# Nedunkandal GN division, Manthai West DS Division – Villages

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

Grama Niladhari division · Manthai West DS Division 

# Nedunkandal

Nedunkandal is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **4.04 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 4.0km²
- 3mapped services
- 11 mtypical elevation

## Where is Nedunkandal?

Nedunkandal 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 7 other GN divisions: [Adampan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/adampan/), [Andankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/andankulam/), [Kannady](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/kannady/), [Karunkandal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/karunkandal/), [Maligaithidal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/maligaithidal/), [Minnukkan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/minnukkan/) and [Sornapuri](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/sornapuri/). By area it is the 3726th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.7% of [Manthai West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/). The centre of Nedunkandal is about 224 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.9454° N, 80.0084° E. Local names: නෙඩුන්කණ්ඩල් .

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 Nedunkandal

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Nedunkandal.

- Adampan
- Nedunkandal

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 Nedunkandal 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 Nedunkandal

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital Adampan · Adampan 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.94333&mlon=79.99668#map=17/8.94333/79.99668) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Uppukulam South 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97746&mlon=79.91567#map=17/8.97746/79.91567) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Uyilankulam 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.89301&mlon=79.99204#map=17/8.89301/79.99204) 

Hotel Mannar Guest House · Uppukulam South 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97990&mlon=79.91571#map=17/8.97990/79.91571) 

School Mn/Adampan MMV · Nedunkandal 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.94034&mlon=80.00081#map=17/8.94034/80.00081) 

College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.15625#map=17/9.10210/80.15625) 

Police station Silawaththai Police · Chilavathurai 23 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 Nedunkandal

Places mapped inside Nedunkandal in open map data, by type.

- Schools2
- Restaurants1

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
- Maligaithidal
- Minnukkan
- 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 Nedunkandal?In Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Nedunkandal?Adampan, Andankulam, Kannady, Karunkandal, Maligaithidal, Minnukkan and Sornapuri
- How many villages are in Nedunkandal?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Nedunkandal?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Nedunkandal?Divisional Hospital Adampan, about 1.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Nedunkandal?Bank of Ceylon, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nedunkandal?Ceypetco, about 6.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Nedunkandal?LK4206130 (OCHA common operational dataset)
