# Vankalai North GN division, Nanaddan DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Nanaddan DS Division 

# Vankalai North

Vankalai North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Nanaddan DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **4.53 km²**.

- 4.5km²

## Where is Vankalai North?

Vankalai North 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 3 other GN divisions: [Nagathalvu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/nagathalvu/), [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 3278th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.1% of [Nanaddan DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/). The centre of Vankalai North is about 222 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.9290° N, 79.9227° E. Local names: වන්කාලෙයි උතුර .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Vankalai North 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
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- 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 Vankalai North

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Vankalai Hospital Complex · Thomaspuri 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.89214&mlon=79.93511#map=17/8.89214/79.93511) 

Bank People's Bank · Uppukulam South 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97712&mlon=79.91488#map=17/8.97712/79.91488) 

Petrol pump N. Shanmugakumaran · Nagathalvu 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.92000&mlon=79.94603#map=17/8.92000/79.94603) 

Hotel Mannar Coccos Garden · Periyakadai 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97787&mlon=79.90975#map=17/8.97787/79.90975) 

School St.Anne's College · Vankalai East 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.89410&mlon=79.93392#map=17/8.89410/79.93392) 

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 21 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
- Umanagari
- Valkkaipettankandal
- Vanchiyankulam
- Vankalai East
- Vankalai West

## Quick answers

- Where is Vankalai North?In Nanaddan DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Vankalai North?Nagathalvu, Vankalai East and Vankalai West
- What is the best time to visit Vankalai North?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Vankalai North?Vankalai Hospital Complex, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Vankalai North?People's Bank, about 5.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Vankalai North?N. Shanmugakumaran, about 2.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Vankalai North?LK4212005 (OCHA common operational dataset)