# Katkulam GN division, Vavuniya North DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/katkulam/ Grama Niladhari division · Vavuniya North DS Division # Katkulam Katkulam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Vavuniya North DS Division, Vavuniya District, Northern Province. It covers **7.72 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.7km² - 2mapped services - 65 mtypical elevation ## Where is Katkulam? Katkulam lies in [Vavuniya North DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/), [Vavuniya District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/), [Northern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 4 other GN divisions: [Maruthoddai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/maruthoddai/), [Olumadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/olumadu/), [Paddikudiyiruppu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/paddikudiyiruppu/) and [Unchalkaddy](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/unchalkaddy/). By area it is the 1687th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Vavuniya North DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/). The centre of Katkulam is about 247 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.0014° N, 80.6697° E. Local names: කැට්කුලම් . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Know before you go: Katkulam - 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 - China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee76 km - Jaffna International Airport (JAF) · Jaffna110 km ### Nearest railway station Puliyankulam (Puliyankulam South), about 17 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:48) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:14, 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 Katkulam Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Katkulam. - Katkulam - Keerisuddan - Paddadimuthukulam Town - Paddaipirinthakulam - Tuvarankulam 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 Katkulam Named natural and historic features inside Katkulam, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 reservoirs and tanks. - Chalampai Kulam - Kairuppan Kulam - Kat Kulam - Keerichuddan Kulam - Nacci Kulam ### Forests and nature 1 garden. - Ariyamadu Garden 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 Katkulam and the best time to visit Using the climate of Vavuniya 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 Katkulam Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital - Nedunkerny · Nedunkerny South 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05370&mlon=80.65287#map=17/9.05370/80.65287) Bank BOC · Nedunkerny South 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05474&mlon=80.65281#map=17/9.05474/80.65281) Petrol pump G.T. Linganathan · Nedunkerny North 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.06393&mlon=80.66151#map=17/9.06393/80.66151) 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 V/Paddaipirinthakulam GTMS · Katkulam 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.99873&mlon=80.66081#map=17/8.99873/80.66081) College Bandaraduwa · Vedivaithakallu 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.90569&mlon=80.73068#map=17/8.90569/80.73068) Police station Nedunkerny Police · Nedunkerny South 6.7 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 Katkulam Places mapped inside Katkulam 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 Vavuniya North DS Division - Anandar Pulliyankulam - Kanagarayankulam North - Kanagarayankulam South - Kulavisuddan - Mamadu - Mannakulam - Marailuppai - Maruthoddai - Nainamadu - Nedunkerny North - Nedunkerny South - Olumadu - Paddikudiyiruppu - Paranthan - Puliyankulam North - Puliyankulam South - Sinnadampan - Unchalkaddy - Vedivaithakallu ## Quick answers - Where is Katkulam?In Vavuniya North DS Division, Vavuniya District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Katkulam?Maruthoddai, Olumadu, Paddikudiyiruppu and Unchalkaddy - What time zone is Katkulam in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Katkulam?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Katkulam?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Katkulam?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Katkulam?5 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Katkulam?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Katkulam?Divisional Hospital - Nedunkerny, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Katkulam?BOC, about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Katkulam?G.T. Linganathan, about 7.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Katkulam?LK4303025 (OCHA common operational dataset)