# Madduvilnadu West GN division, Poonakary DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/madduvilnadu-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Poonakary DS Division # Madduvilnadu West Madduvilnadu West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Poonakary DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province. It covers **9.53 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 9.5km² - 8mapped services - 3 mtypical elevation ## Where is Madduvilnadu West? Madduvilnadu West lies in [Poonakary DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Gnanimadam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/gnanimadam/), [Madduvilnadu East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/madduvilnadu-east/), [Pallikuda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/pallikuda/) and [Paramankirai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/paramankirai/). By area it is the 1293rd largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Poonakary DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/). The centre of Madduvilnadu West is about 289 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.5078° N, 80.1948° E. Local names: මට්ටුවිල්නාඩු බටහ . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Know before you go: Madduvilnadu West - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Jaffna International Airport (JAF) · Jaffna34 km - China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee153 km ### Nearest railway station Chavakachcheri (Nunavil East), about 17 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:49) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:17, sunset around 17:51). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Madduvilnadu West Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Madduvilnadu West. Settlements here lie between about 2 m and 5 m above sea level (median 3 m). - Chittankurichchi - Madduvilnadu - Pooneryn 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 Madduvilnadu West Named natural and historic features inside Madduvilnadu West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 reservoirs and tanks. - Nakara Kulam - Nallatanni Kulam - Sinneyeli Kulam - Thali Kulam - Thali 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 Madduvilnadu West 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 Madduvilnadu West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Poonakary Divisional Hospital · Madduvilnadu West 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.50742&mlon=80.20808#map=17/9.50742/80.20808) Bank BOC · Madduvilnadu West 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.50470&mlon=80.21143#map=17/9.50470/80.21143) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Ariyalai Center West 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66107&mlon=80.03878#map=17/9.66107/80.03878) Petrol pump Poonakary MPCS · Madduvilnadu West 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.50621&mlon=80.20975#map=17/9.50621/80.20975) Hotel omus · Chavakachcheri Town 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.65943&mlon=80.16378#map=17/9.65943/80.16378) Mall Johns Complex · Jaffna Town East 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66128&mlon=80.02436#map=17/9.66128/80.02436) School KN/Poonakary Central College,Poonakary · Madduvilnadu West 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.50605&mlon=80.19714#map=17/9.50605/80.19714) College J/ Chavakachcheri Hindu College · Nunavil East 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.65000&mlon=80.15000#map=17/9.65000/80.15000) Police station Chavakachcheri Police · Nunavil West 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66655&mlon=80.13246#map=17/9.66655/80.13246) 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 Madduvilnadu West Places mapped inside Madduvilnadu West in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks1 - Petrol pumps2 - Schools3 - Restaurants1 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 Poonakary DS Division - Alankeni - Cheddiakurichchi - Gnanimadam - Iranaithivu - Jeyapuram North - Jeyapuram South - Kariyalainagapaduvan - Kiranchi - Kollakuruchchi - Kowtharimunai - Madduvilnadu East - Mulankavil - Nachchikuda - Nallur - Pallavarayankattu - Pallikuda - Paramankirai - Ponnaveli ## Quick answers - Where is Madduvilnadu West?In Poonakary DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Madduvilnadu West?Gnanimadam, Madduvilnadu East, Pallikuda and Paramankirai - What time zone is Madduvilnadu West in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Madduvilnadu West?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Madduvilnadu West?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Madduvilnadu West?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Madduvilnadu West?Settlements lie between 2 m and 5 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Madduvilnadu West?5 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Madduvilnadu West?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Madduvilnadu West?Poonakary Divisional Hospital, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Madduvilnadu West?BOC, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Madduvilnadu West?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Madduvilnadu West?Poonakary MPCS, about 1.6 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Madduvilnadu West?1 mapped - How many banks are in Madduvilnadu West?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Madduvilnadu West?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Madduvilnadu West?LK4512060 (OCHA common operational dataset)