# Kaddukulam GN division, Kuchchaweli DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/kaddukulam/ Grama Niladhari division · Kuchchaweli DS Division # Kaddukulam Kaddukulam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kuchchaweli DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **43.2 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 43.2km² - 1mapped services - 11 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kaddukulam? Kaddukulam lies in [Kuchchaweli DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/), [Trincomalee District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Cassimnagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/cassimnagar/), [Kallampattu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/kallampattu/), [Mailawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/gomarankadawala/mailawewa/), [Pulmoddai Division No. 1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/pulmoddai-division-no-1/), [Senthoor](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/senthoor/) and [Thiriyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/thiriyaya/). By area it is the 162nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 9.7% of [Kuchchaweli DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/). The centre of Kaddukulam is about 248 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.8606° N, 80.9902° E. Local names: කට්ටුකුලම් . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Villages and localities in Kaddukulam Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kaddukulam. - Tiriyai Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Kaddukulam Named natural and historic features inside Kaddukulam, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 reservoirs and tanks; 2 rivers and streams. - Kaddu Kulam - Kodikkaddi Aru - Kokkanai - Kulavi Aru - Mantota Kulam - Sinnaveli Kulam - Vathindayn Wewa - Vilan Kulam ### History 1 ruin. - Neetipatpana Ruins 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 Kaddukulam and the best time to visit Using the climate of Trincomalee District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,565 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (327 mm) and the driest Jun (28 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 26 127 Feb 26 93 Mar 28 71 Apr 29 109 May 29 105 Jun 29 28 Jul 29 36 Aug 29 57 Sep 29 80 Oct 28 227 Nov 27 327 Dec 26 304 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kaddukulam Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital - Pulmoddai · Pulmoddai Division No. 4 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.94136&mlon=80.98303#map=17/8.94136/80.98303) Bank People's Bank · Sripura 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.92847&mlon=80.81428#map=17/8.92847/80.81428) ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pulmoddai Division No. 3 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.94096&mlon=80.98393#map=17/8.94096/80.98393) Hotel Cocovillabeach · Veerancholai 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81180&mlon=81.10601#map=17/8.81180/81.10601) Mall Fernandos beach market · Uppuveli 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.61353&mlon=81.21796#map=17/8.61353/81.21796) School T/Triyai Tamil Vidyalayam · Kaddukulam 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.86907&mlon=81.02352#map=17/8.86907/81.02352) College Bandaraduwa · Vedivaithakallu 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.90569&mlon=80.73068#map=17/8.90569/80.73068) Police station Police Kuchchaveli · Kuchchaveli 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81900&mlon=81.09993#map=17/8.81900/81.09993) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Kaddukulam Places mapped inside Kaddukulam in open map data, by type. - Schools1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Kuchchaweli DS Division - Cassimnagar - Gopalapuram - Iqbalnagar - Irakkandy - Iranaikerni - Jayanagar - Kallampattu - Kuchchaveli - Kumburupiddy East - Kumburupiddy North - Kumburupiddy South - Nilaveli - Periyakulam - Pulmoddai Division No. 1 - Pulmoddai Division No. 2 - Pulmoddai Division No. 3 - Pulmoddai Division No. 4 - Senthoor - Thennamaranvadiya - Thiriyaya - Vallaiyoothu - Veerancholai - Veloor ## Quick answers - Where is Kaddukulam?In Kuchchaweli DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kaddukulam?Cassimnagar, Kallampattu, Mailawewa, Pulmoddai Division No. 1, Senthoor and Thiriyaya - How many villages are in Kaddukulam?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Kaddukulam?6 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Kaddukulam?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Kaddukulam?Base Hospital - Pulmoddai, about 9.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kaddukulam?People's Bank, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kaddukulam?People's Bank, about 39 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kaddukulam?Ceypetco, about 9.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kaddukulam?LK5306040 (OCHA common operational dataset)