# Manikkapuram GN division, Puthukkudiyiruppu DS Division

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/puthukkudiyiruppu/manikkapuram/

Grama Niladhari division · Puthukkudiyiruppu DS Division 

# Manikkapuram

Manikkapuram is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Puthukkudiyiruppu DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **2.23 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 2.2km²

## Where is Manikkapuram?

Manikkapuram lies in [Puthukkudiyiruppu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/puthukkudiyiruppu/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Punnaineeravi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/kandavalai/punnaineeravi/), [Theravil](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/puthukkudiyiruppu/theravil/), [Valluvarpuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/puthukkudiyiruppu/valluvarpuram/) and [Visuvamadu East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/puthukkudiyiruppu/visuvamadu-east/). By area it is the 6396th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.7% of [Puthukkudiyiruppu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/puthukkudiyiruppu/). The centre of Manikkapuram is about 281 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.3589° N, 80.5629° E. Local names: මානික්කපුරම් .

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 Manikkapuram

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Manikkapuram.

- Valluvarpuram

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).

## Weather in Manikkapuram 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 Manikkapuram

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital Tharmapuram · Tharmapuram East 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.41019&mlon=80.51745#map=17/9.41019/80.51745) 

Bank BOC · Punnaineeravi 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38817&mlon=80.54659#map=17/9.38817/80.54659) 

ATM HNB · Anandapuram 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.37266&mlon=80.40931#map=17/9.37266/80.40931) 

Petrol pump Mu/Visvamadu Famers MPCS · Visuvamadu West 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38675&mlon=80.54826#map=17/9.38675/80.54826) 

Hotel Barathi Star Hotel and Hall · Kilinochchi Town 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.40249&mlon=80.40797#map=17/9.40249/80.40797) 

School Barathy Maha Vidyalayam · Valluvarpuram 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.35916&mlon=80.56982#map=17/9.35916/80.56982) 

College Kn/ Tharumapuram Central College · Tharmapuram East 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.40841&mlon=80.52342#map=17/9.40841/80.52342) 

Police station Tharmapuram Police Station · Tharmapuram East 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.40838&mlon=80.52316#map=17/9.40838/80.52316) 

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 Puthukkudiyiruppu DS Division

- Anandapuram
- Iranaippalai
- Kombavil
- Mallikaithivu
- Mannakandal
- Manthuvil
- Puthukudiyiruppu East
- Puthukudiyiruppu West
- Sivanagar
- Suthanthirapuram
- Theravil
- Thevipuram
- Udayarkattu North
- Udayarkattu South
- Vallipunam
- Valluvarpuram
- Visuvamadu East
- Visuvamadu West

## Quick answers

- Where is Manikkapuram?In Puthukkudiyiruppu DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Manikkapuram?Punnaineeravi, Theravil, Valluvarpuram and Visuvamadu East
- How many villages are in Manikkapuram?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Manikkapuram?January to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Manikkapuram?Divisional Hospital Tharmapuram, about 7.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Manikkapuram?BOC, about 3.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Manikkapuram?HNB, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Manikkapuram?Mu/Visvamadu Famers MPCS, about 3.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Manikkapuram?LK4409025 (OCHA common operational dataset)