# Kalmadu GN division, Madhu DS Division, Mannar District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/kalmadu/

Grama Niladhari division · Madhu DS Division 

# Kalmadu

Kalmadu is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madhu DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **6.45 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 6.5km²
- 1mapped services
- 64 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kalmadu?

Kalmadu 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 3 other GN divisions: [Echchankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya/echchankulam/), [Kakkayankulam East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/kakkayankulam-east/) and [Kalmadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya/kalmadu/). By area it is the 2152nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Madhu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/). The centre of Kalmadu is about 223 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.8680° N, 80.3917° E. Local names: කල්මඩු .

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 Kalmadu

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kalmadu.

- Uvarkkulam

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 Kalmadu 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 Kalmadu

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Navvy · Palamoddai 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.94583&mlon=80.39232#map=17/8.94583/80.39232) 

Bank BOC · Puthukkulam 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81185&mlon=80.46139#map=17/8.81185/80.46139) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Omanthai 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.84465&mlon=80.49802#map=17/8.84465/80.49802) 

Hotel Apirami Vilas · Nochchimoddai 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.82044&mlon=80.49335#map=17/8.82044/80.49335) 

Mall Newsiri Trade Center · Kebithigollewa 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64089&mlon=80.67040#map=17/8.64089/80.67040) 

School V/Kalmadukulam Unit 2 GMMS · Kalmadu 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.85731&mlon=80.39030#map=17/8.85731/80.39030) 

College Vavuniya Campus · Pampaimadu 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.78333&mlon=80.41669#map=17/8.78333/80.41669) 

Police station Echchankulam Police Post · Echchankulam 6.9 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 Kalmadu

Places mapped inside Kalmadu 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
- Kakkayankulam West
- Keerisuddan
- Madhu
- Maluvarayarkaddayadampan
- Mathakiramam
- Palampiddy
- Pannavedduvan
- Parasankulam
- Periya-Pandivirichchan East
- Periya-Pandivirichchan West
- Periyamurippu
- Poomalarnthan
- Thekkam
- Vilathikulam

## Quick answers

- Where is Kalmadu?In Madhu DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kalmadu?Echchankulam, Kakkayankulam East and Kalmadu
- How many villages are in Kalmadu?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Kalmadu?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kalmadu?Navvy, about 8.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kalmadu?BOC, about 9.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kalmadu?Lanka IOC, about 12 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kalmadu?LK4209030 (OCHA common operational dataset)