# Thenniyankulam GN division, Thunukkai DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/thenniyankulam/ Grama Niladhari division · Thunukkai DS Division # Thenniyankulam Thenniyankulam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thunukkai DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **41.6 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 41.6km² - 1mapped service - 46 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thenniyankulam? Thenniyankulam 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: [Iyankankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/iyankankulam/), [Kalvilan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/kalvilan/), [Koddaikaddiyakulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/koddaikaddiyakulam/), [Thunukkai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/thunukkai/), [Uyilankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/uyilankulam/), [Vannerikulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/vannerikulam/) and [Vellankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/vellankulam/). By area it is the 168th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 12.7% of [Thunukkai DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/). The centre of Thenniyankulam is about 256 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.2089° N, 80.2356° E. Local names: තෙන්නියන්කුලම් . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Know before you go: Thenniyankulam - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Jaffna International Airport (JAF) · Jaffna67 km - China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee128 km ### Nearest railway station Murikandy (Thirumurukandi), about 19 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:49) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:16, sunset around 17:51). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Thenniyankulam Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Thenniyankulam. - Tenniyankulam - Thenniyan Kulam 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 Thenniyankulam Named natural and historic features inside Thenniyankulam, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 reservoirs and tanks. - Awaranshati Kulam - Kaddupputu Kulam - Keel Kulam - Kollankallu Kulam - Munkilvillu Kulam - Muttiraiyana Kulam - Naniveraddi Kulam - Urani 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 Thenniyankulam 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 Thenniyankulam Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital Mulankavil · Mulankavil 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.24369&mlon=80.14288#map=17/9.24369/80.14288) Bank BOC Mulankavil · Kariyalainagapaduvan 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.25797&mlon=80.14324#map=17/9.25797/80.14324) ATM HNB · Anandapuram 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.37266&mlon=80.40931#map=17/9.37266/80.40931) Petrol pump Poonakary MPCS · Mulankavil 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.25759&mlon=80.14253#map=17/9.25759/80.14253) Hotel Green line guest house and restaurant · Paliaru 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.15438&mlon=80.11593#map=17/9.15438/80.11593) School Mu/Thenniyankulam GTMS · Thenniyankulam 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.21390&mlon=80.25693#map=17/9.21390/80.25693) College Mallavi Central College · Mallavi 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.14118&mlon=80.29539#map=17/9.14118/80.29539) Police station Akkarayan · Akkarayankulam 14 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 Thenniyankulam Places mapped inside Thenniyankulam 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 - Iyankankulam - Kalvilan - Koddaikaddiyakulam - Mallavi - Palayamurikandy - Pugalenthinagar - Puththuvedduvan - Therankandal - Thirunagar - Thunukkai - Uyilankulam - Yogapuram Centre - Yogapuram East - Yogapuram West ## Quick answers - Where is Thenniyankulam?In Thunukkai DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thenniyankulam?Iyankankulam, Kalvilan, Koddaikaddiyakulam, Thunukkai, Uyilankulam, Vannerikulam and Vellankulam - What time zone is Thenniyankulam in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Thenniyankulam?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Thenniyankulam?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Thenniyankulam?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Thenniyankulam?8 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Thenniyankulam?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Thenniyankulam?Base Hospital Mulankavil, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thenniyankulam?BOC Mulankavil, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thenniyankulam?HNB, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thenniyankulam?Poonakary MPCS, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thenniyankulam?LK4403065 (OCHA common operational dataset)