# Thomaspuri GN division, Nanaddan DS Division, Mannar District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/thomaspuri/ Grama Niladhari division · Nanaddan DS Division # Thomaspuri Thomaspuri is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Nanaddan DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **3.14 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.1km² - 1mapped services - 5 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thomaspuri? Thomaspuri 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: [Naruvilikkulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/naruvilikkulam/), [Puthukkamam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/puthukkamam/), [Vankalai East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/vankalai-east/) and [Vankalai West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/vankalai-west/). By area it is the 4729th 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 Thomaspuri is about 217 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.8843° N, 79.9362° E. Local names: තෝමස්පුරි . 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 Thomaspuri Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Thomaspuri. - Vankalai 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 Thomaspuri Named natural and historic features inside Thomaspuri, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Idaivan 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 Thomaspuri 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 Thomaspuri Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Vankalai Hospital Complex · Thomaspuri 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.89214&mlon=79.93511#map=17/8.89214/79.93511) Bank People's Bank · Uppukulam South 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97712&mlon=79.91488#map=17/8.97712/79.91488) Petrol pump N. Shanmugakumaran · Nagathalvu 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.92000&mlon=79.94603#map=17/8.92000/79.94603) Hotel Oasis Wings Hotel · Achchankulam 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83188&mlon=79.96340#map=17/8.83188/79.96340) School St.Anne's College · Vankalai East 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.89410&mlon=79.93392#map=17/8.89410/79.93392) College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.15625#map=17/9.10210/80.15625) Police station Silawaththai Police · Chilavathurai 15 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 Thomaspuri Places mapped inside Thomaspuri in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 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 - Nanattan - Naruvilikkulam - Pallankoddai - Parikarikandal - Periyakaddaikadu - Pontheevukandal - Puthirarkandan - Rasamadhu - Razoolputhuveli - Sirukkandal - Umanagari - Valkkaipettankandal - Vanchiyankulam - Vankalai East - Vankalai North - Vankalai West ## Quick answers - Where is Thomaspuri?In Nanaddan DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thomaspuri?Naruvilikkulam, Puthukkamam, Vankalai East and Vankalai West - How many villages are in Thomaspuri?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Thomaspuri?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Thomaspuri?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Thomaspuri?Vankalai Hospital Complex, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thomaspuri?People's Bank, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thomaspuri?N. Shanmugakumaran, about 4.1 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Thomaspuri?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Thomaspuri?LK4212020 (OCHA common operational dataset)