# Vachchikudah GN division, Alayadivembu DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/alayadivembu/vachchikudah/ Grama Niladhari division · Alayadivembu DS Division # Vachchikudah Vachchikudah is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Alayadivembu DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **1.39 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.4km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Vachchikudah? Vachchikudah lies in [Alayadivembu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/alayadivembu/), [Ampara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Akkaraipattu 19](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/akkaraipattu/akkaraipattu-19/), [Akkaraipattu 21](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/akkaraipattu/akkaraipattu-21/), [Akkaraipattu 7/2](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/alayadivembu/akkaraipattu-7-2/), [Akkaraipattu 7/4](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/alayadivembu/akkaraipattu-7-4/), [Akkaraipattu 8/1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/alayadivembu/akkaraipattu-8-1/), [Alayadivembu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/alayadivembu/alayadivembu/) and [Paddiyadipiddy](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/akkaraipattu/paddiyadipiddy/). By area it is the 8713th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Alayadivembu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/alayadivembu/). The centre of Vachchikudah is about 221 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2173° N, 81.8356° E. Local names: වච්චිකුඩා . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Vachchikudah Named natural and historic features inside Vachchikudah, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Karungkoddluvu 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 Vachchikudah and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ampara District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,693 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (281 mm) and the driest Jul (58 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 150 Feb 26 106 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 152 May 29 131 Jun 29 68 Jul 29 58 Aug 29 67 Sep 28 110 Oct 28 217 Nov 27 281 Dec 26 259 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Vachchikudah Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital JAI Hospitel · Akkaraipattu 8/1 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21820&mlon=81.84837#map=17/7.21820/81.84837) Bank Sampath Bank - Akkaraipattu · Akkaraipattu 02 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21941&mlon=81.84970#map=17/7.21941/81.84970) ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29100&mlon=81.67385#map=17/7.29100/81.67385) Petrol pump Lanka Petrol · Vachchikudah 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22191&mlon=81.83903#map=17/7.22191/81.83903) Hotel Sankaman Kandai · Akkaraipattu 8/3 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21667&mlon=81.85000#map=17/7.21667/81.85000) Mall Mega Plaza · Navatkadu 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20947&mlon=81.84583#map=17/7.20947/81.84583) School Primary School · Akkaraipattu 20 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22500&mlon=81.83907#map=17/7.22500/81.83907) College Ak-Muslim Central College (AMC College) · Akkaraipattu 20 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22558&mlon=81.83804#map=17/7.22558/81.83804) Police station Akkaraipattu Police Station · Town Division 04 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21624&mlon=81.85360#map=17/7.21624/81.85360) 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 Vachchikudah Places mapped inside Vachchikudah in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 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 Alayadivembu DS Division - Akkaraipattu 09 - Akkaraipattu 7 - Akkaraipattu 7/1 - Akkaraipattu 7/2 - Akkaraipattu 7/3 - Akkaraipattu 7/4 - Akkaraipattu 8 - Akkaraipattu 8/1 - Akkaraipattu 8/2 - Akkaraipattu 8/3 - Alayadivembu - Aligambai - Kannakigramam 01 - Kannakigramam 02 - Kolavil 01 - Kolavil 02 - Kolavil 03 - Navatkadu - Panankadu - Sinna Panankadu - Sinnamugathuwaram ## Quick answers - Where is Vachchikudah?In Alayadivembu DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Vachchikudah?Akkaraipattu 19, Akkaraipattu 21, Akkaraipattu 7/2, Akkaraipattu 7/4, Akkaraipattu 8/1, Alayadivembu and Paddiyadipiddy - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Vachchikudah?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Vachchikudah?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Vachchikudah?JAI Hospitel, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Vachchikudah?Sampath Bank - Akkaraipattu, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Vachchikudah?People's Bank ATM, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Vachchikudah?Lanka Petrol, about 0.6 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Vachchikudah?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Vachchikudah?LK5239035 (OCHA common operational dataset)