Nelukulam or Nelukkulam or Nellukkulam (official designation 218), (Tamil: நெளுக்குளம், romanized: Neḷukkuḷam; Sinhala: නෙළුකුලම්, romanized: neḷukulam) is a suburb of Vavuniya in northern Sri Lanka. Nelukkulam is located 5.1 km (3.17 mi) away from the centre of Vavuniya.[1][2]

Nelukkulam
நெளுக்குளம்
නෙළුකුලම්
Suburb
Nelukkulam is located in Greater Vavuniya
Nelukkulam
Nelukkulam
Nelukkulam is located in Northern Province
Nelukkulam
Nelukkulam
Nelukkulam is located in Sri Lanka
Nelukkulam
Nelukkulam
Coordinates: 8°45′29.70″N 80°27′25.70″E / 8.7582500°N 80.4571389°E / 8.7582500; 80.4571389
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern Province, Sri Lanka
DistrictVavuniya
Urban CouncilVavuniya Urban Council
Weather 
Named forLotus
Government
 • TypeUrban Council
 • BodyGrama Niladhari
Elevation
104 m (341 ft)
Population
 • Total5,000
Time zoneUTC+5:30
Postal Code
43000
Area code024

Etymology

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Nelu means lotus in Sinhala and the village is also known as Nelukkulam based on the lotus pond there.[3]

Location

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Nelukkulam is located 1 km (0.62 mi) away from Vanuniya. It is bordered to the north by Poovarasankulam, to the east by Vannansinnakkulam, to the west by Kurukkal Puthukkulam, and to the south by Cheddikulam.

References

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  1. ^ "Nelukulam fourth-order administrative division, Northern Province, Sri Lanka". lk.geoview.info. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ Jeganathan, Gnapirakasam (2019). Perum Oorum (in Tamil). Author. p. 45. ISBN 978-624-95247-0-5.

Education

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Nelukkulam Kalaimagal Maha Vidyalayam