# Sasthrikoolankulam GN division, Vavuniya DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya/sasthrikoolankulam/ Grama Niladhari division · Vavuniya DS Division # Sasthrikoolankulam Sasthrikoolankulam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Vavuniya DS Division, Vavuniya District, Northern Province. It covers **13.1 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 13.1km² - 2mapped services - 84 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sasthrikoolankulam? Sasthrikoolankulam lies in [Vavuniya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Echchankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya/echchankulam/), [Marukkarampalai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya/marukkarampalai/), [Pampaimadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya/pampaimadu/), [Paranaddakal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya/paranaddakal/) and [Puthukkulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya/puthukkulam/). By area it is the 840th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.1% of [Vavuniya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya/). The centre of Sasthrikoolankulam is about 219 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.8181° N, 80.4475° E. Local names: සාස්ත්‍රිකූලාන්ක . 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 Sasthrikoolankulam Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Sasthrikoolankulam. - Manipuram Housing Scheme - Saasthirikoolankulam - Sastirikulankulam - Suntharapuram Housing Scheme - Sutharapuram - Thevarkulam 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 Sasthrikoolankulam Named natural and historic features inside Sasthrikoolankulam, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 reservoirs and tanks. - Aladi Kulam - Chinna Kulam - Kat Kulam - Pudumkampila Kulam - Puliyan Kulam - Suppandaiyapuliyan Kulam - Tevi Kulam - Veppan 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 Sasthrikoolankulam 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 Sasthrikoolankulam Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Auyuvedic Hospital Vavuniya · Sekkadipulavu 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.76057&mlon=80.43887#map=17/8.76057/80.43887) Bank BOC · Puthukkulam 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81185&mlon=80.46139#map=17/8.81185/80.46139) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Omanthai 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.84465&mlon=80.49802#map=17/8.84465/80.49802) Hotel Apirami Vilas · Nochchimoddai 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.82044&mlon=80.49335#map=17/8.82044/80.49335) Mall Newsiri Trade Center · Kebithigollewa 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64089&mlon=80.67040#map=17/8.64089/80.67040) School V/Thiruvalluvar Vidyalayam · Paranaddakal 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.82874&mlon=80.44760#map=17/8.82874/80.44760) College Vavuniya Campus · Pampaimadu 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.78333&mlon=80.41669#map=17/8.78333/80.41669) Police station Echchankulam Police Post · Echchankulam 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.82529&mlon=80.43758#map=17/8.82529/80.43758) 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 Sasthrikoolankulam Places mapped inside Sasthrikoolankulam 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 DS Division - Arumugathanputhukulam - Asikulam - Echchankulam - Ilamaruthankulam - Kallikulam - Kalmadu - Kandapuram - Kaththarsinnakulam - Koomankulam - Kovilkulam - Maharambaikulam - Mahilankulam - Maligai - Marukkarampalai - Maruthamadhu - Maruthankulam - Moonrumurippu - Nelukkulam - Nochchimoddai - Omanthai - Palamoddai - Pampaimadu - Pandarikulam - Panrikkeithakulam - Paranaddakal - Pattanichchoor Puliyankulam - Poovarasankulam - Puthukkulam - Rambaikulam - Rejendrankulam - Salambaikkulam - Samalankulam - Sekkadipulavu - Semamadhu - Thandikulam - Thonikal - Vairavapuliyankulam - Vavuniya Town - Vavuniya Town North - Velankulam - Velikulam ## Quick answers - Where is Sasthrikoolankulam?In Vavuniya DS Division, Vavuniya District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Sasthrikoolankulam?Echchankulam, Marukkarampalai, Pampaimadu, Paranaddakal and Puthukkulam - How many villages are in Sasthrikoolankulam?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Sasthrikoolankulam?8 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Sasthrikoolankulam?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Sasthrikoolankulam?Auyuvedic Hospital Vavuniya , about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sasthrikoolankulam?BOC, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sasthrikoolankulam?Lanka IOC, about 6.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sasthrikoolankulam?LK4309115 (OCHA common operational dataset)