# Uduththurai GN division, Vadamaradchchi East DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchchi-east/uduththurai/ Grama Niladhari division · Vadamaradchchi East DS Division # Uduththurai Uduththurai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Vadamaradchchi East DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province. It covers **4.97 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.0km² - 1mapped services - 9 mtypical elevation ## Where is Uduththurai? Uduththurai lies in [Vadamaradchchi East DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchchi-east/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Aliyavalai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchchi-east/aliyavalai/), [Iyakkachchi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/pachchilaipalli/iyakkachchi/), [Muhavil](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/pachchilaipalli/muhavil/) and [Vaththirayan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchchi-east/vaththirayan/). By area it is the 2961st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Vadamaradchchi East DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchchi-east/). The centre of Uduththurai is about 303 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.5989° N, 80.4301° E. Local names: උඩුත්තුරෙයි . 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 Uduththurai Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Uduththurai. Settlements here lie between about 9 m and 10 m above sea level (median 9 m). - Aaliyavalai - Aliyavalai - Uduthurai - Vathirayan 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 Uduththurai Named natural and historic features inside Uduththurai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Verodukeni Kulam ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Taunton 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 Uduththurai 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 Uduththurai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital - Maruthankerny · Maruthankarny 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.62204&mlon=80.39682#map=17/9.62204/80.39682) Bank Bank Of Ceylon Maruthankerny · Maruthankarny 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.62175&mlon=80.39565#map=17/9.62175/80.39565) ATM NSB · Kilinochchi Town 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.40701&mlon=80.40819#map=17/9.40701/80.40819) Petrol pump Alvapillai Santharuban · Iyakkachchi 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.55492&mlon=80.39982#map=17/9.55492/80.39982) Hotel ReeCha World · Iyakkachchi 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.57083&mlon=80.40627#map=17/9.57083/80.40627) Mall Lingam shop · Imayanan 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.80538&mlon=80.17915#map=17/9.80538/80.17915) School J/Uduthurai Maha Vidyalayam · Uduththurai 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.60454&mlon=80.42098#map=17/9.60454/80.42098) College Kn/ Tharumapuram Central College · Tharmapuram East 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.40841&mlon=80.52342#map=17/9.40841/80.52342) Police station Police Post Maruthankerny · Maruthankarny 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.62301&mlon=80.39737#map=17/9.62301/80.39737) 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 Uduththurai Places mapped inside Uduththurai in open map data, by type. - 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 Vadamaradchchi East DS Division - Aliyavalai - Ampan - Chempiyanpattu North - Chempiyanpattu South - Chundikulam - Kudaththanai - Kudaththanai Karaiyoor - Manatkadu - Maruthankarny - Mulliyan - Nagarkovil East - Nagarkovil South - Nagarkovil West - Pokkaruppu - Potpathi - Vaththirayan - Vettilaikerny ## Quick answers - Where is Uduththurai?In Vadamaradchchi East DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Uduththurai?Aliyavalai, Iyakkachchi, Muhavil and Vaththirayan - How many villages are in Uduththurai?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Uduththurai?Settlements lie between 9 m and 10 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Uduththurai?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Uduththurai?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Uduththurai?Divisional Hospital - Maruthankerny, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Uduththurai?Bank Of Ceylon Maruthankerny, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Uduththurai?NSB, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Uduththurai?Alvapillai Santharuban, about 5.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Uduththurai?LK4124065 (OCHA common operational dataset)