# Vaththirayan GN division, Vadamaradchchi East DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchchi-east/vaththirayan/ Grama Niladhari division · Vadamaradchchi East DS Division # Vaththirayan Vaththirayan is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Vadamaradchchi East DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province. It covers **4.65 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.7km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Vaththirayan? Vaththirayan 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: [Maruthankarny](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchchi-east/maruthankarny/), [Masar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/pachchilaipalli/masar/), [Muhavil](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/pachchilaipalli/muhavil/) and [Uduththurai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchchi-east/uduththurai/). By area it is the 3181st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Vadamaradchchi East DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchchi-east/). The centre of Vaththirayan is about 304 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.6076° N, 80.4129° E. Local names: වත්තිරායන් . 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 Vaththirayan Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Vaththirayan. - Maruthadikulam - Uduththurai - Vaththiraayan 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 Vaththirayan Named natural and historic features inside Vaththirayan, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Murutadi 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 Vaththirayan 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 Vaththirayan Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital - Maruthankerny · Maruthankarny 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.62204&mlon=80.39682#map=17/9.62204/80.39682) Bank Bank Of Ceylon Maruthankerny · Maruthankarny 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.62175&mlon=80.39565#map=17/9.62175/80.39565) ATM NSB · Kilinochchi Town 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.40701&mlon=80.40819#map=17/9.40701/80.40819) Petrol pump Alvapillai Santharuban · Iyakkachchi 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.55492&mlon=80.39982#map=17/9.55492/80.39982) Hotel ReeCha World · Iyakkachchi 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.57083&mlon=80.40627#map=17/9.57083/80.40627) Mall Lingam shop · Imayanan 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.80538&mlon=80.17915#map=17/9.80538/80.17915) School J/Maruthankerni HTMS · Vaththirayan 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.61248&mlon=80.40893#map=17/9.61248/80.40893) College J/Meesalai Veerasingam Central College · Ramavil 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.67820&mlon=80.19812#map=17/9.67820/80.19812) Police station Police Post Maruthankerny · Maruthankarny 2.4 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 Vaththirayan Places mapped inside Vaththirayan 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 - Uduththurai - Vettilaikerny ## Quick answers - Where is Vaththirayan?In Vadamaradchchi East DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Vaththirayan?Maruthankarny, Masar, Muhavil and Uduththurai - How many villages are in Vaththirayan?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Vaththirayan?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Vaththirayan?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Vaththirayan?Divisional Hospital - Maruthankerny, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Vaththirayan?Bank Of Ceylon Maruthankerny, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Vaththirayan?NSB, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Vaththirayan?Alvapillai Santharuban, about 6.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Vaththirayan?LK4124060 (OCHA common operational dataset)