# Pulmoddai Division No. 1 GN division, Kuchchaweli DS Division

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Grama Niladhari division · Kuchchaweli DS Division 

# Pulmoddai Division No. 1

Pulmoddai Division No. 1 is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kuchchaweli DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **40.9 km²**. Open map data shows 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 40.9km²
- 3mapped services

## Where is Pulmoddai Division No. 1?

Pulmoddai Division No. 1 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: [Kaddukulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/kaddukulam/), [Mailawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/gomarankadawala/mailawewa/), [Parana Medawachchiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/padavi-sri-pura/parana-medawachchiya/), [Pulmoddai Division No. 2](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/pulmoddai-division-no-2/), [Pulmoddai Division No. 3](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/pulmoddai-division-no-3/) and [Thiriyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/thiriyaya/). By area it is the 171st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 9.2% of [Kuchchaweli DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/). The centre of Pulmoddai Division No. 1 is about 250 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.8940° N, 80.9639° E. Local names: පුල්මුඩේ 01 .

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 Pulmoddai Division No. 1

Named natural and historic features inside Pulmoddai Division No. 1, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

19 reservoirs and tanks; 3 rivers and streams.

- Anchanwambu Aar
- Andan Kulam
- Chit Aru
- Kalikattu Kulam
- Kalilluppai Kulam
- Kallumoddai Kulam
- Kalmurippu Kulam
- Kayan Kulam
- Kusa Kulam
- Malakartu Kulam
- Navatkerni Kulam
- Nawaladi Moddai
- Nochchi Kulam
- Odavi Kulam
- Panichchan Kulam
- Paniyaveli Kulam
- Periyatadal Kulam
- Sinnaveli Kulam
- Sorodai Aru
- Velan Kulam
- Vettu Vayal
- Wanniyarveli Kulam

### Coast and islands

1 headland.

- Shoulder Point

### Hills and mountains

1 hill.

- Simbillakanda · 37 m

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 Pulmoddai Division No. 1 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 Pulmoddai Division No. 1

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Base Hospital - Pulmoddai · Pulmoddai Division No. 4 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.94136&mlon=80.98303#map=17/8.94136/80.98303) 

Bank People's Bank · Sripura 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.92847&mlon=80.81428#map=17/8.92847/80.81428) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pulmoddai Division No. 3 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.94096&mlon=80.98393#map=17/8.94096/80.98393) 

Hotel Hilltop House · Singhapura 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.95259&mlon=80.88229#map=17/8.95259/80.88229) 

School T/As-safa Vidyalayam · Pulmoddai Division No. 1 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.91903&mlon=81.00121#map=17/8.91903/81.00121) 

College Bandaraduwa · Vedivaithakallu 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.90569&mlon=80.73068#map=17/8.90569/80.73068) 

Police station Padavisripura Police · Sripura 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.92958&mlon=80.81438#map=17/8.92958/80.81438) 

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 Pulmoddai Division No. 1

Places mapped inside Pulmoddai Division No. 1 in open map data, by type.

- Schools2
- Restaurants1

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
- Kaddukulam
- Kallampattu
- Kuchchaveli
- Kumburupiddy East
- Kumburupiddy North
- Kumburupiddy South
- Nilaveli
- Periyakulam
- Pulmoddai Division No. 2
- Pulmoddai Division No. 3
- Pulmoddai Division No. 4
- Senthoor
- Thennamaranvadiya
- Thiriyaya
- Vallaiyoothu
- Veerancholai
- Veloor

## Quick answers

- Where is Pulmoddai Division No. 1?In Kuchchaweli DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Pulmoddai Division No. 1?Kaddukulam, Mailawewa, Parana Medawachchiya, Pulmoddai Division No. 2, Pulmoddai Division No. 3 and Thiriyaya
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Pulmoddai Division No. 1?19 named in GeoNames
- What is the highest point in Pulmoddai Division No. 1?Simbillakanda (37 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Pulmoddai Division No. 1?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pulmoddai Division No. 1?Base Hospital - Pulmoddai, about 5.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pulmoddai Division No. 1?People's Bank, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pulmoddai Division No. 1?Ceypetco, about 5.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pulmoddai Division No. 1?LK5306020 (OCHA common operational dataset)
