# Paranthan GN division, Vavuniya North DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/paranthan/ Grama Niladhari division · Vavuniya North DS Division # Paranthan Paranthan is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Vavuniya North DS Division, Vavuniya District, Northern Province. It covers **21.4 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 21.4km² - 2mapped services - 81 mtypical elevation ## Where is Paranthan? Paranthan 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 7 other GN divisions: [Anandar Pulliyankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/anandar-pulliyankulam/), [Nainamadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/nainamadu/), [Olumadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/olumadu/), [Puliyankulam North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/puliyankulam-north/), [Puliyankulam South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/puliyankulam-south/), [Sinnadampan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/sinnadampan/) and [Unchalkaddy](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/unchalkaddy/). By area it is the 430th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.1% of [Vavuniya North DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/). The centre of Paranthan is about 242 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.9870° N, 80.5787° E. Local names: පරන්තන් . 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: Paranthan - 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) · Trincomalee83 km - Jaffna International Airport (JAF) · Jaffna106 km ### Nearest railway station Puliyankulam (Puliyankulam South), about 6.8 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 Paranthan Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Paranthan. Settlements here lie between about 72 m and 87 m above sea level (median 81 m). - Chinnappuvarasankulam - Mathiyaamadu - Matiyamadu - Sanasiriparanthn Parantan - Sinnapoovarasankulam - Thuvaranery 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 Paranthan Named natural and historic features inside Paranthan, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 reservoirs and tanks. - Matiyamadu Kulam - Mundumurippu Kulam - Parantan Kulam - Sinna Parantan Kulam - Sinnapurarasan 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 Paranthan 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 Paranthan Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rural Ayurvedic Hospital · Nainamadu 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.02212&mlon=80.59066#map=17/9.02212/80.59066) Bank Peoples Bank · Kanagarayankulam South 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05037&mlon=80.51560#map=17/9.05037/80.51560) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Puliyankulam South 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.96057&mlon=80.52375#map=17/8.96057/80.52375) Hotel Jaffna Gateway · Kanagarayankulam South 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05331&mlon=80.51271#map=17/9.05331/80.51271) Mall Newsiri Trade Center · Kebithigollewa 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64089&mlon=80.67040#map=17/8.64089/80.67040) School V/Vigneswara Maha Vidyalayam · Paranthan 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.98897&mlon=80.59433#map=17/8.98897/80.59433) College Advanced Technological Institute Vavuniya · Omanthai 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.84814&mlon=80.49672#map=17/8.84814/80.49672) Police station Puliyankulam Police · Puliyankulam South 6.1 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 Paranthan Places mapped inside Paranthan 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 - Anandar Pulliyankulam - Kanagarayankulam North - Kanagarayankulam South - Katkulam - Kulavisuddan - Mamadu - Mannakulam - Marailuppai - Maruthoddai - Nainamadu - Nedunkerny North - Nedunkerny South - Olumadu - Paddikudiyiruppu - Puliyankulam North - Puliyankulam South - Sinnadampan - Unchalkaddy - Vedivaithakallu ## Quick answers - Where is Paranthan?In Vavuniya North DS Division, Vavuniya District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Paranthan?Anandar Pulliyankulam, Nainamadu, Olumadu, Puliyankulam North, Puliyankulam South, Sinnadampan and Unchalkaddy - What time zone is Paranthan in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Paranthan?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Paranthan?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Paranthan?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Paranthan?Settlements lie between 72 m and 87 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Paranthan?5 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Paranthan?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Paranthan?Rural Ayurvedic Hospital, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Paranthan?Peoples Bank, about 9.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Paranthan?Lanka IOC, about 6.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Paranthan?LK4303060 (OCHA common operational dataset)