# Kaththankulam GN division, Manthai West DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/kaththankulam/ Grama Niladhari division · Manthai West DS Division # Kaththankulam Kaththankulam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **4.87 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.9km² - 1mapped services - 12 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kaththankulam? Kaththankulam lies in [Manthai West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Karunkandal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/karunkandal/), [Karunkandal Vannakulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/karunkandal-vannakulam/), [Palaiperumalkaddu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/palaiperumalkaddu/), [Palikuli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/palikuli/), [Parappankandal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/parappankandal/), [Vaddakandal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/vaddakandal/) and [Vannamottai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/vannamottai/). By area it is the 3039th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Manthai West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/). The centre of Kaththankulam is about 219 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.8997° N, 80.0195° E. Local names: කාත්තාන්කුලම් . 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 Kaththankulam Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kaththankulam. - Alankulam 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 Kaththankulam 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 Kaththankulam Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Adampan · Adampan 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.94333&mlon=79.99668#map=17/8.94333/79.99668) 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 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.89301&mlon=79.99204#map=17/8.89301/79.99204) Hotel Oasis Wings Hotel · Achchankulam 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83188&mlon=79.96340#map=17/8.83188/79.96340) School Mn/Karunkandal RCTMV · Kaththankulam 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.90807&mlon=80.01399#map=17/8.90807/80.01399) College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.15625#map=17/9.10210/80.15625) Police station Silawaththai Police · Chilavathurai 18 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 Kaththankulam Places mapped inside Kaththankulam 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 Manthai West DS Division - Adampan - Alkaddiveli - Andankulam - Anthoniyarpuram - Aththimoddai - Illupaikadavai - Kalliyadi - Kannady - Karunkandal - Karunkandal Vannakulam - Kayanagar - Koorai - Kovilkulam - Maligaithidal - Minnukkan - Nedunkandal - Palaiperumalkaddu - Palaiyadiputhukulam - Paliaru - Palikuli - Pallamadhu - Pappamoddai - Parappukadanthan East - Parappukadanthan West - Periyamadhu East - Periyamadhu West - Sornapuri - Thevanpiddy - Vaddakandal - Veddayarmurrippu - Vellankulam - Vidathaltheevu Central - Vidathaltheevu East - Vidathaltheevu North - Vidathaltheevu West ## Quick answers - Where is Kaththankulam?In Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kaththankulam?Karunkandal, Karunkandal Vannakulam, Palaiperumalkaddu, Palikuli, Parappankandal, Vaddakandal and Vannamottai - How many villages are in Kaththankulam?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kaththankulam?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Kaththankulam?Divisional Hospital Adampan, about 5.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kaththankulam?Bank of Ceylon, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kaththankulam?Ceypetco, about 3.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kaththankulam?LK4206165 (OCHA common operational dataset)