# Palaiyadiputhukulam GN division, Manthai West DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/palaiyadiputhukulam/ Grama Niladhari division · Manthai West DS Division # Palaiyadiputhukulam Palaiyadiputhukulam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **7.66 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.7km² - 1mapped services - 11 mtypical elevation ## Where is Palaiyadiputhukulam? Palaiyadiputhukulam 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: [Alkaddiveli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/alkaddiveli/), [Karunkandal Vannakulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/karunkandal-vannakulam/), [Palaiperumalkaddu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/palaiperumalkaddu/), [Parappankandal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/parappankandal/), [Parappukadanthan East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/parappukadanthan-east/), [Parappukadanthan West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/parappukadanthan-west/) and [Vaddakandal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/vaddakandal/). By area it is the 1705th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Manthai West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/). The centre of Palaiyadiputhukulam is about 220 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.9032° N, 80.0563° E. Local names: පාලෛයඩිපුදුකුලම් . 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 Palaiyadiputhukulam Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Palaiyadiputhukulam. - Adampantalvu - Paalaiyadi Kulam 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 Palaiyadiputhukulam 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 Palaiyadiputhukulam Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Murunkan · Murunkan 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83663&mlon=80.03778#map=17/8.83663/80.03778) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Uppukulam South 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97746&mlon=79.91567#map=17/8.97746/79.91567) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Uyilankulam 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.89301&mlon=79.99204#map=17/8.89301/79.99204) Hotel Oasis Wings Hotel · Achchankulam 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83188&mlon=79.96340#map=17/8.83188/79.96340) School Mn/Palaiyadiputhukulam RCTMS · Palaiyadiputhukulam 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.90809&mlon=80.04278#map=17/8.90809/80.04278) 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 21 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 Palaiyadiputhukulam Places mapped inside Palaiyadiputhukulam 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 - Maligaithidal - Minnukkan - Nedunkandal - Palaiperumalkaddu - 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 Palaiyadiputhukulam?In Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Palaiyadiputhukulam?Alkaddiveli, Karunkandal Vannakulam, Palaiperumalkaddu, Parappankandal, Parappukadanthan East, Parappukadanthan West and Vaddakandal - How many villages are in Palaiyadiputhukulam?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Palaiyadiputhukulam?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Palaiyadiputhukulam?Divisional Hospital Murunkan, about 7.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Palaiyadiputhukulam?Bank of Ceylon, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palaiyadiputhukulam?Ceypetco, about 7.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Palaiyadiputhukulam?LK4206175 (OCHA common operational dataset)