# Unit 4. Pavatkulam GN division, Vengalacheddikulam DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vengalacheddikulam/unit-4-pavatkulam/ Grama Niladhari division · Vengalacheddikulam DS Division # Unit 4. Pavatkulam Unit 4. Pavatkulam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Vengalacheddikulam DS Division, Vavuniya District, Northern Province. It covers **3.47 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.5km² - 1mapped services - 73 mtypical elevation ## Where is Unit 4. Pavatkulam? Unit 4. Pavatkulam 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 5 other GN divisions: [Kanthasamy Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vengalacheddikulam/kanthasamy-nagar/), [Poomaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-south/poomaduwa/), [Poovarasankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya/poovarasankulam/), [Salambaikkulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya/salambaikkulam/) and [Unit 5 & 6. Pavatkulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vengalacheddikulam/unit-5-6-pavatkulam/). By area it is the 4343rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Vengalacheddikulam DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vengalacheddikulam/). The centre of Unit 4. Pavatkulam is about 207 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.7228° N, 80.3795° E. Local names: පාවට්කුලම් යුනිට් . 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 Unit 4. Pavatkulam Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Unit 4. Pavatkulam. Settlements here lie between about 72 m and 86 m above sea level (median 73 m). - Helambakulam - Mankinda - Parasangaswewa 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 Unit 4. Pavatkulam Named natural and historic features inside Unit 4. Pavatkulam, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 reservoirs and tanks. - Gnaniyaur Tank - Payarik Kulam - Tavasi 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 Unit 4. Pavatkulam 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 Unit 4. Pavatkulam Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Poovarasankulam Divisional Hospital · Poovarasankulam 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.75249&mlon=80.36719#map=17/8.75249/80.36719) Bank BOC · Poovarasankulam 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.75264&mlon=80.36495#map=17/8.75264/80.36495) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Nelukkulam 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.76128&mlon=80.44004#map=17/8.76128/80.44004) Hotel Oviya Hotel · Rejendrankulam 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.72686&mlon=80.44456#map=17/8.72686/80.44456) Mall Newsiri Trade Center · Kebithigollewa 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64089&mlon=80.67040#map=17/8.64089/80.67040) School V/Pavatkulam Ganeswara Maha Vidyalayam · Unit 4. Pavatkulam 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.71927&mlon=80.38174#map=17/8.71927/80.38174) College Department of ICT - FOT ,University of Vavuniya · Salambaikkulam 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.75451&mlon=80.39968#map=17/8.75451/80.39968) Police station Poovarasankulam Police Station · Poovarasankulam 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.75245&mlon=80.37265#map=17/8.75245/80.37265) 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 Unit 4. Pavatkulam Places mapped inside Unit 4. Pavatkulam 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 - Periyathampanai - Piramanalankulam - Sinnasippikulam - Sooduventhapulavu - Unit 2. Pavatkulam - Unit 5 & 6. Pavatkulam - Unit 9 & 10. Pavatkulam ## Quick answers - Where is Unit 4. Pavatkulam?In Vengalacheddikulam DS Division, Vavuniya District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Unit 4. Pavatkulam?Kanthasamy Nagar, Poomaduwa, Poovarasankulam, Salambaikkulam and Unit 5 & 6. Pavatkulam - How many villages are in Unit 4. Pavatkulam?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Unit 4. Pavatkulam?Settlements lie between 72 m and 86 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Unit 4. Pavatkulam?3 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Unit 4. Pavatkulam?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Unit 4. Pavatkulam?Poovarasankulam Divisional Hospital, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Unit 4. Pavatkulam?BOC, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Unit 4. Pavatkulam?Lanka IOC, about 7.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Unit 4. Pavatkulam?LK4312050 (OCHA common operational dataset)