# Kannaddy GN division, Vengalacheddikulam DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vengalacheddikulam/kannaddy/ Grama Niladhari division · Vengalacheddikulam DS Division # Kannaddy Kannaddy is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Vengalacheddikulam DS Division, Vavuniya District, Northern Province. It covers **14.3 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 14.3km² - 1mapped services - 54 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kannaddy? Kannaddy 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: [Andiyapuliyankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vengalacheddikulam/andiyapuliyankulam/), [Periyakaddu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vengalacheddikulam/periyakaddu/), [Periyathampanai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vengalacheddikulam/periyathampanai/) and [Piramanalankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vengalacheddikulam/piramanalankulam/). By area it is the 751st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.4% of [Vengalacheddikulam DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vengalacheddikulam/). The centre of Kannaddy is about 209 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.7747° N, 80.2395° E. Local names: කන්නාඩ්ඩි . 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 Kannaddy Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Kannaddy. Settlements here lie between about 51 m and 58 m above sea level (median 54 m). - Kulankulam - Uralkulattuvadi 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 Kannaddy Named natural and historic features inside Kannaddy, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 reservoirs and tanks. - Chinna Kulam - Marakaranpalai Kulam - Minasiya Kulam - Pararaja Kulam - Piramandala Kulam - Ura 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 Kannaddy 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 Kannaddy Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Poovarasankulam · Velankulam 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.77862&mlon=80.34675#map=17/8.77862/80.34675) Bank BOC · Poovarasankulam 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.75264&mlon=80.36495#map=17/8.75264/80.36495) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Andiyapuliyankulam 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.70603&mlon=80.25300#map=17/8.70603/80.25300) Hotel Luvero Shade Inn · Poomalarnthan 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.76891&mlon=80.15643#map=17/8.76891/80.15643) School V/Kannadi GTMS · Kannaddy 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.75958&mlon=80.23476#map=17/8.75958/80.23476) College Department of ICT - FOT ,University of Vavuniya · Salambaikkulam 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.75451&mlon=80.39968#map=17/8.75451/80.39968) Police station Parayanalankulam Police Station · Periyakaddu 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.74744&mlon=80.18613#map=17/8.74744/80.18613) 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 Kannaddy Places mapped inside Kannaddy 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 Vengalacheddikulam DS Division - Andiyapuliyankulam - Cheddikulam - Kangankulam - 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 Kannaddy?In Vengalacheddikulam DS Division, Vavuniya District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kannaddy?Andiyapuliyankulam, Periyakaddu, Periyathampanai and Piramanalankulam - How many villages are in Kannaddy?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kannaddy?Settlements lie between 51 m and 58 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Kannaddy?6 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Kannaddy?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Kannaddy?Divisional Hospital Poovarasankulam, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kannaddy?BOC, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kannaddy?Ceypetco, about 7.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kannaddy?LK4312020 (OCHA common operational dataset)