# Kalappukaddu GN division, Pottuvil DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/kalappukaddu/ Grama Niladhari division · Pottuvil DS Division # Kalappukaddu Kalappukaddu is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pottuvil DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **7.02 km²**. - 7.0km² ## Where is Kalappukaddu? Kalappukaddu lies in [Pottuvil DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/), [Ampara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 4 other GN divisions: [Hijra Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/hijra-nagar/), [Inspector Etham](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/inspector-etham/), [Pansalgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/pansalgoda/) and [Victor Estate 2](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/victor-estate-2/). By area it is the 1917th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Pottuvil DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/). The centre of Kalappukaddu is about 213 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9006° N, 81.7742° E. Local names: කලපුකඩ්ඩු . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Kalappukaddu Named natural and historic features inside Kalappukaddu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Kunjan Odai - Rota Ara 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 Kalappukaddu and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ampara District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,693 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (281 mm) and the driest Jul (58 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 150 Feb 26 106 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 152 May 29 131 Jun 29 68 Jul 29 58 Aug 29 67 Sep 28 110 Oct 28 217 Nov 27 281 Dec 26 259 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kalappukaddu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital - Lahugala · Lahugala 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87795&mlon=81.71792#map=17/6.87795/81.71792) Bank SDB · Pakkiyawatta 1 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87589&mlon=81.82934#map=17/6.87589/81.82934) ATM Bank of Ceylon · Sri Wijithapura 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90648&mlon=81.55683#map=17/6.90648/81.55683) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station Pottuvil MPCS Ltd. · Vaddively 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87784&mlon=81.82887#map=17/6.87784/81.82887) Hotel Forcus Cabanas Arugambay · Vaddively 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87840&mlon=81.82551#map=17/6.87840/81.82551) Mall Mubarak Textile · Pothuvil Town 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87550&mlon=81.83011#map=17/6.87550/81.83011) School Hijra Nagra School · Hijra Nagar 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92150&mlon=81.82140#map=17/6.92150/81.82140) College Pottuvil Central College · Rasak Moulana Nagar 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87962&mlon=81.83538#map=17/6.87962/81.83538) Police station Pottuvil Police Station · Vaddively 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87777&mlon=81.82699#map=17/6.87777/81.82699) 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. ## Other GN divisions in Pottuvil DS Division - Hidayapuram 1 - Hidayapuram 2 - Hijra Nagar - Inspector Etham - Jalaldeen Square - Kanagarkiramam - Komarie 01 - Komarie 02 - Kundumadu - Pakkiyawatta 1 - Pakkiyawatta 2 - Pasarichchenai - Pothuvil 01/Unit I - Pothuvil 01/Unit II - Pothuvil 01/Unit III - Pothuvil 02 / Unit 2 - Pothuvil 02 / Unit 3 - Pothuvil Town - Rasak Moulana Nagar - Sangamankanda - Sarvodayapuram - Sinna Puthukkudiyiruppu - Sinna Ullai - Vaddively - Victor Estate 1 - Victor Estate 2 ## Quick answers - Where is Kalappukaddu?In Pottuvil DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kalappukaddu?Hijra Nagar, Inspector Etham, Pansalgoda and Victor Estate 2 - What is the best time to visit Kalappukaddu?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Kalappukaddu?Divisional Hospital - Lahugala, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kalappukaddu?SDB, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kalappukaddu?Bank of Ceylon, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kalappukaddu?Lanka Filling Station Pottuvil MPCS Ltd., about 6.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kalappukaddu?LK5248090 (OCHA common operational dataset)