# Kachchakaduwa GN division, Madampe DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/kachchakaduwa/

Grama Niladhari division · Madampe DS Division 

# Kachchakaduwa

Kachchakaduwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **1.17 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 1.2km²
- 38 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kachchakaduwa?

Kachchakaduwa lies in [Madampe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/), [Puttalam District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Galmuruwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/galmuruwa-north/), [Heen Agara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/heen-agara/), [Kudirippuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/kudirippuwa/), [Nankadawara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/nankadawara/) and [Rantetiyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/rantetiyawa/). By area it is the 9530th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Madampe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/). The centre of Kachchakaduwa is about 64 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5123° N, 79.9006° E. Local names: කච්චකඩුව .

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 Kachchakaduwa

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kachchakaduwa.

- Kachchakaduwa

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).

## Weather in Kachchakaduwa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Puttalam District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,295 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (247 mm) and the driest Jul (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and June to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 56 

Feb 26 47 

Mar 28 76 

Apr 29 145 

May 28 110 

Jun 28 44 

Jul 27 34 

Aug 27 51 

Sep 27 87 

Oct 27 227 

Nov 26 247 

Dec 26 171 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kachchakaduwa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Medical Centre · Udadeniya 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45897&mlon=79.93533#map=17/7.45897/79.93533) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Dummalasooriya 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49374&mlon=79.91297#map=17/7.49374/79.91297) 

ATM Kandawala · Katana West 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Dummalasooriya 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49333&mlon=79.91362#map=17/7.49333/79.91362) 

Hotel The Villa Thalkatuwa · Heen Agara 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52638&mlon=79.87787#map=17/7.52638/79.87787) 

Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) 

School Bright International School · Galmuruwa South 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48333&mlon=79.90000#map=17/7.48333/79.90000) 

College Jamiah Manarul Hudha Arabic College · Divurumpola 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.50632&mlon=79.95749#map=17/7.50632/79.95749) 

Police station Police Station · Dummalasooriya 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49385&mlon=79.91239#map=17/7.49385/79.91239) 

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 Madampe DS Division

- Athuwana
- Dematapitiya
- Egodayagama
- Erunvila
- Galahitiyawa
- Galmuruwa North
- Galmuruwa South
- Hareendragama
- Heen Agara
- Henapola
- Ihalagama
- Indigasvila
- Irattakulama North
- Irattakulama South
- Karukkuwa
- Karukkuwatawana
- Kongasyaya
- Kuda Bingiriya
- Kudirippuwa
- Mahabaddegama
- Mahagama North
- Mahagama South
- Manakkulama
- Maraggalagama
- Medagama
- Mellawagara
- Mugunuwatawana
- Nankadawara
- Nelumpokuna
- Pallakele
- Pambala
- Pambala South
- Panirendawa
- Pattiyagama
- Ponnankanniya
- Pookulama
- Pothuvila
- Rathmal Agara
- Rathnagiriya
- Sembukattiya
- Suduwella
- Thambagalla
- Thambagalla Watta
- Thambagalla West
- Thaniwellagama
- Uraliya
- Uraliyagara
- Walahena

## Quick answers

- Where is Kachchakaduwa?In Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kachchakaduwa?Galmuruwa North, Heen Agara, Kudirippuwa, Nankadawara and Rantetiyawa
- How many villages are in Kachchakaduwa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Kachchakaduwa?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kachchakaduwa?Medical Centre, about 7.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kachchakaduwa?Peoples Bank, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kachchakaduwa?Kandawala, about 29 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kachchakaduwa?Ceypetco, about 2.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kachchakaduwa?LK6236125 (OCHA common operational dataset)