# Ganeshapuram GN division, Oddusuddan DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/ganeshapuram/

Grama Niladhari division · Oddusuddan DS Division 

# Ganeshapuram

Ganeshapuram is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Oddusuddan DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **2.22 km²**.

- 2.2km²

## Where is Ganeshapuram?

Ganeshapuram lies in [Oddusuddan DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Katchilaimadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/katchilaimadu/), [Muthuvinayagapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/muthuvinayagapuram/), [Thaddayarmalai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/thaddayarmalai/) and [Vithyapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/vithyapuram/). By area it is the 6417th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.3% of [Oddusuddan DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/). The centre of Ganeshapuram is about 265 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.1823° N, 80.6476° E. Local names: ගනේෂපුරම් .

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

## Landscape and landmarks of Ganeshapuram

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

### Water

1 reservoir or tank.

- Periya 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 Ganeshapuram 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 Ganeshapuram

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital church · Vithyapuram 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.16092&mlon=80.65542#map=17/9.16092/80.65542) 

Bank BOC · Vithyapuram 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.15575&mlon=80.65229#map=17/9.15575/80.65229) 

ATM HNB · Anandapuram 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.37266&mlon=80.40931#map=17/9.37266/80.40931) 

Petrol pump G.T. Linganathan · Nedunkerny North 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.06393&mlon=80.66151#map=17/9.06393/80.66151) 

Hotel Hotel anuhas · Mulliyawalai West 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.21667&mlon=80.73330#map=17/9.21667/80.73330) 

School Mu/Muththuvinyagar Tamil Vidyalayam · Muthuvinayagapuram 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.19488&mlon=80.64336#map=17/9.19488/80.64336) 

College District Agricultural Training Centre · Vithyapuram 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.16148&mlon=80.66163#map=17/9.16148/80.66163) 

Police station Oddusuddan Police Station · Vithyapuram 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.16133&mlon=80.65229#map=17/9.16133/80.65229) 

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.

## Other GN divisions in Oddusuddan DS Division

- Ampakamam
- Indupuram
- Kanagarathinapuram
- Karuvelankandal
- Katchilaimadu
- Kathaliyarsamalankulam
- Koolamurippu
- Manavalanpaddamurippu
- Mankulam
- Muththuaiyankaddukulam
- Muthuvinayagapuram
- Oddusuddan
- Olumadu
- Othiyamalai
- Palampasi
- Pandaravanni
- Panikkankulam
- Peraru
- Periyaithimadu
- Periyakulam
- Puliyankulam
- Thachchadampan
- Thaddayarmalai
- Thanduvan
- Thirumurukandi
- Vithyapuram

## Quick answers

- Where is Ganeshapuram?In Oddusuddan DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Ganeshapuram?Katchilaimadu, Muthuvinayagapuram, Thaddayarmalai and Vithyapuram
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ganeshapuram?1 named in GeoNames
- What is the best time to visit Ganeshapuram?January to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ganeshapuram?church, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ganeshapuram?BOC, about 3.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ganeshapuram?HNB, about 34 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ganeshapuram?G.T. Linganathan, about 13 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ganeshapuram?LK4412010 (OCHA common operational dataset)