# Marailuppai GN division, Vavuniya North DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/marailuppai/ Grama Niladhari division · Vavuniya North DS Division # Marailuppai Marailuppai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Vavuniya North DS Division, Vavuniya District, Northern Province. It covers **22.2 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 22.2km² - 1mapped service - 68 mtypical elevation ## Where is Marailuppai? Marailuppai 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 5 other GN divisions: [Kathaliyarsamalankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/kathaliyarsamalankulam/), [Kulavisuddan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/kulavisuddan/), [Nedunkerny North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/nedunkerny-north/), [Nedunkerny South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/nedunkerny-south/) and [Thanduvan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/thanduvan/). By area it is the 398th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.2% of [Vavuniya North DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/). The centre of Marailuppai is about 255 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.0932° N, 80.6337° E. Local names: මාරාඉලුප්පෙයි . 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: Marailuppai - 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 - China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee86 km - Jaffna International Airport (JAF) · Jaffna99 km ### Nearest railway station Puliyankulam (Puliyankulam South), about 19 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 06:14, sunset around 17:50). 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 Marailuppai Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Marailuppai. - Marailuppai - Maraviluppai - Panainindam 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 Marailuppai Named natural and historic features inside Marailuppai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 9 reservoirs and tanks. - Eulchu Kulam - Kantarodai Kulam - Katcha Kulam - Kolla Kulam - Kunchu Kulam - Makitamoddai Kulam - Malai Kulam - Marailuppi Kulam - Piltu 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 Marailuppai 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 Marailuppai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital - Nedunkerny · Nedunkerny South 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05370&mlon=80.65287#map=17/9.05370/80.65287) Bank BOC · Nedunkerny South 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05474&mlon=80.65281#map=17/9.05474/80.65281) ATM HNB · Anandapuram 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.37266&mlon=80.40931#map=17/9.37266/80.40931) Petrol pump G.T. Linganathan · Nedunkerny North 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.06393&mlon=80.66151#map=17/9.06393/80.66151) Hotel Jaffna Gateway · Kanagarayankulam South 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05331&mlon=80.51271#map=17/9.05331/80.51271) School V/Maraviluppai GTMS · Marailuppai 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.07768&mlon=80.63686#map=17/9.07768/80.63686) College District Agricultural Training Centre · Vithyapuram 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.16148&mlon=80.66163#map=17/9.16148/80.66163) Police station Nedunkerny Police · Nedunkerny South 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.06085&mlon=80.66037#map=17/9.06085/80.66037) 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 Marailuppai Places mapped inside Marailuppai 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 Vavuniya North DS Division - Anandar Pulliyankulam - Kanagarayankulam North - Kanagarayankulam South - Katkulam - Kulavisuddan - Mamadu - Mannakulam - Maruthoddai - Nainamadu - Nedunkerny North - Nedunkerny South - Olumadu - Paddikudiyiruppu - Paranthan - Puliyankulam North - Puliyankulam South - Sinnadampan - Unchalkaddy - Vedivaithakallu ## Quick answers - Where is Marailuppai?In Vavuniya North DS Division, Vavuniya District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Marailuppai?Kathaliyarsamalankulam, Kulavisuddan, Nedunkerny North, Nedunkerny South and Thanduvan - What time zone is Marailuppai in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Marailuppai?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Marailuppai?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Marailuppai?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Marailuppai?9 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Marailuppai?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Marailuppai?Divisional Hospital - Nedunkerny, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Marailuppai?BOC, about 4.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Marailuppai?HNB, about 40 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Marailuppai?G.T. Linganathan, about 4.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Marailuppai?LK4303055 (OCHA common operational dataset)