# Thachchadampan GN division, Oddusuddan DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/thachchadampan/ Grama Niladhari division · Oddusuddan DS Division # Thachchadampan Thachchadampan is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Oddusuddan DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **200.6 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 201km² - 2mapped services - 57 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thachchadampan? Thachchadampan 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 14 other GN divisions: [Ampakamam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/ampakamam/), [Kalmadunagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/kandavalai/kalmadunagar/), [Kanagarayankulam North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/kanagarayankulam-north/), [Manavalanpaddamurippu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/manavalanpaddamurippu/), [Mankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/mankulam/), [Mannakulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/mannakulam/), [Muththuaiyankaddukulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/muththuaiyankaddukulam/), [Oddusuddan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/oddusuddan/), [Olumadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/olumadu/), [Sinnadampan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/sinnadampan/), [Theravil](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/puthukkudiyiruppu/theravil/), [Udayarkattu South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/puthukkudiyiruppu/udayarkattu-south/), [Visuvamadu East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/puthukkudiyiruppu/visuvamadu-east/) and [Visuvamadu West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/puthukkudiyiruppu/visuvamadu-west/). By area it is the 12th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 26.3% of [Oddusuddan DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/). The centre of Thachchadampan is about 264 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.2115° N, 80.5444° E. Local names: තච්චාඩම්පන් . 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 Thachchadampan Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Thachchadampan. Settlements here lie between about 56 m and 61 m above sea level (median 57 m). - Aiyamperumal - Katkidanku - Manavalapaddamurippu - Maraikuddy - Murikandi - Periyapuliyankulam - Thachadampan 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 Thachchadampan Named natural and historic features inside Thachchadampan, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 40 reservoirs and tanks; 2 rivers and streams. - Alakkadi Kulam - Alan Kulam - Ampakamam Kulam - Ampal Kulam - Chadara Kulam - Chamandalai Kulam - Chinna Kulam - Chinna Kulam - Chinna Kulam - Chinna Kulam - Chinna Kulam - Chittandi Murippu Kulam - Kaddaparutti Kulam - Kalamadu Kulam - Kalpoka Kulam - Karadian Aru - Karuveli Kulam - Katkidanku Kulam - Koliya Kulam - Koyya Kulam - Kumodan Kulam - Manara Kulam - Marathial Kulam - Marathodi Kulam …and 18 more. 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 Thachchadampan 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 Thachchadampan Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital church · Vithyapuram 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.16092&mlon=80.65542#map=17/9.16092/80.65542) Bank Peoples Bank · Oddusuddan 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.15365&mlon=80.64880#map=17/9.15365/80.64880) ATM HNB · Anandapuram 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.37266&mlon=80.40931#map=17/9.37266/80.40931) Petrol pump Vavuniya North MPCS · Mankulam 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.13227&mlon=80.44501#map=17/9.13227/80.44501) Hotel Jaffna Gateway · Kanagarayankulam South 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05331&mlon=80.51271#map=17/9.05331/80.51271) School Mu/Ambakamam GTMS · Ampakamam 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.21257&mlon=80.49206#map=17/9.21257/80.49206) College District Agricultural Training Centre · Vithyapuram 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.16148&mlon=80.66163#map=17/9.16148/80.66163) Police station Oddusuddan Police Station · Vithyapuram 13 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 Thachchadampan Places mapped inside Thachchadampan in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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 - Periyaithimadu - Periyakulam - Puliyankulam - Thaddayarmalai - Thanduvan - Thirumurukandi - Vithyapuram ## Quick answers - Where is Thachchadampan?In Oddusuddan DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thachchadampan?Ampakamam, Kalmadunagar, Kanagarayankulam North, Manavalanpaddamurippu, Mankulam, Mannakulam, Muththuaiyankaddukulam, Oddusuddan, Olumadu, Sinnadampan, Theravil, Udayarkattu South, Visuvamadu East and Visuvamadu West - How many villages are in Thachchadampan?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Thachchadampan?Settlements lie between 56 m and 61 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Thachchadampan?40 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Thachchadampan?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Thachchadampan?church, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thachchadampan?Peoples Bank, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thachchadampan?HNB, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thachchadampan?Vavuniya North MPCS, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thachchadampan?LK4412115 (OCHA common operational dataset)