# Marichchukkaddi GN division, Musali DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/marichchukkaddi/

Grama Niladhari division · Musali DS Division 

# Marichchukkaddi

Marichchukkaddi is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Musali DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **6.31 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 6.3km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Marichchukkaddi?

Marichchukkaddi lies in [Musali DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Karadikkuli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/karadikkuli/), [Mullikulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/mullikulam/), [Palaikuli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/palaikuli/), [Pukkulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/vanathavilluwa/pukkulama/) and [Ralmaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/vanathavilluwa/ralmaduwa/). By area it is the 2216th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Musali DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/). The centre of Marichchukkaddi is about 184 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.5838° N, 79.9445° E. Local names: මරිචුක්කට්ටි .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Marichchukkaddi 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
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- Aug
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- Nov
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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 Marichchukkaddi

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital எலும்பு முறிவு சிகிச்சை நிலையம் · Kalimoddai Puliyankulam 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81410&mlon=80.02315#map=17/8.81410/80.02315) 

Petrol pump Estación Delta · Kukulkatuwa 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.44086&mlon=80.04728#map=17/8.44086/80.04728) 

Hotel Taru Villas Villu - Wilpattu · Ralmaduwa 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.44973&mlon=80.01318#map=17/8.44973/80.01318) 

School Mn/Palaikuli GMMS · Palaikuli 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58010&mlon=79.95226#map=17/8.58010/79.95226) 

College PTE LABS · Ittikulama 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48586&mlon=80.07701#map=17/8.48586/80.07701) 

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 Marichchukkaddi

Places mapped inside Marichchukkaddi 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 Musali DS Division

- Ahathimurippu
- Arippu East
- Arippu West
- Chilavathurai
- Karadikkuli
- Kokkupadayan
- Kondachchi
- Koolankulam
- Marudhamadu
- Methanveli
- Mullikulam
- Palaikuli
- Pandaraveli
- Periyapullachchi Potkerni
- Poonochchikulam
- Puthuveli
- Saveriyarpuram
- Sinnapullachchi Potkerni
- Veppankulam

## Quick answers

- Where is Marichchukkaddi?In Musali DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Marichchukkaddi?Karadikkuli, Mullikulam, Palaikuli, Pukkulama and Ralmaduwa
- What is the best time to visit Marichchukkaddi?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Marichchukkaddi?எலும்பு முறிவு சிகிச்சை நிலையம், about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Marichchukkaddi?Estación Delta, about 19 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Marichchukkaddi?LK4215100 (OCHA common operational dataset)