# Varipathanchenai 01 GN division, Irakkamam DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/irakkamam/varipathanchenai-01/ Grama Niladhari division · Irakkamam DS Division # Varipathanchenai 01 Varipathanchenai 01 is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Irakkamam DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **3.54 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 3.5km² ## Where is Varipathanchenai 01? Varipathanchenai 01 lies in [Irakkamam DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/irakkamam/), [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: [Galmaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/galmaduwa/), [Irakkamam 03](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/irakkamam/irakkamam-03/), [Irakkamam 07](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/irakkamam/irakkamam-07/), [Irakkamam 08](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/irakkamam/irakkamam-08/), [Senanayakepura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/ampara/senanayakepura/), [Valathapitty 01](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/valathapitty-01/) and [Varipathanchenai 02](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/irakkamam/varipathanchenai-02/). By area it is the 4241st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.3% of [Irakkamam DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/irakkamam/). The centre of Varipathanchenai 01 is about 208 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2624° N, 81.7051° E. Local names: වරිපතන්චේන 01 . 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 Varipathanchenai 01 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Varipathanchenai 01. - Varipathanchenai 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 Varipathanchenai 01 Named natural and historic features inside Varipathanchenai 01, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Galmadu Oya - Pera Ara 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 Varipathanchenai 01 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 Varipathanchenai 01 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital General Hospital Ampara · Indrasarapura 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29173&mlon=81.67834#map=17/7.29173/81.67834) Bank Peoples Bank · Irakkamam 03 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24825&mlon=81.71824#map=17/7.24825/81.71824) ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29100&mlon=81.67385#map=17/7.29100/81.67385) Petrol pump Saman Enterprises · Mihindupura 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29257&mlon=81.69074#map=17/7.29257/81.69074) Hotel Ariyawan Hotel · Nawagampura 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29487&mlon=81.69278#map=17/7.29487/81.69278) Mall Marwa Mart · Maddakalaputharavai 02 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36600&mlon=81.81214#map=17/7.36600/81.81214) School Gamini Maha Vidyalaya · Senanayakepura 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28669&mlon=81.67579#map=17/7.28669/81.67579) College Hardy College of Technology · Samapura 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28333&mlon=81.66669#map=17/7.28333/81.66669) Police station Ampara Police Station · Jayawardhanapura 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29683&mlon=81.67698#map=17/7.29683/81.67698) 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. ## Other GN divisions in Irakkamam DS Division - Irakkamam 01 - Irakkamam 02 - Irakkamam 03 - Irakkamam 04 - Irakkamam 05 - Irakkamam 06 - Irakkamam 07 - Irakkamam 08 - Irakkamam 09 - Varipathanchenai 02 - Varipathanchenai 03 ## Quick answers - Where is Varipathanchenai 01?In Irakkamam DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Varipathanchenai 01?Galmaduwa, Irakkamam 03, Irakkamam 07, Irakkamam 08, Senanayakepura, Valathapitty 01 and Varipathanchenai 02 - How many villages are in Varipathanchenai 01?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Varipathanchenai 01?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Varipathanchenai 01?General Hospital Ampara, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Varipathanchenai 01?Peoples Bank, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Varipathanchenai 01?People's Bank ATM, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Varipathanchenai 01?Saman Enterprises, about 3.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Varipathanchenai 01?LK5234010 (OCHA common operational dataset)