# Mathoddam GN division, Mannar Town DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/mathoddam/ Grama Niladhari division · Mannar Town DS Division # Mathoddam Mathoddam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **1.78 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.8km² - 1mapped services - 9 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mathoddam? Mathoddam lies in [Mannar Town DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/), [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: [Ilahadipiddy](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/ilahadipiddy/), [Ilanthaimoddai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/ilanthaimoddai/), [Kanchithalvu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/kanchithalvu/), [Uyilankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/uyilankulam/), [Uyirtharasankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/uyirtharasankulam/) and [Vannamottai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/vannamottai/). By area it is the 7516th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Mannar Town DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/). The centre of Mathoddam is about 216 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.8765° N, 79.9899° E. Local names: මාතෝට්ටම් . 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 Mathoddam Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Mathoddam. - Manalkulam 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 Mathoddam 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 Mathoddam Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Ayurvedic Hospital, Mannar · Naruvilikkulam 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.87444&mlon=79.93694#map=17/8.87444/79.93694) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Uppukulam South 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97746&mlon=79.91567#map=17/8.97746/79.91567) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Uyilankulam 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.89301&mlon=79.99204#map=17/8.89301/79.99204) Hotel Oasis Wings Hotel · Achchankulam 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83188&mlon=79.96340#map=17/8.83188/79.96340) School Mn/Illukadipiddy RCTMS · Ilahadipiddy 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.87272&mlon=79.98377#map=17/8.87272/79.98377) College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.15625#map=17/9.10210/80.15625) Police station Silawaththai Police · Chilavathurai 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.74682&mlon=79.95486#map=17/8.74682/79.95486) 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 Mathoddam Places mapped inside Mathoddam 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 Mannar Town DS Division - Eluthur - Emilnagar - Erukkalampiddy Centre - Erukkalampiddy East - Erukkalampiddy North - Erukkalampiddy South - Erukkalampiddy West - Kaddukarankudiyiruppu - Kallikattaikadu - Moor Street - Nagathalvu - Neelasenai - Olaithoduwai - Pallimunai East - Pallimunai West - Panankaddikoddu East - Panankaddikoddu West - Parappankandal - Pattithoddam - Periyakadai - Periyakarisal - Periyanavatkulam - Pesalai North - Pesalai South - Pesalai West - Pettah - Puthukkamam - Puthukudiyiruppu - Savatkaddu - Sinnakadai - Siruthoppu - Southbar - Talaimannar North - Talaimannar South - Thalaimannar - Thalaimannar Pier East - Thalaimannar Pier West - Thalvupadu - Tharapuram East - Tharapuram West - Thiruketheeswaram - Thoddaveli - Thullukudiyiruppu - Uppukulam North - Uppukulam South - Uyilankulam - Uyirtharasankulam - Vannamottai ## Quick answers - Where is Mathoddam?In Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mathoddam?Ilahadipiddy, Ilanthaimoddai, Kanchithalvu, Uyilankulam, Uyirtharasankulam and Vannamottai - How many villages are in Mathoddam?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Mathoddam?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Mathoddam?District Ayurvedic Hospital, Mannar, about 5.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mathoddam?Bank of Ceylon, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mathoddam?Ceypetco, about 1.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mathoddam?LK4203215 (OCHA common operational dataset)