# Nochchikulama GN division, Morawewa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/morawewa/nochchikulama/ Grama Niladhari division · Morawewa DS Division # Nochchikulama Nochchikulama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Morawewa DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **9.85 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 9.8km² - 2mapped services - 45 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nochchikulama? Nochchikulama lies in [Morawewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/morawewa/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Kalyanapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/gomarankadawala/kalyanapura/), [Mahadiulwewa Stage 2](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/morawewa/mahadiulwewa-stage-2/), [Mahadivulwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/morawewa/mahadivulwewa/), [Morawewa Pankulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/morawewa/morawewa-pankulama/) and [Morawewa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/morawewa/morawewa-south/). By area it is the 1244th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.5% of [Morawewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/morawewa/). The centre of Nochchikulama is about 226 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.6283° N, 80.9907° E. Local names: නොච්චිකුලම . 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 Nochchikulama Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Nochchikulama. - Kambakkoddai - Kambakkoddal - Nochchikkulam 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 Nochchikulama Named natural and historic features inside Nochchikulama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream. - Kaluwan Kulam - Nellu Kulam - Nelu Oya - Veppan Kulam 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 Nochchikulama 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 Nochchikulama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital DH-Mahadiulwewa · Mahadivulwewa 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.62108&mlon=80.96863#map=17/8.62108/80.96863) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Horowpothana 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.54673&mlon=80.82862#map=17/8.54673/80.82862) ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Nochchikulama 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64034&mlon=81.01311#map=17/8.64034/81.01311) Hotel Hotwell resort in kanniya · Kanniya 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.60473&mlon=81.17137#map=17/8.60473/81.17137) Mall Fernandos beach market · Uppuveli 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.61353&mlon=81.21796#map=17/8.61353/81.21796) School Nochchikkulam Tamil Maha Vidyalayam · Nochchikulama 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.62631&mlon=80.98684#map=17/8.62631/80.98684) College Princeton International College · Kivulekada 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.55755&mlon=80.82335#map=17/8.55755/80.82335) Police station Police Kuchchaveli · Kuchchaveli 24 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 Nochchikulama Places mapped inside Nochchikulama in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - 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 Morawewa DS Division - Awvainagar - Kithuluthuwa - Mahadiulwewa Stage 2 - Mahadivulwewa - Morawewa North - Morawewa Pankulama - Morawewa South - Namalwatta - Peniketiyawa ## Quick answers - Where is Nochchikulama?In Morawewa DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Nochchikulama?Kalyanapura, Mahadiulwewa Stage 2, Mahadivulwewa, Morawewa Pankulama and Morawewa South - How many villages are in Nochchikulama?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Nochchikulama?3 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Nochchikulama?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Nochchikulama?DH-Mahadiulwewa, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nochchikulama?Bank of Ceylon, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nochchikulama?People's Bank, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nochchikulama?Ceypetco, about 2.8 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Nochchikulama?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Nochchikulama?LK5312020 (OCHA common operational dataset)