# Pallankoddai GN division, Nanaddan DS Division – Villages

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

Grama Niladhari division · Nanaddan DS Division 

# Pallankoddai

Pallankoddai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Nanaddan DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **6.37 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 6.4km²
- 9 mtypical elevation

## Where is Pallankoddai?

Pallankoddai 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 4 other GN divisions: [Nanattan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/nanattan/), [Poonochchikulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/poonochchikulam/), [Rasamadhu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/rasamadhu/) and [Valkkaipettankandal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/valkkaipettankandal/). By area it is the 2197th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.3% of [Nanaddan DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/). The centre of Pallankoddai is about 209 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.8147° N, 79.9831° E. Local names: පල්ලන්කෝට්ටෙයි .

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 Pallankoddai

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Pallankoddai. Settlements here lie between about 8 m and 11 m above sea level (median 9 m).

- Chiruchampankaddaikkadu
- Nochchikkulam
- Pallankoddai
- Purandiveli
- Vakkappaddankandal-Metpuliyankulam

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 Pallankoddai 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 Pallankoddai

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital எலும்பு முறிவு சிகிச்சை நிலையம் · Kalimoddai Puliyankulam 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81410&mlon=80.02315#map=17/8.81410/80.02315) 

Bank People's Bank · Uppukulam South 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97712&mlon=79.91488#map=17/8.97712/79.91488) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco NANATTAN · Moddaikadai 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83565&mlon=79.96752#map=17/8.83565/79.96752) 

Hotel Oasis Wings Hotel · Achchankulam 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83188&mlon=79.96340#map=17/8.83188/79.96340) 

School Mn/Nochchikkulam Hijira GMMS · Rasamadhu 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81933&mlon=79.97481#map=17/8.81933/79.97481) 

College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.15625#map=17/9.10210/80.15625) 

Police station Silawaththai Police · Chilavathurai 8.2 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
- Kanchithalvu
- Katkidanthakulam
- Moddaikadai
- Murunkan
- Nanattan
- Naruvilikkulam
- Parikarikandal
- Periyakaddaikadu
- Pontheevukandal
- Puthirarkandan
- Rasamadhu
- Razoolputhuveli
- Sirukkandal
- Thomaspuri
- Umanagari
- Valkkaipettankandal
- Vanchiyankulam
- Vankalai East
- Vankalai North
- Vankalai West

## Quick answers

- Where is Pallankoddai?In Nanaddan DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Pallankoddai?Nanattan, Poonochchikulam, Rasamadhu and Valkkaipettankandal
- How many villages are in Pallankoddai?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Pallankoddai?Settlements lie between 8 m and 11 m
- What is the best time to visit Pallankoddai?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pallankoddai?எலும்பு முறிவு சிகிச்சை நிலையம், about 4.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pallankoddai?People's Bank, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pallankoddai?Ceypetco NANATTAN, about 2.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pallankoddai?LK4212120 (OCHA common operational dataset)