# Iyankankulam GN division, Thunukkai DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/iyankankulam/ Grama Niladhari division · Thunukkai DS Division # Iyankankulam Iyankankulam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thunukkai DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **8.71 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8.7km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Iyankankulam? Iyankankulam lies in [Thunukkai DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Koddaikaddiyakulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/koddaikaddiyakulam/), [Oddaruththakulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/oddaruththakulam/), [Palayamurikandy](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/palayamurikandy/), [Panikkankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/panikkankulam/), [Thenniyankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/thenniyankulam/), [Therankandal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/therankandal/), [Thirumurukandi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/thirumurukandi/) and [Uyilankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/uyilankulam/). By area it is the 1458th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Thunukkai DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/). The centre of Iyankankulam is about 258 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.2078° N, 80.3233° E. Local names: අයියන්කන්කුලම් . 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 Iyankankulam Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Iyankankulam. - Iyankankulam 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 Iyankankulam Named natural and historic features inside Iyankankulam, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Ampalavan Kulam - Iyankan 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 Iyankankulam 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 Iyankankulam Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital Mallavi · Aninchiyankulam 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.13461&mlon=80.30875#map=17/9.13461/80.30875) Bank BOC · Mankulam 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.13055&mlon=80.44600#map=17/9.13055/80.44600) ATM HNB · Anandapuram 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.37266&mlon=80.40931#map=17/9.37266/80.40931) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Oddaruththakulam 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.12698&mlon=80.32816#map=17/9.12698/80.32816) Hotel Solaivanam Hotel · Uthayanagar West 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38162&mlon=80.39799#map=17/9.38162/80.39799) School Mu/Iyankankulam GTMS · Iyankankulam 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.21029&mlon=80.33107#map=17/9.21029/80.33107) 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 Akkarayan · Akkarayankulam 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.31152&mlon=80.30788#map=17/9.31152/80.30788) 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 Iyankankulam Places mapped inside Iyankankulam in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Thunukkai DS Division - Alankulam - Amaithipuram - Ambalaperumalkulam - Aninchiyankulam - Barathinagar - Kalvilan - Koddaikaddiyakulam - Mallavi - Palayamurikandy - Pugalenthinagar - Puththuvedduvan - Thenniyankulam - Therankandal - Thirunagar - Thunukkai - Uyilankulam - Yogapuram Centre - Yogapuram East - Yogapuram West ## Quick answers - Where is Iyankankulam?In Thunukkai DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Iyankankulam?Koddaikaddiyakulam, Oddaruththakulam, Palayamurikandy, Panikkankulam, Thenniyankulam, Therankandal, Thirumurukandi and Uyilankulam - How many villages are in Iyankankulam?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Iyankankulam?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Iyankankulam?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Iyankankulam?Base Hospital Mallavi, about 8.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Iyankankulam?BOC, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Iyankankulam?HNB, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Iyankankulam?Ceypetco, about 9.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Iyankankulam?LK4403030 (OCHA common operational dataset)