Vankalai
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Vankalai or Vangalai (Tamil: வங்காலை) is a predominantly fishing and farming village situated in Mannar District of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It lies along the Naanaattan Road with the sea on its west connects to Indian Ocean. Its northern boundary is the historic Hindu shrine of Thiru Ketheeswaram.
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[edit] Geography
Vankalai is a blend of sandy and agrarian lands. Apart from fisheries and farming there is also an educational and professional tradition. There are a number of teachers, government officials, clergymen, nuns and professionals from the area.
[edit] Demography
Vankalai is a Christian village with Roman Catholics being more than 99 % and Protestant groups comprising the remainder. Vankalai has become now one the largest village in Mannar. Currently its population figure is a little over 8000. Vankalai is inhabited mainly by members of the Bharatha community.
In the center of this village there is a huge ancient Catholic church called Our Lady of St. Anne's Church.[1]
