# Periyathampanai GN division, Vengalacheddikulam DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vengalacheddikulam/periyathampanai/ Grama Niladhari division · Vengalacheddikulam DS Division # Periyathampanai Periyathampanai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Vengalacheddikulam DS Division, Vavuniya District, Northern Province. It covers **30.5 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 30.5km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Periyathampanai? Periyathampanai lies in [Vengalacheddikulam DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vengalacheddikulam/), [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: [Kannaddy](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vengalacheddikulam/kannaddy/), [Madhu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/madhu/), [Periya-Pandivirichchan East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/periya-pandivirichchan-east/), [Periyakaddu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vengalacheddikulam/periyakaddu/), [Piramanalankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vengalacheddikulam/piramanalankulam/) and [Velankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya/velankulam/). By area it is the 256th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 7.3% of [Vengalacheddikulam DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vengalacheddikulam/). The centre of Periyathampanai is about 212 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.7991° N, 80.2621° E. Local names: පෙරියතම්පනයි . 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 Periyathampanai Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Periyathampanai. - Periya Thampanai 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 Periyathampanai Named natural and historic features inside Periyathampanai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Pandivirichchan Kulam - Periya Thampanai Kulam ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Maruchankulam 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 Periyathampanai 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 Periyathampanai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Poovarasankulam · Velankulam 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.77862&mlon=80.34675#map=17/8.77862/80.34675) Bank BOC · Poovarasankulam 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.75264&mlon=80.36495#map=17/8.75264/80.36495) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Andiyapuliyankulam 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.70603&mlon=80.25300#map=17/8.70603/80.25300) Hotel Luvero Shade Inn · Poomalarnthan 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.76891&mlon=80.15643#map=17/8.76891/80.15643) School V/Periyathambanai GTMS · Periyathampanai 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.79007&mlon=80.25715#map=17/8.79007/80.25715) College Department of ICT - FOT ,University of Vavuniya · Salambaikkulam 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.75451&mlon=80.39968#map=17/8.75451/80.39968) Police station Sector 4 Police Post · Velankulam 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.76576&mlon=80.30476#map=17/8.76576/80.30476) 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 Periyathampanai Places mapped inside Periyathampanai 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 Vengalacheddikulam DS Division - Andiyapuliyankulam - Cheddikulam - Kangankulam - Kannaddy - Kanthasamy Nagar - Kristhavakulam - Kurukkalputhukkulam - Mugaththankulam - Muthaliyarkulam - Neriyakulam - Periyakaddu - Periyapuliyalankulam - Piramanalankulam - Sinnasippikulam - Sooduventhapulavu - Unit 2. Pavatkulam - Unit 4. Pavatkulam - Unit 5 & 6. Pavatkulam - Unit 9 & 10. Pavatkulam ## Quick answers - Where is Periyathampanai?In Vengalacheddikulam DS Division, Vavuniya District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Periyathampanai?Kannaddy, Madhu, Periya-Pandivirichchan East, Periyakaddu, Piramanalankulam and Velankulam - How many villages are in Periyathampanai?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Periyathampanai?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Periyathampanai?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Periyathampanai?Divisional Hospital Poovarasankulam, about 9.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Periyathampanai?BOC, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Periyathampanai?Ceypetco, about 10 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Periyathampanai?LK4312010 (OCHA common operational dataset)