# Selvapuram GN division, Manthai East DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/selvapuram/ Grama Niladhari division · Manthai East DS Division # Selvapuram Selvapuram is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manthai East DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **5.54 km²**. - 5.5km² ## Where is Selvapuram? Selvapuram lies in [Manthai East DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/), [Mullaitivu District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/), [Northern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Moonrumurippu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/moonrumurippu/), [Naddankandal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/naddankandal/), [Pandiyankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/pandiyankulam/), [Sivapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/sivapuram/) and [Vannivilankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/vannivilankulam/). By area it is the 2587th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Manthai East DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/). The centre of Selvapuram is about 244 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.0756° N, 80.3248° E. Local names: සෙල්වපුරම් . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Know before you go: Selvapuram - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Jaffna International Airport (JAF) · Jaffna84 km - China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee111 km ### Nearest railway station Mankulam (Mankulam), about 14 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:49) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:15, sunset around 17:51). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Landscape and landmarks of Selvapuram Named natural and historic features inside Selvapuram, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Vavuni 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 Selvapuram and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mullaitivu District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,334 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (296 mm) and the driest Jun (23 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 80 Feb 26 61 Mar 28 56 Apr 29 103 May 29 93 Jun 29 23 Jul 29 29 Aug 29 55 Sep 28 71 Oct 28 222 Nov 26 296 Dec 25 245 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Selvapuram Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital Mallavi · Aninchiyankulam 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.13461&mlon=80.30875#map=17/9.13461/80.30875) Bank BOC · Mankulam 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.13055&mlon=80.44600#map=17/9.13055/80.44600) ATM HNB · Anandapuram 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.37266&mlon=80.40931#map=17/9.37266/80.40931) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Oddaruththakulam 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.12698&mlon=80.32816#map=17/9.12698/80.32816) Hotel Jaffna Gateway · Kanagarayankulam South 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05331&mlon=80.51271#map=17/9.05331/80.51271) School Mu/Vavunikkulam Central Sulusu GTMS · Sivapuram 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.09002&mlon=80.32550#map=17/9.09002/80.32550) College Mallavi Central College · Mallavi 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.14118&mlon=80.29539#map=17/9.14118/80.29539) Police station Mankulam Police Station · Mankulam 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.12405&mlon=80.44824#map=17/9.12405/80.44824) 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 Manthai East DS Division - Ampalpuram - Karumpulliyan - Kollavilankulam - Moonrumurippu - Naddankandal - Oddaruththakulam - Palinagar - Pandiyankulam - Ponnagar/Kuttymulai - Poovarasankulam - Siraddikulam - Sivapuram - Vannivilankulam - Vinayagapuram ## Quick answers - Where is Selvapuram?In Manthai East DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Selvapuram?Moonrumurippu, Naddankandal, Pandiyankulam, Sivapuram and Vannivilankulam - What time zone is Selvapuram in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Selvapuram?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Selvapuram?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Selvapuram?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Selvapuram?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Selvapuram?Base Hospital Mallavi, about 6.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Selvapuram?BOC, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Selvapuram?HNB, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Selvapuram?Ceypetco, about 5.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Selvapuram?LK4406055 (OCHA common operational dataset)