# Paliaru GN division, Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/paliaru/ Grama Niladhari division · Manthai West DS Division # Paliaru Paliaru is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **126.5 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 126km² - 2mapped services - 11 mtypical elevation ## Where is Paliaru? Paliaru 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 9 other GN divisions: [Anthoniyarpuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/anthoniyarpuram/), [Illupaikadavai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/illupaikadavai/), [Kalvilan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/kalvilan/), [Koorai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/koorai/), [Periyamadhu East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/periyamadhu-east/), [Ponnagar/Kuttymulai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/ponnagar-kuttymulai/), [Siraddikulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/siraddikulam/), [Vellankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/vellankulam/) and [Vinayagapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/vinayagapuram/). By area it is the 30th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 20.6% of [Manthai West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/). The centre of Paliaru is about 244 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.1087° N, 80.1706° E. Local names: පාලිආරු . 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 Paliaru Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Paliaru. Settlements here lie between about 4 m and 14 m above sea level (median 11 m). - Inamalamadu - Karaiveddivempu - Karaiveddy Vembu - Karayankannaddi - Kurunthankulam - Mundampiddi - Mundampiddy - Murunkaiyadi Puddy - Murunkaiyadipputti - Pampaddi - Pampaddy - Punkanthalvu Madu - Thikkali - Thotta Paddi Madu - Tikali 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 Paliaru Named natural and historic features inside Paliaru, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 reservoirs and tanks; 2 rivers and streams. - Chalampan Kulam - Iyankan Kulam - Kunchu Kulam - Kunji Aru - Paranki Aru - Perumparappu Kulam - Tettavadi Kulam ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Neenthavil Forest Reserve 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 Paliaru 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 Paliaru Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital Mulankavil · Mulankavil 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.24369&mlon=80.14288#map=17/9.24369/80.14288) Bank BOC Mulankavil · Kariyalainagapaduvan 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.25797&mlon=80.14324#map=17/9.25797/80.14324) ATM HNB · Anandapuram 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.37266&mlon=80.40931#map=17/9.37266/80.40931) Petrol pump Ceypetko · Illupaikadavai 9.6 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 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.15438&mlon=80.11593#map=17/9.15438/80.11593) School Mn/Koorai GTMS · Periyamadhu East 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.04829&mlon=80.17112#map=17/9.04829/80.17112) College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 1.7 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 23 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Paliaru Places mapped inside Paliaru in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Colleges and universities1 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 - Palaiyadiputhukulam - 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 Paliaru?In Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Paliaru?Anthoniyarpuram, Illupaikadavai, Kalvilan, Koorai, Periyamadhu East, Ponnagar/Kuttymulai, Siraddikulam, Vellankulam and Vinayagapuram - How many villages are in Paliaru?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Paliaru?Settlements lie between 4 m and 14 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Paliaru?5 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Paliaru?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Paliaru?Base Hospital Mulankavil, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Paliaru?BOC Mulankavil, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Paliaru?HNB, about 39 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Paliaru?Ceypetko, about 9.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Paliaru?LK4206015 (OCHA common operational dataset)