# Kantharmadam South West GN division, Nallur DS Division

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/kantharmadam-south-west/

Grama Niladhari division · Nallur DS Division 

# Kantharmadam South West

Kantharmadam South West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Nallur DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province. It covers **0.33 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.3km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Kantharmadam South West?

Kantharmadam South West lies in [Nallur DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/), [Jaffna District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/), [Northern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Chirampiyadi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/jaffna/chirampiyadi/), [Grand Bazaar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/jaffna/grand-bazaar/), [Kantharmadam North East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/kantharmadam-north-east/), [Kantharmadam North West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/kantharmadam-north-west/), [Kantharmadam South East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/kantharmadam-south-east/), [Vannarponnai N.E. (North)](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/vannarponnai-n-e-north/) and [Vannarponnai N.E. (South)](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/vannarponnai-n-e-south/). By area it is the 13221st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Nallur DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/). The centre of Kantharmadam South West is about 305 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.6758° N, 80.0187° E. Local names: කන්තර්මඩම් නිරිත .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Kantharmadam South West and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Jaffna District, the warmest month is Apr (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,144 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (293 mm) and the driest Jun (21 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 45 

Feb 27 33 

Mar 28 39 

Apr 30 75 

May 30 78 

Jun 29 21 

Jul 29 24 

Aug 29 50 

Sep 28 73 

Oct 28 210 

Nov 27 293 

Dec 26 202 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kantharmadam South West

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Venus Speciality Hospital · Kantharmadam South East 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.67369&mlon=80.02046#map=17/9.67369/80.02046) 

Bank National Servings Bank · Grand Bazaar 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.67378&mlon=80.01186#map=17/9.67378/80.01186) 

ATM HNB ATM · Nallur South 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.67326&mlon=80.02886#map=17/9.67326/80.02886) 

Petrol pump S.V.Murugesu Thinnaveli · Thirunelvely West 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.68287&mlon=80.02511#map=17/9.68287/80.02511) 

Hotel Thambu Illam · Vannarponnai N.E. (South) 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.67813&mlon=80.01693#map=17/9.67813/80.01693) 

Mall Yarl IT · Grand Bazaar 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.67127&mlon=80.01257#map=17/9.67127/80.01257) 

School J/Hindu Ladies Primary School · Kantharmadam North West 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.67941&mlon=80.01890#map=17/9.67941/80.01890) 

College Ilankai Venthan Arts College ( Wedding and Cultural Hall) · Vannarponnai N.E. (South) 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.67677&mlon=80.01539#map=17/9.67677/80.01539) 

Police station Jaffna Police · Fort 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66363&mlon=80.01325#map=17/9.66363/80.01325) 

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 Kantharmadam South West

Places mapped inside Kantharmadam South West in open map data, by type.

- Dental clinics1

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 Nallur DS Division

- Ariyalai Center West
- Ariyalai Centre
- Ariyalai Centre North
- Ariyalai Centre South
- Ariyalai East
- Ariyalai North West
- Ariyalai S. W. (East)
- Ariyalai South West
- Iyanar Kovilady
- Kantharmadam North East
- Kantharmadam North West
- Kantharmadam South East
- Kokuvil Centre East
- Kokuvil Centre West
- Kokuvil East
- Kokuvil North East
- Kokuvil North West
- Kokuvil South East
- Kokuvil South West
- Kokuvil West
- Kondavil Centre East
- Kondavil Centre West
- Kondavil North East
- Kondavil North West
- Kondavil South East
- Kondavil South West
- Nallur North
- Nallur Rajathani
- Nallur South
- Sangiliyan Thoppu
- Thirunelvely Centre North
- Thirunelvely Centre South
- Thirunelvely North East
- Thirunelvely South East
- Thirunelvely West
- Vannarponnai N.E. (North)
- Vannarponnai N.E. (South)
- Vannarponnai N.W. (North)
- Vannarponnai N.W. (West)

## Quick answers

- Where is Kantharmadam South West?In Nallur DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kantharmadam South West?Chirampiyadi, Grand Bazaar, Kantharmadam North East, Kantharmadam North West, Kantharmadam South East, Vannarponnai N.E. (North) and Vannarponnai N.E. (South)
- What is the best time to visit Kantharmadam South West?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kantharmadam South West?Venus Speciality Hospital, about 0.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kantharmadam South West?National Servings Bank, about 0.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kantharmadam South West?HNB ATM, about 1.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kantharmadam South West?S.V.Murugesu Thinnaveli, about 1.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kantharmadam South West?LK4133080 (OCHA common operational dataset)