# Kumarapuram GN division, Maritimepattu DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/kumarapuram/

Grama Niladhari division · Maritimepattu DS Division 

# Kumarapuram

Kumarapuram is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maritimepattu DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **15.6 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 15.6km²
- 5mapped services
- 19 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kumarapuram?

Kumarapuram lies in [Maritimepattu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/), [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 12 other GN divisions: [Alampil North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/alampil-north/), [Chilawattai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/chilawattai/), [Chilawattai South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/chilawattai-south/), [Kanukerny East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/kanukerny-east/), [Keekkirapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/keekkirapuram/), [Kumulamunai East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/kumulamunai-east/), [Kumulamunai West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/kumulamunai-west/), [Mamoolai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/mamoolai/), [Mathavalasingankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/mathavalasingankulam/), [Mullaitivu South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/mullaitivu-south/), [Neeravippiddy East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/neeravippiddy-east/) and [Uppumaveli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/uppumaveli/). By area it is the 678th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Maritimepattu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/). The centre of Kumarapuram is about 274 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 7.1 km from Mullaitivu, the main town of Maritimepattu DS Division. The centre point is at 9.2067° N, 80.8082° E. Local names: කුමාරපුරම් .

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 Kumarapuram

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Kumarapuram.

- Kanukkeni
- Kanukkerni
- Kumarapuram

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 Kumarapuram

Named natural and historic features inside Kumarapuram, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

3 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream.

- Adampan Kulam
- Kanukkeni Kulam
- Kodalikkallu Aru
- Puthan Kulam

### History

1 ruin.

- Puthankulam Ruins

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 Kumarapuram 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 Kumarapuram

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District General Hospital Mullaitivu · Kumarapuram 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.22691&mlon=80.80050#map=17/9.22691/80.80050) 

Bank BOC · Thanneerudru West 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.22399&mlon=80.78842#map=17/9.22399/80.78842) 

Petrol pump Kumaaraiah Mahendran · Kumarapuram 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.22762&mlon=80.79896#map=17/9.22762/80.79896) 

Hotel Red Cross Bungalow · Mullaitivu South 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.25672&mlon=80.81120#map=17/9.25672/80.81120) 

School Kkkvmlps Pothappally · Kumarapuram 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.21667&mlon=80.80000#map=17/9.21667/80.80000) 

College NAITA · Mulliyawalai East 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.22511&mlon=80.77728#map=17/9.22511/80.77728) 

Police station Mulliyawalai Police Station · Mulliyawalai West 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.21271&mlon=80.76037#map=17/9.21271/80.76037) 

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 Kumarapuram

Places mapped inside Kumarapuram in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Petrol pumps1
- Schools3

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 Maritimepattu DS Division

- Alampil North
- Alampil South
- Ampalavanpokkanai
- Chilawattai
- Chilawattai South
- Kallappadu North
- Kallappadu South
- Kanukerny East
- Kanukerny West
- Karunaddukerny
- Keekkirapuram
- Keppapulavu
- Kokkilai East
- Kokkilai West
- Kokuthoduvai Centre
- Kokuthoduvai North
- Kovilkudiyiruppu
- Kumulamunai Centre
- Kumulamunai East
- Kumulamunai West
- Mamoolai
- Manalkudiyiruppu
- Mathavalasingankulam
- Mullaitivu South
- Mullaitivu Town
- Mullivaikkal East
- Mullivaikkal West
- Mulliyawalai Centre
- Mulliyawalai East
- Mulliyawalai North
- Mulliyawalai South
- Mulliyawalai West
- Neeravippiddy East
- Neeravippiddy West
- Putharikuda
- Selvapuram
- Shemmalai
- Shemmalai East
- Thanneerudru East
- Thanneerudru West
- Thannimurippu
- Uppumaveli
- Vannankulam
- Vattapalai

## Quick answers

- Where is Kumarapuram?In Maritimepattu DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kumarapuram?Alampil North, Chilawattai, Chilawattai South, Kanukerny East, Keekkirapuram, Kumulamunai East, Kumulamunai West, Mamoolai, Mathavalasingankulam, Mullaitivu South, Neeravippiddy East and Uppumaveli
- How many villages are in Kumarapuram?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Kumarapuram?3 named in GeoNames
- What is the best time to visit Kumarapuram?January to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kumarapuram?District General Hospital Mullaitivu, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kumarapuram?BOC, about 2.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kumarapuram?Kumaaraiah Mahendran, about 2.5 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Kumarapuram?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Kumarapuram?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Kumarapuram?LK4415105 (OCHA common operational dataset)
