# Mannakulam GN division, Vavuniya North DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/mannakulam/ Grama Niladhari division · Vavuniya North DS Division # Mannakulam Mannakulam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Vavuniya North DS Division, Vavuniya District, Northern Province. It covers **61.0 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 61.0km² - 3mapped services - 62 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mannakulam? Mannakulam 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: [Kanagarayankulam North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/kanagarayankulam-north/), [Kanagarayankulam South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/kanagarayankulam-south/), [Mankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/mankulam/), [Puliyankulam North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/puliyankulam-north/), [Thachchadampan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/thachchadampan/) and [Vannivilankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/vannivilankulam/). By area it is the 95th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 8.9% of [Vavuniya North DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/). The centre of Mannakulam is about 247 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.0707° N, 80.4509° E. Local names: මන්නකුලම් . 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: Mannakulam - 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) · Jaffna90 km - China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee100 km ### Nearest railway station Mankulam (Mankulam), about 6.7 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:48) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:15, 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 Mannakulam Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Mannakulam. Settlements here lie between about 60 m and 70 m above sea level (median 62 m). - Appakkuttikinattadi - Kunchukkulam - Mannakulam - Puthuvilankulam - Putukulam - Putuvilankulam 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 Mannakulam Named natural and historic features inside Mannakulam, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 11 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream. - Ayiladi Kulam - Chamalankulam Aru - Kollapuliiyan Kulam - Mankaikodi Kulam - Mat Kulam - Muniyan Kulam - Nallavillan Kulam - Otarayan Kulam - Pallavelan Kulam - Pan Kulam - Periya Kulam - Putuyilbin 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 Mannakulam 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 Mannakulam Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mankulam Base Hospital · Mankulam 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.12683&mlon=80.44757#map=17/9.12683/80.44757) Bank RDB · Kanagarayankulam North 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05663&mlon=80.50915#map=17/9.05663/80.50915) ATM HNB · Anandapuram 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.37266&mlon=80.40931#map=17/9.37266/80.40931) Petrol pump Vavuniya North MPCS · Mankulam 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.13227&mlon=80.44501#map=17/9.13227/80.44501) Hotel Jaffna Gateway · Kanagarayankulam South 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05331&mlon=80.51271#map=17/9.05331/80.51271) School V/Mannakulam GTMS · Mannakulam 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.07371&mlon=80.45925#map=17/9.07371/80.45925) College Global Knowledge Campus · Panikkankulam 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.19633&mlon=80.41168#map=17/9.19633/80.41168) Police station Kangarayankulam Police Station · Kanagarayankulam North 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.06755&mlon=80.49906#map=17/9.06755/80.49906) 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 Mannakulam Places mapped inside Mannakulam in open map data, by type. - Schools3 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 - Anandar Pulliyankulam - Kanagarayankulam North - Kanagarayankulam South - Katkulam - Kulavisuddan - Mamadu - Marailuppai - Maruthoddai - Nainamadu - Nedunkerny North - Nedunkerny South - Olumadu - Paddikudiyiruppu - Paranthan - Puliyankulam North - Puliyankulam South - Sinnadampan - Unchalkaddy - Vedivaithakallu ## Quick answers - Where is Mannakulam?In Vavuniya North DS Division, Vavuniya District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mannakulam?Kanagarayankulam North, Kanagarayankulam South, Mankulam, Puliyankulam North, Thachchadampan and Vannivilankulam - What time zone is Mannakulam in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Mannakulam?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Mannakulam?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mannakulam?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mannakulam?Settlements lie between 60 m and 70 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Mannakulam?11 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Mannakulam?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Mannakulam?Mankulam Base Hospital, about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mannakulam?RDB, about 6.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mannakulam?HNB, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mannakulam?Vavuniya North MPCS, about 6.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mannakulam?LK4303100 (OCHA common operational dataset)