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 Lotus Pond
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Coordinates: 8°45′29.70″N 80°27′25.70″E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Northern Province, Sri Lanka
District	Vavuniya
Urban Council	Vavuniya Urban Council
Weather
Named for	Lotus
Government
• Type	Urban Council
• Body	Grama Niladhari
Elevation	104 m (341 ft)
Population
• Total	5,000
Time zone	UTC+5:30
Postal Code	43000
Area code	024

Etymology

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

Location

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

Education

Nelukkulam Kalaimagal Maha Vidyalayam