# Kanchithalvu GN division, Nanaddan DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/kanchithalvu/

Grama Niladhari division · Nanaddan DS Division 

# Kanchithalvu

Kanchithalvu is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Nanaddan DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **3.40 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 3.4km²
- 12 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kanchithalvu?

Kanchithalvu lies in [Nanaddan DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/), [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: [Aththikkuli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/aththikkuli/), [Chemmantheevu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/chemmantheevu/), [Ilanthaimoddai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/ilanthaimoddai/), [Mathoddam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/mathoddam/), [Puthirarkandan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/puthirarkandan/), [Razoolputhuveli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/razoolputhuveli/) and [Uyirtharasankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/uyirtharasankulam/). By area it is the 4420th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Nanaddan DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/). The centre of Kanchithalvu is about 214 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.8567° N, 80.0085° E. Local names: කන්චිතාල්වු .

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 Kanchithalvu

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Kanchithalvu.

- Koraimoddai
- Vannakulam

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).

## Weather in Kanchithalvu 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 Kanchithalvu

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital Murunkan · Murunkan 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83663&mlon=80.03778#map=17/8.83663/80.03778) 

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

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Uyilankulam 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.89301&mlon=79.99204#map=17/8.89301/79.99204) 

Hotel Oasis Wings Hotel · Achchankulam 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83188&mlon=79.96340#map=17/8.83188/79.96340) 

School Mn/Malihaipiddy GTMS · Aththikkuli 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.85258&mlon=80.00855#map=17/8.85258/80.00855) 

College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.15625#map=17/9.10210/80.15625) 

Police station Silawaththai Police · Chilavathurai 14 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.

## Other GN divisions in Nanaddan DS Division

- Achchankulam
- Aththikkuli
- Cheddiyar Mahankaddai Adampan
- Chemmantheevu
- Chundikkuli
- Ilahadipiddy
- Ilanthaimoddai
- Iraddaikkulam
- Issaimalaithalvu
- Kalimoddai Puliyankulam
- Katkidanthakulam
- Moddaikadai
- Murunkan
- Nanattan
- Naruvilikkulam
- Pallankoddai
- Parikarikandal
- Periyakaddaikadu
- Pontheevukandal
- Puthirarkandan
- Rasamadhu
- Razoolputhuveli
- Sirukkandal
- Thomaspuri
- Umanagari
- Valkkaipettankandal
- Vanchiyankulam
- Vankalai East
- Vankalai North
- Vankalai West

## Quick answers

- Where is Kanchithalvu?In Nanaddan DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kanchithalvu?Aththikkuli, Chemmantheevu, Ilanthaimoddai, Mathoddam, Puthirarkandan, Razoolputhuveli and Uyirtharasankulam
- How many villages are in Kanchithalvu?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Kanchithalvu?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kanchithalvu?Divisional Hospital Murunkan, about 3.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kanchithalvu?Bank of Ceylon, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kanchithalvu?Ceypetco, about 4.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kanchithalvu?LK4212055 (OCHA common operational dataset)