# Periyaithimadu GN division, Oddusuddan DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/periyaithimadu/ Grama Niladhari division · Oddusuddan DS Division # Periyaithimadu Periyaithimadu is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Oddusuddan DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **21.8 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 21.8km² - 1mapped services - 40 mtypical elevation ## Where is Periyaithimadu? Periyaithimadu 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: [Karuvelankandal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/karuvelankandal/), [Kathaliyarsamalankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/kathaliyarsamalankulam/), [Koolamurippu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/koolamurippu/), [Mulliyawalai Centre](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/mulliyawalai-centre/), [Mulliyawalai South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/mulliyawalai-south/), [Puliyankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/puliyankulam/), [Thanduvan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/thanduvan/) and [Thannimurippu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/thannimurippu/). By area it is the 411th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.9% of [Oddusuddan DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/). The centre of Periyaithimadu is about 261 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.1327° N, 80.6925° E. Local names: පෙරියයිත්තිමඩු . 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 Periyaithimadu Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Periyaithimadu. Settlements here lie between about 38 m and 42 m above sea level (median 40 m). - Kodalikkallu - Nallimurippu - Periya Iththimadu - Periyaittimadu - Taddamalai - Thaddamalai 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 Periyaithimadu Named natural and historic features inside Periyaithimadu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 22 reservoirs and tanks. - Ampal Kulam - Ampalam Kulam - Attimoddai Kulam - Chakalattuppularu Kulam - Chinna Kulam - Kankaniya Kulam - Katchekodi Kulam - Kodalikulam - Kunchikodali Kulam - Kunchu Kulam - Kunchunachchi Kulam - Kunchuparuthi Kulam - Kutrchykodari Kulam - Meyankallu Kulam - Netpulavu Kulam - Periyaittimadu Kulam - Puliyan Kulam - Puliyan Kulam - Putum Kulam - Thaddamalai Kulam - Veppan Kulam - Waravupitu 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 Periyaithimadu 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 Periyaithimadu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Oddusuddan · Vithyapuram 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.16278&mlon=80.66048#map=17/9.16278/80.66048) Bank BOC · Vithyapuram 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.15575&mlon=80.65229#map=17/9.15575/80.65229) Petrol pump G.T. Linganathan · Nedunkerny North 8.4 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/Periyaithimadu GTMS · Periyaithimadu 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.12243&mlon=80.68591#map=17/9.12243/80.68591) College District Agricultural Training Centre · Vithyapuram 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.16148&mlon=80.66163#map=17/9.16148/80.66163) Police station Oddusuddan Police Station · Vithyapuram 5.4 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Periyaithimadu Places mapped inside Periyaithimadu 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 - Kathaliyarsamalankulam - Koolamurippu - Manavalanpaddamurippu - Mankulam - Muththuaiyankaddukulam - Muthuvinayagapuram - Oddusuddan - Olumadu - Othiyamalai - Palampasi - Pandaravanni - Panikkankulam - Peraru - Periyakulam - Puliyankulam - Thachchadampan - Thaddayarmalai - Thanduvan - Thirumurukandi - Vithyapuram ## Quick answers - Where is Periyaithimadu?In Oddusuddan DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Periyaithimadu?Karuvelankandal, Kathaliyarsamalankulam, Koolamurippu, Mulliyawalai Centre, Mulliyawalai South, Puliyankulam, Thanduvan and Thannimurippu - How many villages are in Periyaithimadu?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Periyaithimadu?Settlements lie between 38 m and 42 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Periyaithimadu?22 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Periyaithimadu?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Periyaithimadu?Divisional Hospital Oddusuddan, about 4.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Periyaithimadu?BOC, about 5.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Periyaithimadu?G.T. Linganathan, about 8.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Periyaithimadu?LK4412100 (OCHA common operational dataset)