# Chilavathurai GN division, Musali DS Division, Mannar District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/chilavathurai/ Grama Niladhari division · Musali DS Division # Chilavathurai Chilavathurai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Musali DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **2.55 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.5km² - 2mapped services - 8 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chilavathurai? Chilavathurai lies in [Musali DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/), [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 3 other GN divisions: [Kokkupadayan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/kokkupadayan/), [Koolankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/koolankulam/) and [Saveriyarpuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/saveriyarpuram/). By area it is the 5731st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Musali DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/). The centre of Chilavathurai is about 201 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.7436° N, 79.9544° E. Local names: සිලාවතුර . 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 Chilavathurai Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Chilavathurai. - Adikaramoddai - Silwatturai 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 Chilavathurai Named natural and historic features inside Chilavathurai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Periyanochchi Kulam - Sinnanochchi 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 Chilavathurai 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 Chilavathurai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital எலும்பு முறிவு சிகிச்சை நிலையம் · Kalimoddai Puliyankulam 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81410&mlon=80.02315#map=17/8.81410/80.02315) Bank People's Bank · Uppukulam South 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97712&mlon=79.91488#map=17/8.97712/79.91488) Petrol pump Ceypetco NANATTAN · Moddaikadai 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83565&mlon=79.96752#map=17/8.83565/79.96752) Hotel Nilamba Beach Resort · Saveriyarpuram 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.76627&mlon=79.94078#map=17/8.76627/79.94078) School Mn/Chilawathurai GMMS · Chilavathurai 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.74759&mlon=79.95240#map=17/8.74759/79.95240) College PTE LABS · Ittikulama 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48586&mlon=80.07701#map=17/8.48586/80.07701) Police station Silawaththai Police · Chilavathurai 0.4 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 Chilavathurai Places mapped inside Chilavathurai in open map data, by type. - Schools1 - Police stations1 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 Musali DS Division - Ahathimurippu - Arippu East - Arippu West - Karadikkuli - Kokkupadayan - Kondachchi - Koolankulam - Marichchukkaddi - Marudhamadu - Methanveli - Mullikulam - Palaikuli - Pandaraveli - Periyapullachchi Potkerni - Poonochchikulam - Puthuveli - Saveriyarpuram - Sinnapullachchi Potkerni - Veppankulam ## Quick answers - Where is Chilavathurai?In Musali DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Chilavathurai?Kokkupadayan, Koolankulam and Saveriyarpuram - How many villages are in Chilavathurai?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Chilavathurai?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Chilavathurai?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Chilavathurai?எலும்பு முறிவு சிகிச்சை நிலையம், about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Chilavathurai?People's Bank, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chilavathurai?Ceypetco NANATTAN, about 10 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Chilavathurai?LK4215065 (OCHA common operational dataset)