# Mallavi GN division, Thunukkai DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/mallavi/ Grama Niladhari division · Thunukkai DS Division # Mallavi Mallavi is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thunukkai DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **7.14 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.1km² - 3mapped services - 45 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mallavi? Mallavi 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 7 other GN divisions: [Alankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/alankulam/), [Aninchiyankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/aninchiyankulam/), [Therankandal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/therankandal/), [Thunukkai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/thunukkai/), [Uyilankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/uyilankulam/), [Yogapuram Centre](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/yogapuram-centre/) and [Yogapuram West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/yogapuram-west/). By area it is the 1871st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Thunukkai DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/). The centre of Mallavi is about 252 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.1569° N, 80.3044° E. Local names: මල්ලාවි . 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 Mallavi Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Mallavi. - Terankandal - Therankadal 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 Mallavi Named natural and historic features inside Mallavi, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 reservoirs and tanks. - Chalanpan Kulam - Kusawan Kulam - Murukkadi Kulam - Punaryan Kulam - Tevan 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 Mallavi 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 Mallavi Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital Mallavi · Aninchiyankulam 2.5 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 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.37266&mlon=80.40931#map=17/9.37266/80.40931) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Oddaruththakulam 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.12698&mlon=80.32816#map=17/9.12698/80.32816) Hotel Green line guest house and restaurant · Paliaru 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.15438&mlon=80.11593#map=17/9.15438/80.11593) School Mu/Therankandal GTMS · Mallavi 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.16680&mlon=80.30231#map=17/9.16680/80.30231) College Mallavi Central College · Mallavi 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.14118&mlon=80.29539#map=17/9.14118/80.29539) Police station Mankulam Police Station · Mankulam 16 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 Mallavi Places mapped inside Mallavi in open map data, by type. - Schools2 - Colleges and universities1 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 - Iyankankulam - Kalvilan - Koddaikaddiyakulam - Palayamurikandy - Pugalenthinagar - Puththuvedduvan - Thenniyankulam - Therankandal - Thirunagar - Thunukkai - Uyilankulam - Yogapuram Centre - Yogapuram East - Yogapuram West ## Quick answers - Where is Mallavi?In Thunukkai DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mallavi?Alankulam, Aninchiyankulam, Therankandal, Thunukkai, Uyilankulam, Yogapuram Centre and Yogapuram West - How many villages are in Mallavi?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Mallavi?5 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Mallavi?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Mallavi?Base Hospital Mallavi, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mallavi?BOC, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mallavi?HNB, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mallavi?Ceypetco, about 4.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mallavi?LK4403045 (OCHA common operational dataset)