# Siraddikulam GN division, Manthai East DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/siraddikulam/ Grama Niladhari division · Manthai East DS Division # Siraddikulam Siraddikulam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manthai East DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **38.0 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 38.0km² - 1mapped service - 36 mtypical elevation ## Where is Siraddikulam? Siraddikulam 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 5 other GN divisions: [Karumpulliyan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/karumpulliyan/), [Naddankandal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/naddankandal/), [Paliaru](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/paliaru/), [Periyamadhu East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/periyamadhu-east/) and [Ponnagar/Kuttymulai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/ponnagar-kuttymulai/). By area it is the 194th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 7.8% of [Manthai East DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/). The centre of Siraddikulam is about 238 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.0465° N, 80.2296° E. Local names: සිරඩ්ඩිකුලම් . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Know before you go: Siraddikulam - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Jaffna International Airport (JAF) · Jaffna85 km - China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee119 km ### Nearest railway station Mankulam (Mankulam), about 25 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:49) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:16, sunset around 17:52). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Siraddikulam Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Siraddikulam. - Chalampan - Chiraddikulam - Iruvil - Panichamadu - Uluvaneri 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 Siraddikulam Named natural and historic features inside Siraddikulam, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Chempar 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 Siraddikulam 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 Siraddikulam Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital Mallavi · Aninchiyankulam 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.13461&mlon=80.30875#map=17/9.13461/80.30875) Bank BOC Mulankavil · Kariyalainagapaduvan 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.25797&mlon=80.14324#map=17/9.25797/80.14324) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Oddaruththakulam 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.12698&mlon=80.32816#map=17/9.12698/80.32816) Hotel Green line guest house and restaurant · Paliaru 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.15438&mlon=80.11593#map=17/9.15438/80.11593) School Mu/Siraddikulam gtms · Siraddikulam 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.03715&mlon=80.24263#map=17/9.03715/80.24263) College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.15625#map=17/9.10210/80.15625) Police station Mankulam Police Station · Mankulam 26 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 Siraddikulam Places mapped inside Siraddikulam 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 East DS Division - Ampalpuram - Karumpulliyan - Kollavilankulam - Moonrumurippu - Naddankandal - Oddaruththakulam - Palinagar - Pandiyankulam - Ponnagar/Kuttymulai - Poovarasankulam - Selvapuram - Sivapuram - Vannivilankulam - Vinayagapuram ## Quick answers - Where is Siraddikulam?In Manthai East DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Siraddikulam?Karumpulliyan, Naddankandal, Paliaru, Periyamadhu East and Ponnagar/Kuttymulai - What time zone is Siraddikulam in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Siraddikulam?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Siraddikulam?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Siraddikulam?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Siraddikulam?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Siraddikulam?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Siraddikulam?Base Hospital Mallavi, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Siraddikulam?BOC Mulankavil, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Siraddikulam?Ceypetco, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Siraddikulam?LK4406060 (OCHA common operational dataset)