# Kathaliyarsamalankulam GN division, Oddusuddan DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/kathaliyarsamalankulam/ Grama Niladhari division · Oddusuddan DS Division # Kathaliyarsamalankulam Kathaliyarsamalankulam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Oddusuddan DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **23.4 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 23.4km² - 1mapped services - 41 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kathaliyarsamalankulam? Kathaliyarsamalankulam 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 8 other GN divisions: [Kulavisuddan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/kulavisuddan/), [Manavalanpaddamurippu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/manavalanpaddamurippu/), [Marailuppai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/marailuppai/), [Oddusuddan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/oddusuddan/), [Periyaithimadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/periyaithimadu/), [Puliyankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/puliyankulam/), [Thanduvan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/thanduvan/) and [Vithyapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/vithyapuram/). By area it is the 381st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.1% of [Oddusuddan DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/). The centre of Kathaliyarsamalankulam is about 259 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.1355° N, 80.6300° E. Local names: කතාලියාර්සමලන්කු . 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 Kathaliyarsamalankulam Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Kathaliyarsamalankulam. Settlements here lie between about 33 m and 47 m above sea level (median 41 m). - Katallyarsamalankulam - Kathaliyarasamalankulam - Oddusuddan - Puthukulam - Putukkulam 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 Kathaliyarsamalankulam Named natural and historic features inside Kathaliyarsamalankulam, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 reservoirs and tanks. - Kollai Kulam - Kulavichuddan Kulam - Palaiyasamalan Kulam - Panichchanmurippu Kulam - Peramanan Kulam - Vavaddi 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 Kathaliyarsamalankulam 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 Kathaliyarsamalankulam Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital church · Vithyapuram 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.16092&mlon=80.65542#map=17/9.16092/80.65542) Bank Peoples Bank · Oddusuddan 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.15365&mlon=80.64880#map=17/9.15365/80.64880) ATM HNB · Anandapuram 36 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 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.06393&mlon=80.66151#map=17/9.06393/80.66151) Hotel Hotel anuhas · Mulliyawalai West 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.21667&mlon=80.73330#map=17/9.21667/80.73330) School Mu/Kathaliyar Sammalankulam GTMS · Kathaliyarsamalankulam 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.12294&mlon=80.64727#map=17/9.12294/80.64727) College District Agricultural Training Centre · Vithyapuram 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.16148&mlon=80.66163#map=17/9.16148/80.66163) Police station Oddusuddan Police Station · Vithyapuram 3.8 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Kathaliyarsamalankulam Places mapped inside Kathaliyarsamalankulam 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 Oddusuddan DS Division - Ampakamam - Ganeshapuram - Indupuram - Kanagarathinapuram - Karuvelankandal - Katchilaimadu - Koolamurippu - Manavalanpaddamurippu - Mankulam - Muththuaiyankaddukulam - Muthuvinayagapuram - Oddusuddan - Olumadu - Othiyamalai - Palampasi - Pandaravanni - Panikkankulam - Peraru - Periyaithimadu - Periyakulam - Puliyankulam - Thachchadampan - Thaddayarmalai - Thanduvan - Thirumurukandi - Vithyapuram ## Quick answers - Where is Kathaliyarsamalankulam?In Oddusuddan DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kathaliyarsamalankulam?Kulavisuddan, Manavalanpaddamurippu, Marailuppai, Oddusuddan, Periyaithimadu, Puliyankulam, Thanduvan and Vithyapuram - How many villages are in Kathaliyarsamalankulam?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kathaliyarsamalankulam?Settlements lie between 33 m and 47 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Kathaliyarsamalankulam?6 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Kathaliyarsamalankulam?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Kathaliyarsamalankulam?church, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kathaliyarsamalankulam?Peoples Bank, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kathaliyarsamalankulam?HNB, about 36 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kathaliyarsamalankulam?G.T. Linganathan, about 8.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kathaliyarsamalankulam?LK4412035 (OCHA common operational dataset)