# Vankalai West GN division, Nanaddan DS Division – Villages

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

Grama Niladhari division · Nanaddan DS Division 

# Vankalai West

Vankalai West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Nanaddan DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **0.27 km²**.

- 0.3km²

## Where is Vankalai West?

Vankalai West 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: [Thomaspuri](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/thomaspuri/), [Vankalai East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/vankalai-east/) and [Vankalai North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/vankalai-north/). By area it is the 13462nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.2% of [Nanaddan DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/). The centre of Vankalai West is about 218 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.8903° N, 79.9302° E. Local names: වන්කාලෙයි බටහිර .

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 West 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
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- Jun
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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 West

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Vankalai Hospital Complex · Thomaspuri 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.89214&mlon=79.93511#map=17/8.89214/79.93511) 

Bank People's Bank · Uppukulam South 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97712&mlon=79.91488#map=17/8.97712/79.91488) 

Petrol pump N. Shanmugakumaran · Nagathalvu 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.92000&mlon=79.94603#map=17/8.92000/79.94603) 

Hotel Oasis Wings Hotel · Achchankulam 7.4 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 0.6 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 16 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 North

## Quick answers

- Where is Vankalai West?In Nanaddan DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Vankalai West?Thomaspuri, Vankalai East and Vankalai North
- What is the best time to visit Vankalai West?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Vankalai West?Vankalai Hospital Complex, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Vankalai West?People's Bank, about 9.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Vankalai West?N. Shanmugakumaran, about 3.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Vankalai West?LK4212010 (OCHA common operational dataset)