# Katchilaimadu GN division, Oddusuddan DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/katchilaimadu/ Grama Niladhari division · Oddusuddan DS Division # Katchilaimadu Katchilaimadu is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Oddusuddan DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **5.30 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 5.3km² - 30 mtypical elevation ## Where is Katchilaimadu? Katchilaimadu 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 6 other GN divisions: [Ganeshapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/ganeshapuram/), [Kanagarathinapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/kanagarathinapuram/), [Mannakandal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/puthukkudiyiruppu/mannakandal/), [Muthuvinayagapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/muthuvinayagapuram/), [Peraru](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/peraru/) and [Vithyapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/vithyapuram/). By area it is the 2756th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.7% of [Oddusuddan DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/). The centre of Katchilaimadu is about 267 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.1937° N, 80.6609° E. Local names: කට්චිලයිමඩු . 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 Katchilaimadu Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Katchilaimadu. - Kachchilamadu - Katchilaimadu 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 Katchilaimadu Named natural and historic features inside Katchilaimadu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Chinna Kulam - Periyamurippu 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 Katchilaimadu 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 Katchilaimadu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Oddusuddan · Vithyapuram 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.16278&mlon=80.66048#map=17/9.16278/80.66048) Bank BOC · Vithyapuram 4.3 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 Puthukkudiyiruppu MPCS · Kombavil 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.31983&mlon=80.68648#map=17/9.31983/80.68648) Hotel Hotel anuhas · Mulliyawalai West 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.21667&mlon=80.73330#map=17/9.21667/80.73330) School Mu/Katchilaimadu GTMS · Vithyapuram 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.18524&mlon=80.66489#map=17/9.18524/80.66489) College District Agricultural Training Centre · Vithyapuram 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.16148&mlon=80.66163#map=17/9.16148/80.66163) Police station Oddusuddan Police Station · Vithyapuram 3.7 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 - Ganeshapuram - Indupuram - Kanagarathinapuram - Karuvelankandal - 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 Katchilaimadu?In Oddusuddan DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Katchilaimadu?Ganeshapuram, Kanagarathinapuram, Mannakandal, Muthuvinayagapuram, Peraru and Vithyapuram - How many villages are in Katchilaimadu?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Katchilaimadu?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Katchilaimadu?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Katchilaimadu?Divisional Hospital Oddusuddan, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Katchilaimadu?BOC, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Katchilaimadu?HNB, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Katchilaimadu?Puthukkudiyiruppu MPCS, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Katchilaimadu?LK4412030 (OCHA common operational dataset)