# Maruthoddai GN division, Vavuniya North DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/maruthoddai/ Grama Niladhari division · Vavuniya North DS Division # Maruthoddai Maruthoddai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Vavuniya North DS Division, Vavuniya District, Northern Province. It covers **25.2 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 25.2km² - 1mapped services - 55 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maruthoddai? Maruthoddai 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: [Ethawetunawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/welioya/ethawetunawewa/), [Katkulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/katkulam/), [Nikawewa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/welioya/nikawewa-south/), [Paddikudiyiruppu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/paddikudiyiruppu/), [Unchalkaddy](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/unchalkaddy/) and [Vedivaithakallu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/vedivaithakallu/). By area it is the 341st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.7% of [Vavuniya North DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/). The centre of Maruthoddai is about 243 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.9583° N, 80.6901° E. Local names: මරුතෝඩෙයි . 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 Maruthoddai Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Maruthoddai. Settlements here lie between about 54 m and 65 m above sea level (median 55 m). - Kaddupoovarasankulam - Kaddupuvarasankulam - Kanchuramoddai - Maruthodai - Marutodai 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 Maruthoddai Named natural and historic features inside Maruthoddai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 11 reservoirs and tanks. - Chinna Kulam - Iluppai Kulam - Kadduppuvarasan Kulam - Kallatruk Kulam - Kanchuramoddai Kulam - Maruthodai Kulam - Naddadai Kulam - Para Putan Kulam - Periya Marutodai Kulam - Puliyan Kulam - Tamar Kulam ### Forests and nature 1 garden. - Kanchuramoddai 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 Maruthoddai 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 Maruthoddai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sampathnuwara Divisional Hospital · Nikawewa Left 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97907&mlon=80.77154#map=17/8.97907/80.77154) Bank BOC · Nedunkerny South 11 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 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.06393&mlon=80.66151#map=17/9.06393/80.66151) Hotel Irrigation Department Circuit Bunglow · Bisokotuwa 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81745&mlon=80.75211#map=17/8.81745/80.75211) Mall Newsiri Trade Center · Kebithigollewa 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64089&mlon=80.67040#map=17/8.64089/80.67040) School V/Maruthodai GTMS · Maruthoddai 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97122&mlon=80.67665#map=17/8.97122/80.67665) College Bandaraduwa · Vedivaithakallu 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.90569&mlon=80.73068#map=17/8.90569/80.73068) Police station Welioya Police Station · Nikawewa Left 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.98059&mlon=80.77407#map=17/8.98059/80.77407) 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 Maruthoddai Places mapped inside Maruthoddai in open map data, by type. - 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 Vavuniya North DS Division - Anandar Pulliyankulam - Kanagarayankulam North - Kanagarayankulam South - Katkulam - Kulavisuddan - Mamadu - Mannakulam - Marailuppai - Nainamadu - Nedunkerny North - Nedunkerny South - Olumadu - Paddikudiyiruppu - Paranthan - Puliyankulam North - Puliyankulam South - Sinnadampan - Unchalkaddy - Vedivaithakallu ## Quick answers - Where is Maruthoddai?In Vavuniya North DS Division, Vavuniya District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Maruthoddai?Ethawetunawewa, Katkulam, Nikawewa South, Paddikudiyiruppu, Unchalkaddy and Vedivaithakallu - How many villages are in Maruthoddai?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Maruthoddai?Settlements lie between 54 m and 65 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Maruthoddai?11 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Maruthoddai?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Maruthoddai?Sampathnuwara Divisional Hospital, about 9.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maruthoddai?BOC, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maruthoddai?G.T. Linganathan, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maruthoddai?LK4303015 (OCHA common operational dataset)