# Madurankuliya GN division, Mundel DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/madurankuliya/ Grama Niladhari division · Mundel DS Division # Madurankuliya Madurankuliya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mundel DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **18.5 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 18.5km² - 8mapped services - 6 mtypical elevation ## Where is Madurankuliya? Madurankuliya lies in [Mundel DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Jayarajapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahakumbukkadawala/jayarajapura/), [Kadayamotte](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/kadayamotte/), [Kanamulla North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/kanamulla-north/), [Pubudugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/pubudugama/), [Rathmalgaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahakumbukkadawala/rathmalgaswewa/), [Viruthodai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/viruthodai/), [Weerapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/weerapura/) and [Welusumanapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/welusumanapura/). By area it is the 537th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 7.5% of [Mundel DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/). The centre of Madurankuliya is about 107 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9002° N, 79.8280° E. Local names: මදුරන්කුලිය . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Know before you go: Madurankuliya - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) · Colombo80 km - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo120 km ### Nearest railway station Madurankuli (Madurankuliya), about 0.9 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:53) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:15, sunset around 17:55). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Madurankuliya Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Madurankuliya. Settlements here lie between about 1 m and 17 m above sea level (median 6 m). - Kallamaduchena - Madurankuli - Madurankuliya - Marichchikatti North - Sembattai - Tungichenai - Velasiya - Welusumanapura 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 Madurankuliya Named natural and historic features inside Madurankuliya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 1 island. - Karaditivu ### Estates 2 estates; 1 oil-palm estate; 1 estate. - Meegaha - Pookulam - Sembattai - Sinnasole 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 Madurankuliya 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 Madurankuliya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sooriya Medical Center · Madurankuliya 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.90623&mlon=79.82282#map=17/7.90623/79.82282) Bank BOC · Madurankuliya 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91002&mlon=79.82350#map=17/7.91002/79.82350) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Jeffris Petrol Shed · Madurankuliya 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91090&mlon=79.82372#map=17/7.91090/79.82372) Hotel Captain's Lake Safari Lodge · Nawadankulama 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.84920&mlon=79.85761#map=17/7.84920/79.85761) Mall Cargills Food City · Puttalam South 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02722&mlon=79.83770#map=17/8.02722/79.83770) School Madurankuliya Maha Vidyalaya · Madurankuliya 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.90071&mlon=79.82133#map=17/7.90071/79.82133) College Mercy Education Institute · Madurankuliya 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91837&mlon=79.82642#map=17/7.91837/79.82642) Police station police ,Mahakubukkadawala · Maha Kumbukkadawala 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.84830&mlon=79.90297#map=17/7.84830/79.90297) 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 Madurankuliya Places mapped inside Madurankuliya in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks1 - Petrol pumps2 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities1 - Pharmacies1 - 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 Mundel DS Division - Andimunai - Angunavila - Kadayamotte - Kanamulla North - Kanamulla South - Kandathoduwawa - Karathanvilluwa - Kattakaduwa - Kottanthievu - Kudirippuwa - Mangalaeliya - Mukkuthoduwawa - Mundalama - Nallandaluwa - Nawadankulama - Palasola - Palliwasalpaduwa - Perukkuvattan - Poonapitiya - Pubudugama - Pulichchakulama - Puludiviyal - Sameeragama - Sinnapaduwa - Tharakudivilluwa - Udappuwa - Udappuwa - Viruthodai - Weerapura - Welusumanapura ## Quick answers - Where is Madurankuliya?In Mundel DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Madurankuliya?Jayarajapura, Kadayamotte, Kanamulla North, Pubudugama, Rathmalgaswewa, Viruthodai, Weerapura and Welusumanapura - What time zone is Madurankuliya in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Madurankuliya?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Madurankuliya?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Madurankuliya?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Madurankuliya?Settlements lie between 1 m and 17 m - What is the best time to visit Madurankuliya?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Madurankuliya?Sooriya Medical Center, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Madurankuliya?BOC, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Madurankuliya?HNB, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Madurankuliya?Jeffris Petrol Shed, about 1.3 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Madurankuliya?1 mapped - How many banks are in Madurankuliya?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Madurankuliya?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Madurankuliya?LK6218025 (OCHA common operational dataset)