# Keerisuddan GN division, Madhu DS Division, Mannar District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/keerisuddan/ Grama Niladhari division · Madhu DS Division # Keerisuddan Keerisuddan is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madhu DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **33.1 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 33.1km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Keerisuddan? Keerisuddan 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 6 other GN divisions: [Iranailluppaikulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/iranailluppaikulam/), [Moonrumurippu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/moonrumurippu/), [Naddankandal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/naddankandal/), [Palampiddy](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/palampiddy/), [Parasankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/parasankulam/) and [Periya-Pandivirichchan West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/periya-pandivirichchan-west/). By area it is the 228th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.9% of [Madhu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/). The centre of Keerisuddan is about 226 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.9266° N, 80.2522° E. Local names: කීරිසුඩ්ඩාන් . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Keerisuddan Named natural and historic features inside Keerisuddan, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 reservoirs and tanks. - Chakkili Kulam - Karampaik Kulam - Kirichuddan Kulam - Marankandai Kulam - Naravi Kulam - Pandikkaltukki 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 Keerisuddan 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 Keerisuddan Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Navvy · Palamoddai 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.94583&mlon=80.39232#map=17/8.94583/80.39232) Bank BOC · Poovarasankulam 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.75264&mlon=80.36495#map=17/8.75264/80.36495) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Poomalarnthan 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.77035&mlon=80.15428#map=17/8.77035/80.15428) Hotel Palmyrah Garden · Poomalarnthan 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.77110&mlon=80.15313#map=17/8.77110/80.15313) School Mn/Keerisuddan GTMS · Keerisuddan 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.90857&mlon=80.26164#map=17/8.90857/80.26164) College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.15625#map=17/9.10210/80.15625) Police station Sector 4 Police Post · Velankulam 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.76576&mlon=80.30476#map=17/8.76576/80.30476) 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 Keerisuddan Places mapped inside Keerisuddan 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 - Kalmadu - Madhu - Maluvarayarkaddayadampan - Mathakiramam - Palampiddy - Pannavedduvan - Parasankulam - Periya-Pandivirichchan East - Periya-Pandivirichchan West - Periyamurippu - Poomalarnthan - Thekkam - Vilathikulam ## Quick answers - Where is Keerisuddan?In Madhu DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Keerisuddan?Iranailluppaikulam, Moonrumurippu, Naddankandal, Palampiddy, Parasankulam and Periya-Pandivirichchan West - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Keerisuddan?6 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Keerisuddan?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Keerisuddan?Navvy, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Keerisuddan?BOC, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Keerisuddan?Ceypetco, about 20 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Keerisuddan?LK4209010 (OCHA common operational dataset)