# Panikkankulam GN division, Oddusuddan DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/panikkankulam/ Grama Niladhari division · Oddusuddan DS Division # Panikkankulam Panikkankulam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Oddusuddan DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **71.3 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 71.3km² - 2mapped services - 58 mtypical elevation ## Where is Panikkankulam? Panikkankulam 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: [Ampakamam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/ampakamam/), [Ampalpuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/ampalpuram/), [Iyankankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/thunukkai/iyankankulam/), [Mankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/mankulam/), [Oddaruththakulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/oddaruththakulam/), [Olumadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/olumadu/), [Thirumurukandi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/thirumurukandi/) and [Vannivilankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/vannivilankulam/). By area it is the 79th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 9.4% of [Oddusuddan DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/). The centre of Panikkankulam is about 259 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.2008° N, 80.4082° E. Local names: පනික්කන්කුලම් . 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 Panikkankulam Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Panikkankulam. - Padinaddampore - Panikkankulam 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 Panikkankulam Named natural and historic features inside Panikkankulam, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 reservoirs and tanks. - Chinnamurichcha Kulam - Kilavan Kulam - Navi Kulam - Panikkan Kulam ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Panikkankulam Forest Reserve 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 Panikkankulam 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 Panikkankulam Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mankulam Base Hospital · Mankulam 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.12802&mlon=80.44702#map=17/9.12802/80.44702) Bank BOC · Mankulam 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.13055&mlon=80.44600#map=17/9.13055/80.44600) ATM HNB · Anandapuram 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.37266&mlon=80.40931#map=17/9.37266/80.40931) Petrol pump Vavuniya North MPCS · Mankulam 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.13227&mlon=80.44501#map=17/9.13227/80.44501) Hotel Jaffna Gateway · Kanagarayankulam South 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05331&mlon=80.51271#map=17/9.05331/80.51271) School Mu/Panikkankulam GTMS · Panikkankulam 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.17871&mlon=80.42881#map=17/9.17871/80.42881) College Global Knowledge Campus · Panikkankulam 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.19633&mlon=80.41168#map=17/9.19633/80.41168) Police station Mankulam Police Station · Mankulam 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.12405&mlon=80.44824#map=17/9.12405/80.44824) 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 Panikkankulam Places mapped inside Panikkankulam in open map data, by type. - Schools1 - Colleges and universities1 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 - Kathaliyarsamalankulam - Koolamurippu - Manavalanpaddamurippu - Mankulam - Muththuaiyankaddukulam - Muthuvinayagapuram - Oddusuddan - Olumadu - Othiyamalai - Palampasi - Pandaravanni - Peraru - Periyaithimadu - Periyakulam - Puliyankulam - Thachchadampan - Thaddayarmalai - Thanduvan - Thirumurukandi - Vithyapuram ## Quick answers - Where is Panikkankulam?In Oddusuddan DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Panikkankulam?Ampakamam, Ampalpuram, Iyankankulam, Mankulam, Oddaruththakulam, Olumadu, Thirumurukandi and Vannivilankulam - How many villages are in Panikkankulam?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Panikkankulam?4 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Panikkankulam?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Panikkankulam?Mankulam Base Hospital, about 9.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Panikkankulam?BOC, about 8.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Panikkankulam?HNB, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Panikkankulam?Vavuniya North MPCS, about 8.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Panikkankulam?LK4412090 (OCHA common operational dataset)