# Puthumurippu GN division, Karachchi DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/puthumurippu/ Grama Niladhari division · Karachchi DS Division # Puthumurippu Puthumurippu is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Karachchi DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province. It covers **7.20 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.2km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Puthumurippu? Puthumurippu 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 8 other GN divisions: [Kanakapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/kanakapuram/), [Konavil](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/konavil/), [Krishnapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/krishnapuram/), [Selvanagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/selvanagar/), [Sivanagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/sivanagar/), [Urithirapuram East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/urithirapuram-east/), [Urithirapuram West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/urithirapuram-west/) and [Uttupulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/uttupulam/). By area it is the 1844th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Karachchi DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/). The centre of Puthumurippu is about 276 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.3713° N, 80.3493° E. Local names: පුදුමුරිප්පු . 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 Puthumurippu Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Puthumurippu. - Puthumurippu 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 Puthumurippu Named natural and historic features inside Puthumurippu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Pudumurippu 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 Puthumurippu 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 Puthumurippu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital, Urthipuram · Urithirapuram East 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.39293&mlon=80.35830#map=17/9.39293/80.35830) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Uthayanagar East 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38341&mlon=80.40523#map=17/9.38341/80.40523) ATM Commercial · Uthayanagar East 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38341&mlon=80.40521#map=17/9.38341/80.40521) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Kilinochchi Town 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.39316&mlon=80.40790#map=17/9.39316/80.40790) Hotel Solaivanam Hotel · Uthayanagar West 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38162&mlon=80.39799#map=17/9.38162/80.39799) School Kn/Puthumurippu Vigneswara Vidyalayam · Puthumurippu 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.37168&mlon=80.35284#map=17/9.37168/80.35284) College Department of Information and Communication Technology - SLGTI · Thondamannagar 6.5 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 6.8 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 Puthumurippu Places mapped inside Puthumurippu 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 - Maruthanagar - Mavadiyamman - Mayavanoor - Pannankandy - Periyaparanthan - Ponnagar - 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 Puthumurippu?In Karachchi DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Puthumurippu?Kanakapuram, Konavil, Krishnapuram, Selvanagar, Sivanagar, Urithirapuram East, Urithirapuram West and Uttupulam - How many villages are in Puthumurippu?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Puthumurippu?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Puthumurippu?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Puthumurippu?Divisional Hospital, Urthipuram, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Puthumurippu?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 6.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Puthumurippu?Commercial, about 6.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Puthumurippu?Lanka Filling Station, about 6.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Puthumurippu?LK4509115 (OCHA common operational dataset)