Vairavarpuliyankulam (Official Name 214D), (

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: வைரவர்புளியங்குளம், romanized: ''Vairavarpuḷiyaṅkuḷam''; Sinhala: වයිරවර්පුලියන්කුලම්, romanized: ''Vayiravarpuliyankulam'') is a suburb of

Vavuniya Vavuniya (, romanized: ''Vavuṉiyā'', , romanized: ''Vavuniyāva''). Vavuniya City is the capital of Vavuniya District in the Northern Province, Sri Lanka, Northern Province of Sri Lanka and the largest city in the Northern Province. The municip ...

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. All government buildings for the Vavuniya district are located there. This is one of the place in Vavuniya, where Rich and educated people lives. Most of them are originally from

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, came after massive displacement in 1996. Prices of the Land is so High and Living in Vairavarpuliyankulam is matter of Pride.

Etymology

The area was a major

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forest, or 'puliyam' in

. The people who lived in Vairavarpuliyankulam built a

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temple for the Shaivite deity, Vairavar, giving the village its name.

Geography

Vairavarpuliyankulam is bordered to the north by

Kurumankadu Kurumankadu or Vavuniya 01 is a town in Vavuniya District, Sri Lanka. It is second-largest town in the district after Vavuniya. It is situated in the Jaffna, Mannar Junction at Vavuniya. Location Kurumankadu is located away from Vanuniya. It ...

, to the east and south by Katkuly, and to the west by

Pandarikulam Pandarikulam (Vavuniya-03 or official designation 214E), ( ta, பண்டாரிகுளம், translit=Paṇṭārikuḷam; si, පණ්ඩාරිකුලම්, translit=Paṇḍārikulam) is a suburb of Vavuniya in northern Sri Lan ...

Education

Popular schools or other educational services in Vavuniya district are located in or close to the city.

Transportation

Vavuniya Railway Station and Vavuniya Bus Stand are located there.

Medical

Vavuniya General Hospital is located there.

References

{{Reflist Populated places in Vavuniya District