# Yogapuram West GN division, Thunukkai DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/yogapuram-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Thunukkai DS Division # Yogapuram West Yogapuram West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thunukkai DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **3.55 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.5km² - 1mapped service - 31 mtypical elevation ## Where is Yogapuram West? Yogapuram West 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 5 other GN divisions: [Mallavi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/mallavi/), [Poovarasankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/poovarasankulam/), [Thirunagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/thirunagar/), [Thunukkai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/thunukkai/) and [Yogapuram Centre](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/yogapuram-centre/). By area it is the 4222nd largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Thunukkai DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/). The centre of Yogapuram West is about 249 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.1301° N, 80.2843° E. Local names: යෝගපුරම් . 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: Yogapuram West - 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) · Jaffna77 km - China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee118 km ### Nearest railway station Mankulam (Mankulam), about 18 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 Yogapuram West Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Yogapuram West. - Mallavi - Thirunagar 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 Yogapuram West Named natural and historic features inside Yogapuram West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Putukkadu 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 Yogapuram West 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 Yogapuram West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital Mallavi · Aninchiyankulam 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.13461&mlon=80.30875#map=17/9.13461/80.30875) Bank BOC · Mankulam 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.13055&mlon=80.44600#map=17/9.13055/80.44600) ATM HNB · Anandapuram 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.37266&mlon=80.40931#map=17/9.37266/80.40931) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Oddaruththakulam 4.8 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 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.15438&mlon=80.11593#map=17/9.15438/80.11593) School Mu/Thirunagar Tamil Vidyalayam · Yogapuram West 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.12887&mlon=80.28746#map=17/9.12887/80.28746) College Mallavi Central College · Mallavi 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.14118&mlon=80.29539#map=17/9.14118/80.29539) Police station Mankulam Police Station · Mankulam 18 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 Yogapuram West Places mapped inside Yogapuram West 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 - Thenniyankulam - Therankandal - Thirunagar - Thunukkai - Uyilankulam - Yogapuram Centre - Yogapuram East ## Quick answers - Where is Yogapuram West?In Thunukkai DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Yogapuram West?Mallavi, Poovarasankulam, Thirunagar, Thunukkai and Yogapuram Centre - What time zone is Yogapuram West in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Yogapuram West?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Yogapuram West?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Yogapuram West?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Yogapuram West?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Yogapuram West?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Yogapuram West?Base Hospital Mallavi, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Yogapuram West?BOC, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Yogapuram West?HNB, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Yogapuram West?Ceypetco, about 4.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Yogapuram West?LK4403100 (OCHA common operational dataset)