# Kakkayankulam West GN division, Madhu DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/kakkayankulam-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Madhu DS Division # Kakkayankulam West Kakkayankulam West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madhu DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **3.55 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.5km² - 1mapped services - 71 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kakkayankulam West? Kakkayankulam West lies in [Madhu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/), [Mannar District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/), [Northern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 4 other GN divisions: [Iranailluppaikulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/iranailluppaikulam/), [Kakkayankulam East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/kakkayankulam-east/), [Velankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya/velankulam/) and [Vilathikulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/vilathikulam/). By area it is the 4225th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Madhu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/). The centre of Kakkayankulam West is about 222 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.8613° N, 80.3637° E. Local names: කාකයාන්කුලම් බටහි . 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 Kakkayankulam West Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Kakkayankulam West. - Iranai Illupaikkulam - Sinna Arasankulam 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). ## Weather in Kakkayankulam West and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mannar District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,093 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (269 mm) and the driest Jun (14 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 25 53 Feb 26 40 Mar 28 45 Apr 29 88 May 29 75 Jun 29 14 Jul 28 17 Aug 28 39 Sep 28 58 Oct 28 199 Nov 27 269 Dec 26 196 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kakkayankulam West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Poovarasankulam · Velankulam 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.77862&mlon=80.34675#map=17/8.77862/80.34675) Bank BOC · Puthukkulam 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81185&mlon=80.46139#map=17/8.81185/80.46139) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Nelukkulam 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.76128&mlon=80.44004#map=17/8.76128/80.44004) Hotel Apirami Vilas · Nochchimoddai 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.82044&mlon=80.49335#map=17/8.82044/80.49335) School Mn/Iranaiillupaikulam GTMS · Kakkayankulam West 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.85256&mlon=80.36124#map=17/8.85256/80.36124) College Vavuniya Campus · Pampaimadu 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.78333&mlon=80.41669#map=17/8.78333/80.41669) Police station Echchankulam Police Post · Echchankulam 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.82529&mlon=80.43758#map=17/8.82529/80.43758) 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 Kakkayankulam West Places mapped inside Kakkayankulam West 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 Madhu DS Division - Iranailluppaikulam - Kakkayankulam East - Kalmadu - Keerisuddan - Madhu - Maluvarayarkaddayadampan - Mathakiramam - Palampiddy - Pannavedduvan - Parasankulam - Periya-Pandivirichchan East - Periya-Pandivirichchan West - Periyamurippu - Poomalarnthan - Thekkam - Vilathikulam ## Quick answers - Where is Kakkayankulam West?In Madhu DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kakkayankulam West?Iranailluppaikulam, Kakkayankulam East, Velankulam and Vilathikulam - How many villages are in Kakkayankulam West?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kakkayankulam West?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Kakkayankulam West?Divisional Hospital Poovarasankulam, about 9.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kakkayankulam West?BOC, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kakkayankulam West?Lanka IOC, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kakkayankulam West?LK4209035 (OCHA common operational dataset)