# Maligaithidal GN division, Manthai West DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/maligaithidal/ Grama Niladhari division · Manthai West DS Division # Maligaithidal Maligaithidal is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **5.37 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.4km² - 1mapped services - 7 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maligaithidal? Maligaithidal 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: [Adampan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/adampan/), [Minnukkan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/minnukkan/), [Nedunkandal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/nedunkandal/), [Thiruketheeswaram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/thiruketheeswaram/) and [Veddayarmurrippu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/veddayarmurrippu/). By area it is the 2712th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Manthai West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/). The centre of Maligaithidal is about 225 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.9583° N, 79.9857° E. Local names: මාලිගෙයිතිඩල් . 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 Maligaithidal Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Maligaithidal. Settlements here lie between about 3 m and 8 m above sea level (median 7 m). - Chettukkulam - Malikaittidal - Minukkan - Mullikkandal - Vannakulam - Veddayamurippu 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 Maligaithidal Named natural and historic features inside Maligaithidal, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Narik 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 Maligaithidal 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 Maligaithidal Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Adampan · Adampan 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.94333&mlon=79.99668#map=17/8.94333/79.99668) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Uppukulam South 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97746&mlon=79.91567#map=17/8.97746/79.91567) Petrol pump N. Shanmugakumaran · Nagathalvu 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.92000&mlon=79.94603#map=17/8.92000/79.94603) Hotel Mannar Guest House · Uppukulam South 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97990&mlon=79.91571#map=17/8.97990/79.91571) School Mn/Minnukkan GMMS · Maligaithidal 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.95447&mlon=79.99766#map=17/8.95447/79.99766) College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.15625#map=17/9.10210/80.15625) Police station Silawaththai Police · Chilavathurai 24 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 Maligaithidal Places mapped inside Maligaithidal 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 - Kannady - Karunkandal - Karunkandal Vannakulam - Kaththankulam - Kayanagar - Koorai - Kovilkulam - 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 Maligaithidal?In Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Maligaithidal?Adampan, Minnukkan, Nedunkandal, Thiruketheeswaram and Veddayarmurrippu - How many villages are in Maligaithidal?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Maligaithidal?Settlements lie between 3 m and 8 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Maligaithidal?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Maligaithidal?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Maligaithidal?Divisional Hospital Adampan, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maligaithidal?Bank of Ceylon, about 8.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maligaithidal?N. Shanmugakumaran, about 6.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maligaithidal?LK4206115 (OCHA common operational dataset)