Madurankuli

• P/Madurankuli Adharsha Maha Vidyalaya, Madurankuli
• P/Kanamoolai Muslim Maha Vidyalayam, Kanamulla
• P/Puluthivayal Muslim Vidyalayam, Puluthivayal
• P/Virudhodai Muslim Maha Vidyalaya', Virudhodai
• P/Kadayamottai Muslim Central College, Kadayamottai (Prev. P/Kadayamottai Muslim Maha Vidyalayam)
• Madurankuli Model School, Madurankuli

• Al-Baas International School, Virudhodai
• MH School of Excellence,Sembetta or North Madurankuli
• Mercy Education Complex (Mercy), Madurankuli City

Mercy Education Complex is a Non-profit organization located in the town. The main objective is to provide formal education to orphans, enabling them to meet the challenges of life without developing any personality complexes. This is a dedicated facility for Orphans education. It is committed to provide low-cost health care and education facilities and humanitarian assistance whenever needed regardless of any race or religions. It relies upon charitable donations from Zakat House of the Govt. of Kuwait. Govt. of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Peshawar Medical College and individual donations.

There is no University is located in the town of Madurankuliya. The only nearby institute which offered tertiary level education is the Puttalam Study Centre of "The Open University of Sri Lanka" (OUSL) (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා විවෘත විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය, Tamil: இலங்கை திறந்த பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a national university in Sri Lanka. It is unique within the Sri Lankan national university system for being the only university to offer programs of study leading to Certificate, Diploma, Degrees and Postgraduate degrees up to Ph. D. level through the distance mode learning.[1] The degrees awarded by the university are treated as equivalent to degrees awarded by any other Sri Lankan University under the preview of the University Grants Commission.

• Open University of Sri Lanka, Puttalam

• Nena Sala, Kanamulla (closed)

The climate of Madurankuli is tropical, with a marked dry season, and temperatures averaging between 20 °C in January to 31 °C in February and March. Generally, it experiencing warm weather throughout the year. The most of the areas are wetter, with almost 2000 mm of rainfall per year, overall the city and the nearby areas are relatively cooler than the coastline Mukkuthoduwawa. The monsoon season hits the North Western Province including reasonable rainfall in Madurankuli. During April to June can expect a rain with heavy flood affecting the residence and several business.

Average Rainfall for Madurankuli, Sri Lanka

• Ayurveda General Hospital, Nallandholuva
• Balasooriya Private Hospital, Puttalam
• Kottantivu Rural Hospital, Kottantivu

• Sadeek Medical Center, Kadayamootai
• Sooriya Medical Center, Madurankuli

The people in Madurankuli celebrate many traditional festivals centres on sacred shrines of diverse faith.

• All Buddhist temples celebrate the Vesak, Poson and Esela festivals commemorating the events of great importance to the Buddhists. In special months of May and June, temples organise offering campaign known as "Dansala" for visitors and residernts with the support of locals in the area. The ancient temples in the area offer religious services to the residents in Madurankuliya and focus on the development of mindfulness and body concentration while improving the virtue of the people.

These festivals feature colorful decorations, lanterns, illuminations and pageants where traditional dancing, drumming, costumed dignitaries and elephants are paraded.

• The St Anne's Roman Catholic church is located on a magnificent beach stretch in Talawila in the Puttalam district. The church draws thousands of pilgrims for its main festivals in March and July.
• The Ramazan, Haj and Milad-un-Nabi festivals are also celebrated by the majority Muslims in Madurankuliya especially at Masjidh's (mosques) or Plane Grounds in the town and nearby cities. These celebrations are mainly of religious character, recitations of Qur'an and distribution and sharing of cooked foods and sweets to relations and neighbors.
• The Munneswaram and Hindu temples are pilgrim centres of many devotees. People gather to worship deities and seek favours. The main temple of God Shiva at Munneswaram, comprises the shrines and has been built according to traditional Hindu style. Munneswaram celebrates its major festival in August where fire-walking is practiced.

Madurankuli has almost all the worship temples from all the religion.

Buddhist

• There are Buddhist temples where several events of great importance to the Lord Buddhas take place. Mukkuthoduwawa is one of the prominent places where Sinhalese live with their religious centers in the surroundings. The area is of great importance in terms of Buddhist history of the island.

Islam

• Numerous Mosques or Islamic worship centers have been erected by the Muslim society. There are some Islamic Institutions providing Islamic education and engaging social services.

Christianity

• There are also numerous Catholic Churches found in Madurankuliya for worship with considerably many Christian people around.

Hindu

• Munneswaram and Hindu temples are also found in the town and nearby areas.

It is warned that the Thoduwawa beach is exposed to the tsunami or sea disasters. Marked as an evacuation zone, it is advised to move fast towards Madurankuliya route in case of coastline disasters.

The city is near domestic and international airports.

The most convenient way of transport is the rail to several cities. This rail services works with specific time schedules. The services is Served by the Muthu Kumari (Pearl Princess) train. A route of 83 miles (134 km) along the North-Western coast.

• Madurankuli Station 3075. Comes from: Colombo, Ragama, Negombo, Chilaw, Bangadeniya, Mundel, Mangaeliya, Madurankuli, Nagavilluva, Palavi, Thilladi to Puttalam.

The region is served by an extensive rail and road transport system providing linkages to the major cities and ports in Sri Lanka. It has an extensive public transport system based on buses operated both by private operators and the government owned Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB). Some major roads include. The Bus services works throughout the 24-hour-a-day by private and CTB buses.

• A3 Road: Stops at all the towns from Colombo (Pettah) (152 km)

Post is one of the widely used service for corporate communications, look for the postal details below:

• Madurankuli Post Office - Phone: 032-2268262.

Madurankuli Postal Code: 61270

In fact, International courier deliver anywhere in the world. And it's much easy in here to receive and post international courier through:

• EMS Post by Sri Lanka Post - Phone: 0322 265 250, Puttalam
• Dammika Express - Phone: 0324 908 253, Puttalam

Internet is the primary medium of communication by all users. Usage of internet is very high. The entire Madurankuli is facilitated with high reception and fastest 3.75G radio technology by the Etisalat. Whereas other network providers Airtel, Dialog, and Hutch offer 3G, WCDMA & EDGE.

• SLT ADSL
• SLT Wireless Broadband (4G/LTE)
• Dialog 4G

Telephone services are widely powered by Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) with quality services to every homes and offices. Others like LankaBell, Dialog CDMA, and Suntel provide Wireless Fixed Terminal (WFT) with good quality antenna reception.

Emergency:

• Dial:119

Responsible Division:

• Police Station - Mundal, Tel: 032-3327222

Nearby Police Stations:

• Police Station - Puttalam, Tel: 032-2265223
• Police Station - Chilaw, Tel: 032-2220752

• Balasooriya Hospital Ambulance Service, Tel: 032-2267153
• Kottantivu Rural Hospital Ambulance Service, Tel: 032-3297813

• CEB Breakdown Call Center, Tel: 1987
• CEB City Office - Madurankuli, Tel: 032-2268109
• CEB Regional Office - Puttalam, Tel: 032-2265323

• Kanamulla Grand Masjid (Janaza Service Team), Tel: 076-3508283

• SLT Call Center, Tel: 1212
• SLT Regional Center - Chilaw, Tel: 032-2222239/31

• SLT Broadband (ADSL) Breakdown Call Center, Tel: 1242