# Kulavisuddan GN division, Vavuniya North DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/kulavisuddan/ Grama Niladhari division · Vavuniya North DS Division # Kulavisuddan Kulavisuddan is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Vavuniya North DS Division, Vavuniya District, Northern Province. It covers **38.3 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 38.3km² - 2mapped services - 75 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kulavisuddan? Kulavisuddan 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 6 other GN divisions: [Kathaliyarsamalankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/kathaliyarsamalankulam/), [Manavalanpaddamurippu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/manavalanpaddamurippu/), [Marailuppai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/marailuppai/), [Nainamadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/nainamadu/), [Nedunkerny South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/nedunkerny-south/) and [Olumadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/olumadu/). By area it is the 189th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.6% of [Vavuniya North DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/). The centre of Kulavisuddan is about 253 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.0814° N, 80.6028° E. Local names: කුලවිසුඩ්ඩාන් . 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: Kulavisuddan - 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) · Trincomalee88 km - Jaffna International Airport (JAF) · Jaffna98 km ### Nearest railway station Puliyankulam (Puliyankulam South), about 16 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 Kulavisuddan Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Kulavisuddan. Settlements here lie between about 67 m and 86 m above sea level (median 75 m). - Kulavisuddan - Tekilpadantan - Thekilpadanthaan - Velankulam 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 Kulavisuddan Named natural and historic features inside Kulavisuddan, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 19 reservoirs and tanks. - Hunrichchau Kulam - Itimuringan Kulam - Kaddu Kulam - Kat Kulam - Kat Kulam - Kidattalaiparitta Kulam - Kuddadgi Kulam - Kulavisudda Kulam - Kunchu Kulam - Kunchu Kulam - Kurichudda Kulam - Murlan Kulam - Muttu Kulam - Nanchutindan Kulam - Periya Kulam - Pudukaddu Kulam - Vannan Kulam - Velan Kulam - Velan 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 Kulavisuddan 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 Kulavisuddan Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital - Nedunkerny · Nedunkerny South 6.3 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) ATM HNB · Anandapuram 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.37266&mlon=80.40931#map=17/9.37266/80.40931) Petrol pump G.T. Linganathan · Nedunkerny North 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.06393&mlon=80.66151#map=17/9.06393/80.66151) Hotel Jaffna Gateway · Kanagarayankulam South 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05331&mlon=80.51271#map=17/9.05331/80.51271) School V/Kulavisuddan GTMS · Kulavisuddan 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.07816&mlon=80.61375#map=17/9.07816/80.61375) College District Agricultural Training Centre · Vithyapuram 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.16148&mlon=80.66163#map=17/9.16148/80.66163) 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 Kulavisuddan Places mapped inside Kulavisuddan 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 - Katkulam - Mamadu - Mannakulam - Marailuppai - Maruthoddai - Nainamadu - Nedunkerny North - Nedunkerny South - Olumadu - Paddikudiyiruppu - Paranthan - Puliyankulam North - Puliyankulam South - Sinnadampan - Unchalkaddy - Vedivaithakallu ## Quick answers - Where is Kulavisuddan?In Vavuniya North DS Division, Vavuniya District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kulavisuddan?Kathaliyarsamalankulam, Manavalanpaddamurippu, Marailuppai, Nainamadu, Nedunkerny South and Olumadu - What time zone is Kulavisuddan in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Kulavisuddan?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Kulavisuddan?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kulavisuddan?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kulavisuddan?Settlements lie between 67 m and 86 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Kulavisuddan?19 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Kulavisuddan?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Kulavisuddan?Divisional Hospital - Nedunkerny, about 6.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kulavisuddan?BOC, about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kulavisuddan?HNB, about 39 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kulavisuddan?G.T. Linganathan, about 6.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kulavisuddan?LK4303050 (OCHA common operational dataset)