# Palaiperumalkaddu GN division, Manthai West DS Division

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

Grama Niladhari division · Manthai West DS Division 

# Palaiperumalkaddu

Palaiperumalkaddu is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **4.59 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 4.6km²
- 13 mtypical elevation

## Where is Palaiperumalkaddu?

Palaiperumalkaddu 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: [Kaththankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/kaththankulam/), [Palaiyadiputhukulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/palaiyadiputhukulam/), [Parappankandal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/parappankandal/) and [Vaddakandal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/vaddakandal/). By area it is the 3224th 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 Palaiperumalkaddu is about 219 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.8947° N, 80.0390° E. Local names: පාලෛපෙරුමල්කට්ටු .

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 Palaiperumalkaddu

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

- Palaipperumalkaddu
- Udaiyadi

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 Palaiperumalkaddu 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 Palaiperumalkaddu

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital Murunkan · Murunkan 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83663&mlon=80.03778#map=17/8.83663/80.03778) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Uppukulam South 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97746&mlon=79.91567#map=17/8.97746/79.91567) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Uyilankulam 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.89301&mlon=79.99204#map=17/8.89301/79.99204) 

Hotel Oasis Wings Hotel · Achchankulam 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83188&mlon=79.96340#map=17/8.83188/79.96340) 

School Mn/Vaddakandal GTMS · Vaddakandal 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.90330&mlon=80.03584#map=17/8.90330/80.03584) 

College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.15625#map=17/9.10210/80.15625) 

Police station Silawaththai Police · Chilavathurai 19 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.

## 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
- Nedunkandal
- 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 Palaiperumalkaddu?In Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Palaiperumalkaddu?Kaththankulam, Palaiyadiputhukulam, Parappankandal and Vaddakandal
- How many villages are in Palaiperumalkaddu?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Palaiperumalkaddu?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Palaiperumalkaddu?Divisional Hospital Murunkan, about 6.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Palaiperumalkaddu?Bank of Ceylon, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palaiperumalkaddu?Ceypetco, about 5.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Palaiperumalkaddu?LK4206180 (OCHA common operational dataset)