# Koorai GN division, Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/koorai/ Grama Niladhari division · Manthai West DS Division # Koorai Koorai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **30.6 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 30.6km² - 12 mtypical elevation ## Where is Koorai? Koorai 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 8 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/), [Kayanagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/kayanagar/), [Kovilkulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/kovilkulam/), [Paliaru](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/paliaru/), [Pallamadhu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/pallamadhu/), [Periyamadhu East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/periyamadhu-east/) and [Periyamadhu West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/periyamadhu-west/). By area it is the 254th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.0% of [Manthai West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/). The centre of Koorai is about 236 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.0404° N, 80.1252° E. Local names: කුරෛ . 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 Koorai Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Koorai. Settlements here lie between about 10 m and 13 m above sea level (median 12 m). - Attimoddai - Kasiudaiyarkaddaikadu - Putukkulam 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 Koorai Named natural and historic features inside Koorai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 15 reservoirs and tanks. - Aladi Kulam - Alakutti Kulam - Ampaddan Kulam - Andiveli Kulam - Ilantaimoddai Kulam - Kasiudayarkattakadu Kulam - Konan Kulam - Kovil Kulam - Kurai Kulam - Mawatalvu Kulam - Mundan Kulam - Palai Kulam - Puliyan Kulam - Vanivan Kulam - Wariya Kulam ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Ilanthaimoddai 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 Koorai 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 Koorai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Vidathalthivu · Pallamadhu 7.3 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 Ceypetko · Illupaikadavai 7.6 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 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.15438&mlon=80.11593#map=17/9.15438/80.11593) School Mn/Athimoddi GTMS · Aththimoddai 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.06147&mlon=80.11126#map=17/9.06147/80.11126) 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 30 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. ## Other GN divisions in Manthai West DS Division - Adampan - Alkaddiveli - Andankulam - Anthoniyarpuram - Aththimoddai - Illupaikadavai - Kalliyadi - Kannady - Karunkandal - Karunkandal Vannakulam - Kaththankulam - Kayanagar - 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 Koorai?In Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Koorai?Aththimoddai, Illupaikadavai, Kayanagar, Kovilkulam, Paliaru, Pallamadhu, Periyamadhu East and Periyamadhu West - How many villages are in Koorai?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Koorai?Settlements lie between 10 m and 13 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Koorai?15 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Koorai?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Koorai?Divisional Hospital Vidathalthivu, about 7.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Koorai?Bank of Ceylon, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Koorai?Ceypetko, about 7.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Koorai?LK4206040 (OCHA common operational dataset)