# Vannivilankulam GN division, Manthai East DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/vannivilankulam/ Grama Niladhari division · Manthai East DS Division # Vannivilankulam Vannivilankulam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manthai East DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **98.9 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 98.9km² - 2mapped services - 54 mtypical elevation ## Where is Vannivilankulam? Vannivilankulam 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 10 other GN divisions: [Ampalpuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/ampalpuram/), [Kollavilankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/kollavilankulam/), [Mankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/mankulam/), [Mannakulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/mannakulam/), [Moonrumurippu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/moonrumurippu/), [Palinagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/palinagar/), [Panikkankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/panikkankulam/), [Puliyankulam North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/puliyankulam-north/), [Selvapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/selvapuram/) and [Sivapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/sivapuram/). By area it is the 50th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 20.3% of [Manthai East DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/). The centre of Vannivilankulam is about 246 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.0836° N, 80.3826° E. Local names: වන්නිවිලන්කුලම් . 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 Vannivilankulam Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Vannivilankulam. Settlements here lie between about 46 m and 71 m above sea level (median 54 m). - Kandalveli - Kompuvaittakulam - Kummakulam - Mutaliyakulam - Nedunkeni - Paalaipaani - Pandiyan - Taddankulam 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 Vannivilankulam Named natural and historic features inside Vannivilankulam, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 30 reservoirs and tanks. - Aladi Kulam - Alawachi Kulam - Ampal Kulam - Chalampan Kulam - Chankiyan Kulam - Chetti Kulam - Chirukeni Kulam - Irachendiran Kulam - Kaddaiyan Kulam - Kakareni Kulam - Kal Kulam - Kalirippu Kulam - Karampai Kulam - Kayan Kulam - Kilavan Kulam - Kunchuk Kulam - Kurinchan Kulam - Kurudimadu Kulam - Nilan Kulam - Palan Kulam - Pallikudviruppu Kulam - Pichchan Kulam - Piramanan Kulam - Putu Kulam …and 6 more. ### Forests and nature 3 forests. - Kakarani Kulam - Kidappidittakulam - Palaippani 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 Vannivilankulam 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 Vannivilankulam Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mankulam Base Hospital · Mankulam 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.12683&mlon=80.44757#map=17/9.12683/80.44757) Bank People's Bank · Mankulam 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.13032&mlon=80.44614#map=17/9.13032/80.44614) ATM HNB · Anandapuram 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.37266&mlon=80.40931#map=17/9.37266/80.40931) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Oddaruththakulam 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.12698&mlon=80.32816#map=17/9.12698/80.32816) Hotel Jaffna Gateway · Kanagarayankulam South 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05331&mlon=80.51271#map=17/9.05331/80.51271) School Mu/Paalaipaani Tamil Vidyalayam · Vannivilankulam 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.06007&mlon=80.39483#map=17/9.06007/80.39483) College Mallavi Central College · Mallavi 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.14118&mlon=80.29539#map=17/9.14118/80.29539) Police station Mankulam Police Station · Mankulam 8.5 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Vannivilankulam Places mapped inside Vannivilankulam in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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 Manthai East DS Division - Ampalpuram - Karumpulliyan - Kollavilankulam - Moonrumurippu - Naddankandal - Oddaruththakulam - Palinagar - Pandiyankulam - Ponnagar/Kuttymulai - Poovarasankulam - Selvapuram - Siraddikulam - Sivapuram - Vinayagapuram ## Quick answers - Where is Vannivilankulam?In Manthai East DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Vannivilankulam?Ampalpuram, Kollavilankulam, Mankulam, Mannakulam, Moonrumurippu, Palinagar, Panikkankulam, Puliyankulam North, Selvapuram and Sivapuram - How many villages are in Vannivilankulam?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Vannivilankulam?Settlements lie between 46 m and 71 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Vannivilankulam?30 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Vannivilankulam?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Vannivilankulam?Mankulam Base Hospital, about 8.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Vannivilankulam?People's Bank, about 8.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Vannivilankulam?HNB, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Vannivilankulam?Ceypetco, about 7.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Vannivilankulam?LK4406070 (OCHA common operational dataset)