093&mlon=80.06554#map=17/9.01093/80.06554) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Uppukulam South 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97746&mlon=79.91567#map=17/8.97746/79.91567) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Vidathaltheevu East 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.00602&mlon=80.06017#map=17/9.00602/80.06017) 

Hotel Green line guest house and restaurant · Paliaru 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.15438&mlon=80.11593#map=17/9.15438/80.11593) 

School Mn/Periyamadu Maha Vidyalayam · Periyamadhu West 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97368&mlon=80.14992#map=17/8.97368/80.14992) 

College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.15625#map=17/9.10210/80.15625) 

Police station Parayanalankulam Police Station · Periyakaddu 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.74744&mlon=80.18613#map=17/8.74744/80.18613) 

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.

## Other GN divisions in Manthai West DS Division

- Adampan
- Alkaddiveli
- Andankulam
- Anthoniyarpuram
- Aththimoddai
- Illupaikadavai
- Kalliyadi
- Kannady
- Karunkandal
- Karunkandal Vannakulam
- Kaththankulam
- 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 Kayanagar?In Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kayanagar?Koorai, Pallamadhu, Parappukadanthan East and Periyamadhu West
- What is the best time to visit Kayanagar?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kayanagar?Divisional Hospital Vidathalthivu, about 7.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kayanagar?Bank of Ceylon, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kayanagar?Ceypetco, about 8.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kayanagar?LK4206055 (OCHA common operational dataset)