# Oddaruththakulam GN division, Manthai East DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/oddaruththakulam/ Grama Niladhari division · Manthai East DS Division # Oddaruththakulam Oddaruththakulam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manthai East DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **40.6 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 40.6km² - 1mapped services - 55 mtypical elevation ## Where is Oddaruththakulam? Oddaruththakulam lies in [Manthai East DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/), [Mullaitivu District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/), [Northern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 10 other GN divisions: [Ampalpuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/ampalpuram/), [Aninchiyankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/aninchiyankulam/), [Iyankankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/iyankankulam/), [Kollavilankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/kollavilankulam/), [Palinagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/palinagar/), [Panikkankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/panikkankulam/), [Pugalenthinagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/pugalenthinagar/), [Therankandal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/therankandal/), [Thirumurukandi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/thirumurukandi/) and [Yogapuram East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/yogapuram-east/). By area it is the 175th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 8.3% of [Manthai East DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/). The centre of Oddaruththakulam is about 254 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.1635° N, 80.3464° E. Local names: ඔඩ්ඩරුත්තකුලම් . 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 Oddaruththakulam Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Oddaruththakulam. - Oddaruttakulam - Vadakadu 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Oddaruththakulam Named natural and historic features inside Oddaruththakulam, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 11 reservoirs and tanks. - Ammivaittan Kulam - Chamalan Kulam - Kali Kulam - Kuddupidita Kulam - Kumilan Kulam - Naval Kulam - Pulikutti Kulam - Puliyan Kulam - Puliyan Kulam - Uluvian Kulam - Vanna 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 Oddaruththakulam and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mullaitivu District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,334 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (296 mm) and the driest Jun (23 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 80 Feb 26 61 Mar 28 56 Apr 29 103 May 29 93 Jun 29 23 Jul 29 29 Aug 29 55 Sep 28 71 Oct 28 222 Nov 26 296 Dec 25 245 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Oddaruththakulam Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital Mallavi · Aninchiyankulam 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.13461&mlon=80.30875#map=17/9.13461/80.30875) Bank BOC · Mankulam 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.13055&mlon=80.44600#map=17/9.13055/80.44600) ATM HNB · Anandapuram 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.37266&mlon=80.40931#map=17/9.37266/80.40931) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Oddaruththakulam 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.12698&mlon=80.32816#map=17/9.12698/80.32816) Hotel Jaffna Gateway · Kanagarayankulam South 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05331&mlon=80.51271#map=17/9.05331/80.51271) School Mu/Therankandal GTMS · Mallavi 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.16680&mlon=80.30231#map=17/9.16680/80.30231) College Mallavi Central College · Mallavi 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.14118&mlon=80.29539#map=17/9.14118/80.29539) Police station Mankulam Police Station · Mankulam 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.12405&mlon=80.44824#map=17/9.12405/80.44824) 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 Oddaruththakulam Places mapped inside Oddaruththakulam in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 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 East DS Division - Ampalpuram - Karumpulliyan - Kollavilankulam - Moonrumurippu - Naddankandal - Palinagar - Pandiyankulam - Ponnagar/Kuttymulai - Poovarasankulam - Selvapuram - Siraddikulam - Sivapuram - Vannivilankulam - Vinayagapuram ## Quick answers - Where is Oddaruththakulam?In Manthai East DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Oddaruththakulam?Ampalpuram, Aninchiyankulam, Iyankankulam, Kollavilankulam, Palinagar, Panikkankulam, Pugalenthinagar, Therankandal, Thirumurukandi and Yogapuram East - How many villages are in Oddaruththakulam?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Oddaruththakulam?11 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Oddaruththakulam?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Oddaruththakulam?Base Hospital Mallavi, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Oddaruththakulam?BOC, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Oddaruththakulam?HNB, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Oddaruththakulam?Ceypetco, about 4.5 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Oddaruththakulam?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Oddaruththakulam?LK4406030 (OCHA common operational dataset)