# Anandar Pulliyankulam GN division, Vavuniya North DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/anandar-pulliyankulam/ Grama Niladhari division · Vavuniya North DS Division # Anandar Pulliyankulam Anandar Pulliyankulam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Vavuniya North DS Division, Vavuniya District, Northern Province. It covers **27.2 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 27.2km² - 2mapped services - 85 mtypical elevation ## Where is Anandar Pulliyankulam? Anandar Pulliyankulam lies in [Vavuniya North DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/), [Vavuniya District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/), [Northern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Arumugathanputhukulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya/arumugathanputhukulam/), [Paranthan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/paranthan/), [Puliyankulam South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/puliyankulam-south/), [Semamadhu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya/semamadhu/), [Unchalkaddy](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/unchalkaddy/) and [Vedivaithakallu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/vedivaithakallu/). By area it is the 303rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.0% of [Vavuniya North DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/). The centre of Anandar Pulliyankulam is about 238 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.9495° N, 80.5884° E. Local names: අනන්දර් පුලියන්කු . 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 Anandar Pulliyankulam Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Anandar Pulliyankulam. Settlements here lie between about 84 m and 86 m above sea level (median 85 m). - Anantarpuliyankulam - Anantharpuliyankulam - Chamalankulam - Nochikulam - Samalankulam - Tuvaraneri 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 Anandar Pulliyankulam Named natural and historic features inside Anandar Pulliyankulam, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 reservoirs and tanks. - Anantharpuliyan Kulam - Arachchi Kulam - Kurichudda Kulam - Nochchi Kulam - Periya Chamalan Kulam - Periya Purayarasan Kulam - Samalan Kulam - Tuwaranerik 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 Anandar Pulliyankulam and the best time to visit Using the climate of Vavuniya 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 Anandar Pulliyankulam Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Puliyankulam Divisional Hospital · Puliyankulam South 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.96460&mlon=80.52587#map=17/8.96460/80.52587) Bank BOC · Nedunkerny South 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05474&mlon=80.65281#map=17/9.05474/80.65281) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Puliyankulam South 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.96057&mlon=80.52375#map=17/8.96057/80.52375) Hotel Jaffna Gateway · Kanagarayankulam South 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05331&mlon=80.51271#map=17/9.05331/80.51271) Mall Newsiri Trade Center · Kebithigollewa 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64089&mlon=80.67040#map=17/8.64089/80.67040) School V/Nochchikkulamn Muththumari Vidyalayam · Anandar Pulliyankulam 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.95410&mlon=80.58381#map=17/8.95410/80.58381) College Advanced Technological Institute Vavuniya · Omanthai 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.84814&mlon=80.49672#map=17/8.84814/80.49672) Police station Puliyankulam Police · Puliyankulam South 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.96754&mlon=80.52638#map=17/8.96754/80.52638) 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 Anandar Pulliyankulam Places mapped inside Anandar Pulliyankulam in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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 Vavuniya North DS Division - Kanagarayankulam North - Kanagarayankulam South - Katkulam - Kulavisuddan - Mamadu - Mannakulam - Marailuppai - Maruthoddai - Nainamadu - Nedunkerny North - Nedunkerny South - Olumadu - Paddikudiyiruppu - Paranthan - Puliyankulam North - Puliyankulam South - Sinnadampan - Unchalkaddy - Vedivaithakallu ## Quick answers - Where is Anandar Pulliyankulam?In Vavuniya North DS Division, Vavuniya District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Anandar Pulliyankulam?Arumugathanputhukulam, Paranthan, Puliyankulam South, Semamadhu, Unchalkaddy and Vedivaithakallu - How many villages are in Anandar Pulliyankulam?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Anandar Pulliyankulam?Settlements lie between 84 m and 86 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Anandar Pulliyankulam?8 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Anandar Pulliyankulam?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Anandar Pulliyankulam?Puliyankulam Divisional Hospital, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Anandar Pulliyankulam?BOC, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Anandar Pulliyankulam?Lanka IOC, about 7.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Anandar Pulliyankulam?LK4303065 (OCHA common operational dataset)