# Shemmalai GN division, Maritimepattu DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/shemmalai/ Grama Niladhari division · Maritimepattu DS Division # Shemmalai Shemmalai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maritimepattu DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **5.04 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.0km² - 2mapped services - 7 mtypical elevation ## Where is Shemmalai? Shemmalai 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 3 other GN divisions: [Alampil South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/alampil-south/), [Kumulamunai East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/kumulamunai-east/) and [Shemmalai East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/shemmalai-east/). By area it is the 2912th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Maritimepattu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/). The centre of Shemmalai is about 271 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 13 km from Mullaitivu, the main town of Maritimepattu DS Division. The centre point is at 9.1569° N, 80.8541° E. Local names: සෙම්මලෙයි . 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 Shemmalai Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Shemmalai. - Alampil 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 Shemmalai 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 Shemmalai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District General Hospital Mullaitivu · Kumarapuram 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.22691&mlon=80.80050#map=17/9.22691/80.80050) Bank DIVINEGUMA COMMUNITY BASED BANK - CHEMMALAI · Shemmalai 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.16102&mlon=80.85720#map=17/9.16102/80.85720) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Shemmalai East 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.12726&mlon=80.87830#map=17/9.12726/80.87830) Hotel Red Cross Bungalow · Mullaitivu South 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.25672&mlon=80.81120#map=17/9.25672/80.81120) School Mu/Chemmalai Maha Vidyalayam · Shemmalai 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.15743&mlon=80.86313#map=17/9.15743/80.86313) College AlHuda Institute Sri Lanka · Shemmalai East 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.85938#map=17/9.10210/80.85938) Police station Mulliyawalai Police Station · Mulliyawalai West 12 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 Shemmalai Places mapped inside Shemmalai in open map data, by type. - Banks1 - 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 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 - Kumarapuram - 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 East - Thanneerudru East - Thanneerudru West - Thannimurippu - Uppumaveli - Vannankulam - Vattapalai ## Quick answers - Where is Shemmalai?In Maritimepattu DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Shemmalai?Alampil South, Kumulamunai East and Shemmalai East - How many villages are in Shemmalai?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Shemmalai?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Shemmalai?District General Hospital Mullaitivu, about 9.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Shemmalai?DIVINEGUMA COMMUNITY BASED BANK - CHEMMALAI, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Shemmalai?Ceypetco, about 4.2 km from the centre - How many banks are in Shemmalai?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Shemmalai?LK4415020 (OCHA common operational dataset)