# Maruthanagar GN division, Karachchi DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/maruthanagar/ Grama Niladhari division · Karachchi DS Division # Maruthanagar Maruthanagar is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Karachchi DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province. It covers **11.6 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 11.6km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Maruthanagar? Maruthanagar lies in [Karachchi DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/), [Kilinochchi District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/), [Northern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Civic Centre](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/civic-centre/), [Kilinochchi Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/kilinochchi-town/), [Pannankandy](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/pannankandy/), [Paranthan Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/kandavalai/paranthan-town/), [Rathinapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/rathinapuram/) and [Thiruvaiaru](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/thiruvaiaru/). By area it is the 996th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.9% of [Karachchi DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/). The centre of Maruthanagar is about 282 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.4036° N, 80.4334° E. Local names: මරුදනගර් . 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 Maruthanagar Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Maruthanagar. - Civic Centre - Pannakandy - Thiruvaiyaru 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 Maruthanagar Named natural and historic features inside Maruthanagar, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Yaddanpallam 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 Maruthanagar and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kilinochchi District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,341 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (311 mm) and the driest Jun (32 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 66 Feb 26 48 Mar 28 48 Apr 29 91 May 29 93 Jun 29 32 Jul 29 38 Aug 29 64 Sep 29 82 Oct 28 225 Nov 27 311 Dec 26 244 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Maruthanagar Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Meena Medical Hospital · Kilinochchi Town 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.39705&mlon=80.40898#map=17/9.39705/80.40898) Bank People's Bank · Kilinochchi Town 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.40159&mlon=80.40838#map=17/9.40159/80.40838) ATM NSB · Kilinochchi Town 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.40701&mlon=80.40819#map=17/9.40701/80.40819) Petrol pump MPCS · Kilinochchi Town 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.40827&mlon=80.40779#map=17/9.40827/80.40779) Hotel Barathi Star Hotel and Hall · Kilinochchi Town 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.40249&mlon=80.40797#map=17/9.40249/80.40797) School Kn/Pannakkandy H.T.M.S · Maruthanagar 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.40613&mlon=80.43819#map=17/9.40613/80.43819) College Department of Information and Communication Technology - SLGTI · Thondamannagar 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.36413&mlon=80.40809#map=17/9.36413/80.40809) Police station Killinochchi Pollice Station · Kilinochchi Town 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.39228&mlon=80.40799#map=17/9.39228/80.40799) 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 Maruthanagar Places mapped inside Maruthanagar 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 Karachchi DS Division - Akkarayankulam - Ambalkulam - Ambalnagar - Anaivilunthankulam - Anandapuram - Barathipuram - Civic Centre - Ganeshapuram - Jeyanthinagar - Kanagampikaikulam - Kanakapuram - Kannagaipuram - Kilinochchi Town - Konavil - Krishnapuram - Malaiyalapuram - Mavadiyamman - Mayavanoor - Pannankandy - Periyaparanthan - Ponnagar - Puthumurippu - Ramanathapuram - Rathinapuram - Selvanagar - Sivanagar - Skandapuram - Thirunagar North - Thirunagar South - Thiruvaiaru - Thiruvaiaru West - Thondamannagar - Urithirapuram East - Urithirapuram North - Urithirapuram West - Uthayanagar East - Uthayanagar West - Uttupulam - Vaddakachchi - Vannerikulam - Vivekanandanagar ## Quick answers - Where is Maruthanagar?In Karachchi DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Maruthanagar?Civic Centre, Kilinochchi Town, Pannankandy, Paranthan Town, Rathinapuram and Thiruvaiaru - How many villages are in Maruthanagar?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Maruthanagar?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Maruthanagar?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Maruthanagar?Meena Medical Hospital, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maruthanagar?People's Bank, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Maruthanagar?NSB, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maruthanagar?MPCS, about 2.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maruthanagar?LK4509080 (OCHA common operational dataset)