# Thanduvan GN division, Oddusuddan DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/thanduvan/ Grama Niladhari division · Oddusuddan DS Division # Thanduvan Thanduvan is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Oddusuddan DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **18.6 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 18.6km² - 2mapped services - 52 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thanduvan? Thanduvan 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 7 other GN divisions: [Kathaliyarsamalankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/kathaliyarsamalankulam/), [Mamadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/mamadu/), [Marailuppai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/marailuppai/), [Nedunkerny North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/nedunkerny-north/), [Palampasi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/palampasi/), [Periyaithimadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/periyaithimadu/) and [Thannimurippu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/thannimurippu/). By area it is the 532nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.4% of [Oddusuddan DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/). The centre of Thanduvan is about 258 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.1058° N, 80.6721° E. Local names: තන්ඩුවාන් . 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 Thanduvan Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Thanduvan. Settlements here lie between about 47 m and 54 m above sea level (median 52 m). - Alaikallupoddakulam - Panarakulam - Tanduvan - Thanduvan 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 Thanduvan Named natural and historic features inside Thanduvan, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 reservoirs and tanks. - Karaya Othiamalai Kulam - Konamadu Kulam - Manchalkodi Kulam - Natinban Kulam - Periyavelikonamadu Kulam - Taya Kulam - Velikonamadu Kulam ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Tanduvan 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 Thanduvan 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 Thanduvan Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital - Nedunkerny · Nedunkerny South 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05370&mlon=80.65287#map=17/9.05370/80.65287) Bank Peoples Bank · Nedunkerny South 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05712&mlon=80.65727#map=17/9.05712/80.65727) Petrol pump G.T. Linganathan · Nedunkerny North 4.8 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/Thanduvan GTMS · Thanduvan 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.09684&mlon=80.67538#map=17/9.09684/80.67538) College District Agricultural Training Centre · Vithyapuram 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.16148&mlon=80.66163#map=17/9.16148/80.66163) Police station Nedunkerny Police · Nedunkerny South 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.06085&mlon=80.66037#map=17/9.06085/80.66037) 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 Thanduvan Places mapped inside Thanduvan 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 - Thachchadampan - Thaddayarmalai - Thirumurukandi - Vithyapuram ## Quick answers - Where is Thanduvan?In Oddusuddan DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thanduvan?Kathaliyarsamalankulam, Mamadu, Marailuppai, Nedunkerny North, Palampasi, Periyaithimadu and Thannimurippu - How many villages are in Thanduvan?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Thanduvan?Settlements lie between 47 m and 54 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Thanduvan?7 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Thanduvan?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Thanduvan?Divisional Hospital - Nedunkerny, about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thanduvan?Peoples Bank, about 5.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thanduvan?G.T. Linganathan, about 4.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thanduvan?LK4412120 (OCHA common operational dataset)