# Periyamadhu West GN division, Manthai West DS Division

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

Grama Niladhari division · Manthai West DS Division 

# Periyamadhu West

Periyamadhu West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **24.9 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 24.9km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Periyamadhu West?

Periyamadhu West 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 6 other GN divisions: [Kayanagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/kayanagar/), [Koorai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/koorai/), [Naddankandal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/naddankandal/), [Palampiddy](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/palampiddy/), [Parappukadanthan East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/parappukadanthan-east/) and [Periyamadhu East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/periyamadhu-east/). By area it is the 346th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.1% of [Manthai West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/). The centre of Periyamadhu West is about 231 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.9934° N, 80.1507° E. Local names: පෙරියමඩු බටහිර .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Periyamadhu West 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 Periyamadhu West

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital Vidathalthivu · Pallamadhu 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.01093&mlon=80.06554#map=17/9.01093/80.06554) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Uppukulam South 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97746&mlon=79.91567#map=17/8.97746/79.91567) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Vidathaltheevu East 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.00602&mlon=80.06017#map=17/9.00602/80.06017) 

Hotel Green line guest house and restaurant · Paliaru 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.15438&mlon=80.11593#map=17/9.15438/80.11593) 

School Mn/Periyamadu Maha Vidyalayam · Periyamadhu West 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97368&mlon=80.14992#map=17/8.97368/80.14992) 

College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.15625#map=17/9.10210/80.15625) 

Police station Parayanalankulam Police Station · Periyakaddu 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.74744&mlon=80.18613#map=17/8.74744/80.18613) 

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 Periyamadhu West

Places mapped inside Periyamadhu West 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
- Pappamoddai
- Parappukadanthan East
- Parappukadanthan West
- Periyamadhu East
- Sornapuri
- Thevanpiddy
- Vaddakandal
- Veddayarmurrippu
- Vellankulam
- Vidathaltheevu Central
- Vidathaltheevu East
- Vidathaltheevu North
- Vidathaltheevu West

## Quick answers

- Where is Periyamadhu West?In Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Periyamadhu West?Kayanagar, Koorai, Naddankandal, Palampiddy, Parappukadanthan East and Periyamadhu East
- What is the best time to visit Periyamadhu West?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Periyamadhu West?Divisional Hospital Vidathalthivu, about 9.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Periyamadhu West?Bank of Ceylon, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Periyamadhu West?Ceypetco, about 10 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Periyamadhu West?LK4206050 (OCHA common operational dataset)