# Marikkar Street GN division, Puttalam DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/puttalam/marikkar-street/ Grama Niladhari division · Puttalam DS Division # Marikkar Street Marikkar Street is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Puttalam DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **4.89 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.9km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Marikkar Street? Marikkar Street lies in [Puttalam DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/puttalam/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Manalthivu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/puttalam/manalthivu/), [Mullipuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/puttalam/mullipuram/), [Parana Jumma Palli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/puttalam/parana-jumma-palli/), [Pudukudirippuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/puttalam/pudukudirippuwa/), [Puttalam East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/puttalam/puttalam-east/), [Puttalam North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/puttalam/puttalam-north/) and [Sirambiadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/puttalam/sirambiadiya/). By area it is the 3015th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.8% of [Puttalam DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/puttalam/). The centre of Marikkar Street is about 125 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.0559° N, 79.8468° E. Local names: මරික්කාර් වීදිය . 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: Marikkar Street - 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) · Colombo97 km - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo137 km ### Nearest railway station Noor Nagar (Puttalam East), about 2.3 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:52) 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 2026-11-03](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. ## Landscape and landmarks of Marikkar Street Named natural and historic features inside Marikkar Street, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Nedun 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 Marikkar Street 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 Marikkar Street Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kuwait Hospital · Puttalam East 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05083&mlon=79.83573#map=17/8.05083/79.83573) Bank BOC · Puttalam South 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02926&mlon=79.83301#map=17/8.02926/79.83301) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Thiladiya 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00630&mlon=79.83854#map=17/8.00630/79.83854) Hotel Senathilaka guest house · Puttalam South 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02744&mlon=79.83676#map=17/8.02744/79.83676) Mall Cargills Food City · Puttalam South 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02722&mlon=79.83770#map=17/8.02722/79.83770) School President's Science College · Pudukudirippuwa 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04149&mlon=79.82811#map=17/8.04149/79.82811) College Puttalam Zahira · Manalthivu 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05303&mlon=79.82908#map=17/8.05303/79.82908) Police station Police Station-Puttalam · Puttalam South 3.1 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Marikkar Street Places mapped inside Marikkar Street in open map data, by type. - Restaurants2 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 Puttalam DS Division - Attavilluwa - Attavilluwa Central - Bodhirajapura - Kaladiya - Manalthivu - Mullipuram - Nelumwewa - Palaviya - Parana Jumma Palli - Periyapalli Kudiyiruppuwa - Pottuvilluwa - Pudukudirippuwa - Puttalam East - Puttalam North - Puttalam South - Rathmalyaya - Sella Kandal - Senakudirippuwa - Sirambiadiya - Thammennagama - Thiladiya ## Quick answers - Where is Marikkar Street?In Puttalam DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Marikkar Street?Manalthivu, Mullipuram, Parana Jumma Palli, Pudukudirippuwa, Puttalam East, Puttalam North and Sirambiadiya - What time zone is Marikkar Street in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Marikkar Street?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Marikkar Street?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Marikkar Street?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Marikkar Street?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Marikkar Street?Kuwait Hospital, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Marikkar Street?BOC, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Marikkar Street?HNB, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Marikkar Street?Ceypetco, about 5.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Marikkar Street?LK6215025 (OCHA common operational dataset)