# Manavalanpaddamurippu GN division, Oddusuddan DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/manavalanpaddamurippu/ Grama Niladhari division · Oddusuddan DS Division # Manavalanpaddamurippu Manavalanpaddamurippu is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Oddusuddan DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **49.0 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 49.0km² - 77 mtypical elevation ## Where is Manavalanpaddamurippu? Manavalanpaddamurippu lies in [Oddusuddan DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Kathaliyarsamalankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/kathaliyarsamalankulam/), [Kulavisuddan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/kulavisuddan/), [Nainamadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/nainamadu/), [Oddusuddan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/oddusuddan/), [Sinnadampan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/sinnadampan/) and [Thachchadampan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/thachchadampan/). By area it is the 131st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.4% of [Oddusuddan DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/). The centre of Manavalanpaddamurippu is about 255 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.1175° N, 80.5507° E. Local names: මනවලපඩ්ඩමුරිප්පු . 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 Manavalanpaddamurippu Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Manavalanpaddamurippu. - Karippaddamurippu - Karuppaddamurippu - Manavalanpaddamurippu - Panainidakulam - Vannarmaruthankulam 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 Manavalanpaddamurippu Named natural and historic features inside Manavalanpaddamurippu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 12 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream. - Amaiyan Kulam - Ambatamarutan Kulam - Chempedutta Kulam - Iyankan Kulam - Kaidkhatur Kulam - Kaluttumurittan Kulam - Konamadu Aru - Muria Kulam - Pady Katta Kulam - Panainindan Kulam - Periya Puliyan Kulam - Thuttan Kulam - Vannan Kulam ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Panainindankulam 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 Manavalanpaddamurippu 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 Manavalanpaddamurippu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mankulam Base Hospital · Mankulam 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.12683&mlon=80.44757#map=17/9.12683/80.44757) Bank RDB · Kanagarayankulam North 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05663&mlon=80.50915#map=17/9.05663/80.50915) ATM HNB · Anandapuram 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.37266&mlon=80.40931#map=17/9.37266/80.40931) Petrol pump Vavuniya North MPCS · Mankulam 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.13227&mlon=80.44501#map=17/9.13227/80.44501) Hotel Jaffna Gateway · Kanagarayankulam South 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05331&mlon=80.51271#map=17/9.05331/80.51271) School V/Karappukuththy GTMS · Sinnadampan 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.07099&mlon=80.54538#map=17/9.07099/80.54538) College District Agricultural Training Centre · Vithyapuram 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.16148&mlon=80.66163#map=17/9.16148/80.66163) Police station Kangarayankulam Police Station · Kanagarayankulam North 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.06755&mlon=80.49906#map=17/9.06755/80.49906) 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 Oddusuddan DS Division - Ampakamam - Ganeshapuram - Indupuram - Kanagarathinapuram - Karuvelankandal - Katchilaimadu - Kathaliyarsamalankulam - Koolamurippu - Mankulam - Muththuaiyankaddukulam - Muthuvinayagapuram - Oddusuddan - Olumadu - Othiyamalai - Palampasi - Pandaravanni - Panikkankulam - Peraru - Periyaithimadu - Periyakulam - Puliyankulam - Thachchadampan - Thaddayarmalai - Thanduvan - Thirumurukandi - Vithyapuram ## Quick answers - Where is Manavalanpaddamurippu?In Oddusuddan DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Manavalanpaddamurippu?Kathaliyarsamalankulam, Kulavisuddan, Nainamadu, Oddusuddan, Sinnadampan and Thachchadampan - How many villages are in Manavalanpaddamurippu?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Manavalanpaddamurippu?12 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Manavalanpaddamurippu?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Manavalanpaddamurippu?Mankulam Base Hospital, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Manavalanpaddamurippu?RDB, about 8.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Manavalanpaddamurippu?HNB, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Manavalanpaddamurippu?Vavuniya North MPCS, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Manavalanpaddamurippu?LK4412045 (OCHA common operational dataset)