# Cheddikulam GN division, Vengalacheddikulam DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vengalacheddikulam/cheddikulam/ Grama Niladhari division · Vengalacheddikulam DS Division # Cheddikulam Cheddikulam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Vengalacheddikulam DS Division, Vavuniya District, Northern Province. It covers **4.47 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.5km² - 4mapped services - 53 mtypical elevation ## Where is Cheddikulam? Cheddikulam lies in [Vengalacheddikulam DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vengalacheddikulam/), [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: [Kangankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vengalacheddikulam/kangankulam/), [Mugaththankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vengalacheddikulam/mugaththankulam/), [Muthaliyarkulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vengalacheddikulam/muthaliyarkulam/) and [Periyapuliyalankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vengalacheddikulam/periyapuliyalankulam/). By area it is the 3324th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Vengalacheddikulam DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vengalacheddikulam/). The centre of Cheddikulam is about 198 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.6553° N, 80.3203° E. Local names: සෙට්ටිකුලම් . 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 Cheddikulam Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Cheddikulam. - Cheddikulam 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 Cheddikulam Named natural and historic features inside Cheddikulam, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 reservoirs and tanks. - Cheddi Kulam - Mutaliyar Kulam - Nelu 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 Cheddikulam 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 Cheddikulam Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Cheddikulam Base Hospital · Mugaththankulam 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.65910&mlon=80.31259#map=17/8.65910/80.31259) Bank BOC · Cheddikulam 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.65203&mlon=80.31476#map=17/8.65203/80.31476) ATM Boc smart · Shuddha Nagaraya 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.35136&mlon=80.39834#map=17/8.35136/80.39834) Petrol pump MPCS · Cheddikulam 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.65934&mlon=80.31294#map=17/8.65934/80.31294) Hotel River Edge Leisure Holiday Bungalow · Andiyapuliyankulam 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.68829&mlon=80.27535#map=17/8.68829/80.27535) Mall dayani trade center · Step 1 Part 2 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.33356&mlon=80.41031#map=17/8.33356/80.41031) School V/Cheddikulam Maha Vidyalayam · Cheddikulam 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.66143&mlon=80.31363#map=17/8.66143/80.31363) College Department of ICT - FOT ,University of Vavuniya · Salambaikkulam 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.75451&mlon=80.39968#map=17/8.75451/80.39968) Police station Cheddikulam Police Station · Mugaththankulam 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.65095&mlon=80.31450#map=17/8.65095/80.31450) 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 Cheddikulam Places mapped inside Cheddikulam in open map data, by type. - Banks2 - 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 Vengalacheddikulam DS Division - Andiyapuliyankulam - Kangankulam - Kannaddy - Kanthasamy Nagar - Kristhavakulam - Kurukkalputhukkulam - Mugaththankulam - Muthaliyarkulam - Neriyakulam - Periyakaddu - Periyapuliyalankulam - Periyathampanai - Piramanalankulam - Sinnasippikulam - Sooduventhapulavu - Unit 2. Pavatkulam - Unit 4. Pavatkulam - Unit 5 & 6. Pavatkulam - Unit 9 & 10. Pavatkulam ## Quick answers - Where is Cheddikulam?In Vengalacheddikulam DS Division, Vavuniya District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Cheddikulam?Kangankulam, Mugaththankulam, Muthaliyarkulam and Periyapuliyalankulam - How many villages are in Cheddikulam?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Cheddikulam?3 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Cheddikulam?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Cheddikulam?Cheddikulam Base Hospital, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Cheddikulam?BOC, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Cheddikulam?Boc smart, about 35 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cheddikulam?MPCS, about 0.9 km from the centre - How many banks are in Cheddikulam?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Cheddikulam?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Cheddikulam?LK4312080 (OCHA common operational dataset)