# Nanattan GN division, Nanaddan DS Division, Mannar District

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

Grama Niladhari division · Nanaddan DS Division 

# Nanattan

Nanattan is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Nanaddan DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **3.07 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3.1km²
- 1mapped services
- 12 mtypical elevation

## Where is Nanattan?

Nanattan 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 8 other GN divisions: [Ilanthaimoddai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/ilanthaimoddai/), [Moddaikadai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/moddaikadai/), [Pallankoddai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/pallankoddai/), [Periyakaddaikadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/periyakaddaikadu/), [Rasamadhu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/rasamadhu/), [Razoolputhuveli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/razoolputhuveli/), [Umanagari](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/umanagari/) and [Valkkaipettankandal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/valkkaipettankandal/). By area it is the 4837th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.1% of [Nanaddan DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/). The centre of Nanattan is about 212 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.8371° N, 79.9795° E. Local names: නානාට්ටාන් .

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 Nanattan

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Nanattan.

- Nanaddan

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 Nanattan 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 Nanattan

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital எலும்பு முறிவு சிகிச்சை நிலையம் · Kalimoddai Puliyankulam 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81410&mlon=80.02315#map=17/8.81410/80.02315) 

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 NANATTAN · Moddaikadai 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83565&mlon=79.96752#map=17/8.83565/79.96752) 

Hotel Oasis Wings Hotel · Achchankulam 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83188&mlon=79.96340#map=17/8.83188/79.96340) 

School Mn/DELA SALLE COLLEGE · Nanattan 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83657&mlon=79.96984#map=17/8.83657/79.96984) 

College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.15625#map=17/9.10210/80.15625) 

Police station Silawaththai Police · Chilavathurai 10 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 Nanattan

Places mapped inside Nanattan 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 Nanaddan DS Division

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Nanattan?In Nanaddan DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Nanattan?Ilanthaimoddai, Moddaikadai, Pallankoddai, Periyakaddaikadu, Rasamadhu, Razoolputhuveli, Umanagari and Valkkaipettankandal
- How many villages are in Nanattan?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Nanattan?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Nanattan?எலும்பு முறிவு சிகிச்சை நிலையம், about 5.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Nanattan?Bank of Ceylon, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nanattan?Ceypetco NANATTAN, about 1.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Nanattan?LK4212095 (OCHA common operational dataset)