# Iddaikurichchi GN division – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/thenmaradchi-chavakachcheri/iddaikurichchi/ Grama Niladhari division · Thenmaradchi (Chavakachcheri) DS Division # Iddaikurichchi Iddaikurichchi is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thenmaradchi (Chavakachcheri) DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province. It covers **4.41 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.4km² - 2mapped services - 12 mtypical elevation ## Where is Iddaikurichchi? Iddaikurichchi lies in [Thenmaradchi (Chavakachcheri) DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/thenmaradchi-chavakachcheri/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Kapputhu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchchi-south-west-karaveddy/kapputhu/), [Karambaikkurichchi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/thenmaradchi-chavakachcheri/karambaikkurichchi/), [Maaseri](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/thenmaradchi-chavakachcheri/maaseri/), [Navatkadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/thenmaradchi-chavakachcheri/navatkadu/), [Thunnalai South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchchi-south-west-karaveddy/thunnalai-south/) and [Varani North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/thenmaradchi-chavakachcheri/varani-north/). By area it is the 3375th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Thenmaradchi (Chavakachcheri) DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/thenmaradchi-chavakachcheri/). The centre of Iddaikurichchi is about 314 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.7315° N, 80.2322° E. Local names: ඉඩයිකුරිච්චි . 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 Iddaikurichchi Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Iddaikurichchi. - Idaikurichchy - Karampaikkurichchi - Varany 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 Iddaikurichchi Named natural and historic features inside Iddaikurichchi, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Makandasitti 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 Iddaikurichchi 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 Iddaikurichchi Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Varany · Iddaikurichchi 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.72960&mlon=80.22616#map=17/9.72960/80.22616) Bank People's Bank · Kodikamam North 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.68155&mlon=80.22032#map=17/9.68155/80.22032) ATM Bank of Ceylon ATM · Kankesanthurai Centre 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.81456&mlon=80.04406#map=17/9.81456/80.04406) Petrol pump Thanmaradchchi East MPCS · Kodikamam North 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.68181&mlon=80.22020#map=17/9.68181/80.22020) Hotel Kbs golden house · Puloly South 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.79931&mlon=80.24038#map=17/9.79931/80.24038) Mall Lingam shop · Imayanan 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.80538&mlon=80.17915#map=17/9.80538/80.17915) School J/Idaikkurichi Sri Subramaninia Vidyalayam · Iddaikurichchi 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.72716&mlon=80.23206#map=17/9.72716/80.23206) College J/Meesalai Veerasingam Central College · Ramavil 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.67820&mlon=80.19812#map=17/9.67820/80.19812) Police station Police Station Point Pedro · Point Pedro 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.82626&mlon=80.23336#map=17/9.82626/80.23336) 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 Iddaikurichchi Places mapped inside Iddaikurichchi in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools1 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 Thenmaradchi (Chavakachcheri) DS Division - Allarai - Chandrapuram - Chavakachcheri North - Chavakachcheri Town - Eluthumadduval North - Eluthumadduval South - Kachchai - Kaithady Centre - Kaithady East - Kaithady Navatkuli - Kaithady North - Kaithady Nunavil - Kaithady South - Kaithady South East - Kaithady West - Kalvayal - Karambaikkurichchi - Karampaham - Ketpeli - Kodikamam Centre - Kodikamam North - Kodikamam South - Kovilakandy - Kovilkudyiruppu - Kudamiyan - LK4130000 - Maaseri - Madduvil Centre - Madduvil East - Madduvil North - Madduvil Nunavil - Manduvil - Manthuvil East - Manthuvil North - Manthuvil West - Maravanpulo - Meesalai East - Meesalai North - Meesalai West - Mirusuvil North - Mirusuvil South - Navatkadu - Navatkuli East - Navatkuli West - Nunavil Centre - Nunavil East - Nunavil West - Palavi - Ramavil - Sangathanai - Sarasalai North - Sarasalai South - Thanankilappu - Thavalai-Iyattalai - Thenmadduvil - Usan - Varani North - Varani-Iyattalai - Vellampokkady - Vidaththalpalai ## Quick answers - Where is Iddaikurichchi?In Thenmaradchi (Chavakachcheri) DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Iddaikurichchi?Kapputhu, Karambaikkurichchi, Maaseri, Navatkadu, Thunnalai South and Varani North - How many villages are in Iddaikurichchi?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Iddaikurichchi?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Iddaikurichchi?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Iddaikurichchi?Divisional Hospital Varany, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Iddaikurichchi?People's Bank, about 5.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Iddaikurichchi?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Iddaikurichchi?Thanmaradchchi East MPCS, about 5.7 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Iddaikurichchi?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Iddaikurichchi?LK4130270 (OCHA common operational dataset)