# Umanagari GN division, Nanaddan DS Division, Mannar District

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

Grama Niladhari division · Nanaddan DS Division 

# Umanagari

Umanagari is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Nanaddan DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **9.96 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 10.0km²
- 7 mtypical elevation

## Where is Umanagari?

Umanagari 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: [Achchankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/achchankulam/), [Ilahadipiddy](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/ilahadipiddy/), [Moddaikadai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/moddaikadai/), [Nanattan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/nanattan/), [Naruvilikkulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/naruvilikkulam/), [Periyakaddaikadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/periyakaddaikadu/) and [Vanchiyankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/vanchiyankulam/). By area it is the 1220th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.8% of [Nanaddan DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/). The centre of Umanagari is about 213 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.8524° N, 79.9360° E. Local names: උමානගර් .

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 Umanagari

Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Umanagari. Settlements here lie between about 6 m and 9 m above sea level (median 7 m).

- Avanam
- Chiruveli
- Kovvankulam
- Kumilamoddai
- Ollimadu
- Parikarimadu
- Pasikkulam
- Umanari
- Vankalaikkulam

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 Umanagari 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 Umanagari

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District Ayurvedic Hospital, Mannar · Naruvilikkulam 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.87444&mlon=79.93694#map=17/8.87444/79.93694) 

Bank People's Bank · Uppukulam South 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97712&mlon=79.91488#map=17/8.97712/79.91488) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco NANATTAN · Moddaikadai 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83565&mlon=79.96752#map=17/8.83565/79.96752) 

Hotel Oasis Wings Hotel · Achchankulam 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83188&mlon=79.96340#map=17/8.83188/79.96340) 

School Mn/Naruvulikkulam GTMS · Naruvilikkulam 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.86391&mlon=79.94531#map=17/8.86391/79.94531) 

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 12 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
- Pallankoddai
- Parikarikandal
- Periyakaddaikadu
- Pontheevukandal
- Puthirarkandan
- Rasamadhu
- Razoolputhuveli
- Sirukkandal
- Thomaspuri
- Valkkaipettankandal
- Vanchiyankulam
- Vankalai East
- Vankalai North
- Vankalai West

## Quick answers

- Where is Umanagari?In Nanaddan DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Umanagari?Achchankulam, Ilahadipiddy, Moddaikadai, Nanattan, Naruvilikkulam, Periyakaddaikadu and Vanchiyankulam
- How many villages are in Umanagari?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Umanagari?Settlements lie between 6 m and 9 m
- What is the best time to visit Umanagari?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Umanagari?District Ayurvedic Hospital, Mannar, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Umanagari?People's Bank, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Umanagari?Ceypetco NANATTAN, about 3.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Umanagari?LK4212100 (OCHA common operational dataset)