# Visuvamadu West GN division, Puthukkudiyiruppu DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/puthukkudiyiruppu/visuvamadu-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Puthukkudiyiruppu DS Division # Visuvamadu West Visuvamadu West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Puthukkudiyiruppu DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **15.0 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 15.0km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Visuvamadu West? Visuvamadu West lies in [Puthukkudiyiruppu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/puthukkudiyiruppu/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Kalmadunagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/kandavalai/kalmadunagar/), [Punnaineeravi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/kandavalai/punnaineeravi/), [Thachchadampan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/thachchadampan/), [Tharmapuram East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/kandavalai/tharmapuram-east/) and [Visuvamadu East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/puthukkudiyiruppu/visuvamadu-east/). By area it is the 710th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.6% of [Puthukkudiyiruppu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/puthukkudiyiruppu/). The centre of Visuvamadu West is about 281 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.3718° N, 80.5380° E. Local names: විශ්වමඩු බටහිර . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Things to see in and around Visuvamadu West ### Nearby, outside Visuvamadu West - Sarswathithevi · memorial, Udayarkattu North8.0 km - Thiru Valuvar · memorial, Udayarkattu North8.0 km - War Memorial · monument, Anandapuram14 km - Destroyed Water Tower · ruins, Kilinochchi Town14 km - LTTE Training Pool · attraction, Thevipuram17 km - War Memorial · monument, Thirumurukandi18 km - LTTE Leadership Bunker · attraction, Puthukudiyiruppu West18 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Visuvamadu West - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Jaffna International Airport (JAF) · Jaffna69 km - China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee116 km ### Nearest railway station Killinochchi (Kilinochchi Town), about 15 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:47) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:15, sunset around 17:50). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Visuvamadu West Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Visuvamadu West. - Thoddiyady - Visuvamadu 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 Visuvamadu West Named natural and historic features inside Visuvamadu West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Sinna Villu 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 Visuvamadu West 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 Visuvamadu West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Tharmapuram · Tharmapuram East 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.41019&mlon=80.51745#map=17/9.41019/80.51745) Bank BOC · Punnaineeravi 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38817&mlon=80.54659#map=17/9.38817/80.54659) ATM HNB · Anandapuram 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.37266&mlon=80.40931#map=17/9.37266/80.40931) Petrol pump Mu/Visvamadu Famers MPCS · Visuvamadu West 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38675&mlon=80.54826#map=17/9.38675/80.54826) Hotel Barathi Star Hotel and Hall · Kilinochchi Town 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.40249&mlon=80.40797#map=17/9.40249/80.40797) School Mu/Nethaliyaru Tamil Vidyalayam · Visuvamadu West 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38178&mlon=80.53346#map=17/9.38178/80.53346) College Kn/ Tharumapuram Central College · Tharmapuram East 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.40841&mlon=80.52342#map=17/9.40841/80.52342) Police station Tharmapuram Police Station · Tharmapuram East 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.40838&mlon=80.52316#map=17/9.40838/80.52316) 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 Visuvamadu West Places mapped inside Visuvamadu West in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - 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 Puthukkudiyiruppu DS Division - Anandapuram - Iranaippalai - Kombavil - Mallikaithivu - Manikkapuram - Mannakandal - Manthuvil - Puthukudiyiruppu East - Puthukudiyiruppu West - Sivanagar - Suthanthirapuram - Theravil - Thevipuram - Udayarkattu North - Udayarkattu South - Vallipunam - Valluvarpuram - Visuvamadu East ## Quick answers - Where is Visuvamadu West?In Puthukkudiyiruppu DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Visuvamadu West?Kalmadunagar, Punnaineeravi, Thachchadampan, Tharmapuram East and Visuvamadu East - What is there to see in Visuvamadu West?Sarswathithevi, Thiru Valuvar, War Memorial, Destroyed Water Tower - What time zone is Visuvamadu West in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Visuvamadu West?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Visuvamadu West?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Visuvamadu West?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Visuvamadu West?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Visuvamadu West?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Visuvamadu West?Divisional Hospital Tharmapuram, about 4.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Visuvamadu West?BOC, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Visuvamadu West?HNB, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Visuvamadu West?Mu/Visvamadu Famers MPCS, about 2.0 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Visuvamadu West?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Visuvamadu West?LK4409095 (OCHA common operational dataset)