# Viruthodai GN division, Mundel DS Division, Puttalam District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/viruthodai/ Grama Niladhari division · Mundel DS Division # Viruthodai Viruthodai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mundel DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **6.65 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 6.7km² - 8 mtypical elevation ## Where is Viruthodai? Viruthodai 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 6 other GN divisions: [Kadayamotte](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/kadayamotte/), [Madurankuliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/madurankuliya/), [Nallandaluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/nallandaluwa/), [Palasola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/palasola/), [Puludiviyal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/puludiviyal/) and [Weerapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/weerapura/). By area it is the 2062nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.7% of [Mundel DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/). The centre of Viruthodai is about 111 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9308° N, 79.8101° E. Local names: විරුතෝඩ . 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 Viruthodai Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Viruthodai. Settlements here lie between about 2 m and 12 m above sea level (median 8 m). - Chenaikudirippu - Konganimulla - Mandimativu - Viruthodai 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 Viruthodai Named natural and historic features inside Viruthodai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Viruthodai Wewa ### Coast and islands 1 island. - Mantivu ### Estates 1 estate. - Elluchchenaimundal 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 Viruthodai 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 Viruthodai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sooriya Medical Center · Madurankuliya 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.90623&mlon=79.82282#map=17/7.90623/79.82282) Bank BOC · Madurankuliya 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91002&mlon=79.82350#map=17/7.91002/79.82350) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Aamila Stores · Puludiviyal 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95303&mlon=79.80747#map=17/7.95303/79.80747) Hotel Combined_House · Karamba 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.97032&mlon=79.79624#map=17/7.97032/79.79624) Mall Cargills Food City · Puttalam South 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02722&mlon=79.83770#map=17/8.02722/79.83770) School Madurankuliya Maha Vidyalaya · Madurankuliya 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.90071&mlon=79.82133#map=17/7.90071/79.82133) College Mercy Education Institute · Madurankuliya 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91837&mlon=79.82642#map=17/7.91837/79.82642) Police station Police Station-Puttalam · Puttalam South 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03035&mlon=79.83466#map=17/8.03035/79.83466) 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 Mundel DS Division - Andimunai - Angunavila - Kadayamotte - Kanamulla North - Kanamulla South - Kandathoduwawa - Karathanvilluwa - Kattakaduwa - Kottanthievu - Kudirippuwa - Madurankuliya - Mangalaeliya - Mukkuthoduwawa - Mundalama - Nallandaluwa - Nawadankulama - Palasola - Palliwasalpaduwa - Perukkuvattan - Poonapitiya - Pubudugama - Pulichchakulama - Puludiviyal - Sameeragama - Sinnapaduwa - Tharakudivilluwa - Udappuwa - Udappuwa - Weerapura - Welusumanapura ## Quick answers - Where is Viruthodai?In Mundel DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Viruthodai?Kadayamotte, Madurankuliya, Nallandaluwa, Palasola, Puludiviyal and Weerapura - How many villages are in Viruthodai?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Viruthodai?Settlements lie between 2 m and 12 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Viruthodai?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Viruthodai?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Viruthodai?Sooriya Medical Center, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Viruthodai?BOC, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Viruthodai?HNB, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Viruthodai?Aamila Stores, about 2.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Viruthodai?LK6218010 (OCHA common operational dataset)