# Pookulama GN division, Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District

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

Grama Niladhari division · Madampe DS Division 

# Pookulama

Pookulama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **0.88 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 0.9km²
- 21 mtypical elevation

## Where is Pookulama?

Pookulama 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 3 other GN divisions: [Mellawagara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/mellawagara/), [Mugunuwatawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/mugunuwatawana/) and [Nelumpokuna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/nelumpokuna/). By area it is the 10675th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Madampe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/). The centre of Pookulama is about 60 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4780° N, 79.8474° E. Local names: පුක්කුලම .

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 Pookulama

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Pookulama.

- Pukulagama
- Radagama

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 Pookulama 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 Pookulama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Primary Medical Care Unit , Thoduwawa · Thoduwawa South 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47097&mlon=79.80663#map=17/7.47097/79.80663) 

Bank Sampath bank · Uraliyagara 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49643&mlon=79.84273#map=17/7.49643/79.84273) 

ATM Kandawala · Katana West 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Uraliyagara 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49511&mlon=79.84478#map=17/7.49511/79.84478) 

Hotel Flower Garden Hotel · Mellawagara 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49028&mlon=79.84579#map=17/7.49028/79.84579) 

Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) 

School Senanayake Central College · Uraliyagara 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49475&mlon=79.83892#map=17/7.49475/79.83892) 

College Karukkuwa Sugathananda maha vidyalaya · Mellawagara 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49028&mlon=79.84579#map=17/7.49028/79.84579) 

Police station Marawila Police Station · Horagolla North 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41472&mlon=79.83984#map=17/7.41472/79.83984) 

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
- Kachchakaduwa
- 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
- Pothuvila
- Rathmal Agara
- Rathnagiriya
- Sembukattiya
- Suduwella
- Thambagalla
- Thambagalla Watta
- Thambagalla West
- Thaniwellagama
- Uraliya
- Uraliyagara
- Walahena

## Quick answers

- Where is Pookulama?In Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Pookulama?Mellawagara, Mugunuwatawana and Nelumpokuna
- How many villages are in Pookulama?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Pookulama?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pookulama?Primary Medical Care Unit , Thoduwawa, about 4.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pookulama?Sampath bank, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pookulama?Kandawala, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pookulama?Ceypetco, about 1.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pookulama?LK6236230 (OCHA common operational dataset)