# Pappamoddai GN division, Manthai West DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/pappamoddai/ Grama Niladhari division · Manthai West DS Division # Pappamoddai Pappamoddai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **22.7 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 22.7km² - 1mapped services - 7 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pappamoddai? Pappamoddai 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: [Kannady](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/kannady/), [Minnukkan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/minnukkan/), [Pallamadhu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/pallamadhu/), [Parappukadanthan West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/parappukadanthan-west/), [Veddayarmurrippu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/veddayarmurrippu/), [Vidathaltheevu East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/vidathaltheevu-east/) and [Vidathaltheevu West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/vidathaltheevu-west/). By area it is the 391st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.7% of [Manthai West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/). The centre of Pappamoddai is about 229 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.9893° N, 80.0213° E. Local names: පාප්පාමෝට්ටෙයි . 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 Pappamoddai Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Pappamoddai. Settlements here lie between about 2 m and 7 m above sea level (median 7 m). - Pappamoddai - Periyavilankuli - Sirvilankuli - Tenudaiyan 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 Pappamoddai Named natural and historic features inside Pappamoddai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank; 1 river or stream. - Nay Aru - Oddaippalam 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 Pappamoddai 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 Pappamoddai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Vidathalthivu · Pallamadhu 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.01093&mlon=80.06554#map=17/9.01093/80.06554) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Uppukulam South 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97746&mlon=79.91567#map=17/8.97746/79.91567) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Vidathaltheevu East 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.00602&mlon=80.06017#map=17/9.00602/80.06017) Hotel Mannar Guest House · Uppukulam South 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97990&mlon=79.91571#map=17/8.97990/79.91571) School Mn/Pappaamoddai RCTMS · Pappamoddai 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97353&mlon=80.00617#map=17/8.97353/80.00617) College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.15625#map=17/9.10210/80.15625) Police station Silawaththai Police · Chilavathurai 28 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 Pappamoddai Places mapped inside Pappamoddai 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 - Palaiyadiputhukulam - Paliaru - Palikuli - Pallamadhu - 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 Pappamoddai?In Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pappamoddai?Kannady, Minnukkan, Pallamadhu, Parappukadanthan West, Veddayarmurrippu, Vidathaltheevu East and Vidathaltheevu West - How many villages are in Pappamoddai?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pappamoddai?Settlements lie between 2 m and 7 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Pappamoddai?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Pappamoddai?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Pappamoddai?Divisional Hospital Vidathalthivu, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pappamoddai?Bank of Ceylon, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pappamoddai?Ceypetco, about 4.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pappamoddai?LK4206090 (OCHA common operational dataset)