# Palaikuli GN division, Musali DS Division, Mannar District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/palaikuli/ Grama Niladhari division · Musali DS Division # Palaikuli Palaikuli is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Musali DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **135.6 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 136km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Palaikuli? Palaikuli 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 7 other GN divisions: [Ittikulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/ittikulama/), [Karadikkuli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/karadikkuli/), [Kondachchi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/kondachchi/), [Mannaram Junction](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/mahawilachchiya/mannaram-junction/), [Marichchukkaddi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/marichchukkaddi/), [Ralmaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/vanathavilluwa/ralmaduwa/) and [Sinnapullachchi Potkerni](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/sinnapullachchi-potkerni/). By area it is the 26th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 29.3% of [Musali DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/). The centre of Palaikuli is about 186 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.5972° N, 80.0046° E. Local names: පාලෛක්කුලි . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Palaikuli Named natural and historic features inside Palaikuli, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks; 2 rivers and streams. - Alantha Kulam - Awarana Kulam - Kancha Oya - Parichola Ela ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Veppal 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 Palaikuli 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 Palaikuli Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Maha Wilachchiya Divisional Hospital · Pemaduwa 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.49426&mlon=80.18664#map=17/8.49426/80.18664) Bank BOC · Cheddikulam 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.65203&mlon=80.31476#map=17/8.65203/80.31476) Petrol pump Estación Delta · Kukulkatuwa 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.44086&mlon=80.04728#map=17/8.44086/80.04728) Hotel Taru Villas Villu - Wilpattu · Ralmaduwa 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.44973&mlon=80.01318#map=17/8.44973/80.01318) School Mn/Palaikuli GMMS · Palaikuli 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58010&mlon=79.95226#map=17/8.58010/79.95226) College PTE LABS · Ittikulama 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48586&mlon=80.07701#map=17/8.48586/80.07701) Police station Silawaththai Police · Chilavathurai 18 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 Palaikuli Places mapped inside Palaikuli 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 Musali DS Division - Ahathimurippu - Arippu East - Arippu West - Chilavathurai - Karadikkuli - Kokkupadayan - Kondachchi - Koolankulam - Marichchukkaddi - Marudhamadu - Methanveli - Mullikulam - Pandaraveli - Periyapullachchi Potkerni - Poonochchikulam - Puthuveli - Saveriyarpuram - Sinnapullachchi Potkerni - Veppankulam ## Quick answers - Where is Palaikuli?In Musali DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Palaikuli?Ittikulama, Karadikkuli, Kondachchi, Mannaram Junction, Marichchukkaddi, Ralmaduwa and Sinnapullachchi Potkerni - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Palaikuli?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Palaikuli?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Palaikuli?Maha Wilachchiya Divisional Hospital, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Palaikuli?BOC, about 35 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palaikuli?Estación Delta, about 18 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Palaikuli?LK4215085 (OCHA common operational dataset)