# Chavalakade GN division, Navithanveli DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/navithanveli/chavalakade/

Grama Niladhari division · Navithanveli DS Division 

# Chavalakade

Chavalakade is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Navithanveli DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **3.63 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 3.6km²
- 6 mtypical elevation

## Where is Chavalakade?

Chavalakade lies in [Navithanveli DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/navithanveli/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Chalambaikerny 02](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/navithanveli/chalambaikerny-02/), [Chalambaikerny 05](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/navithanveli/chalambaikerny-05/), [Chenaikudiyiruppu 01](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/kalmunai/chenaikudiyiruppu-01/), [Chenaikudiyiruppu 01A](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/kalmunai/chenaikudiyiruppu-01a/), [Kalmunai 02](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/kalmunai/kalmunai-02/), [Navithanveli 01](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/navithanveli/navithanveli-01/), [Navithanveli 02](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/navithanveli/navithanveli-02/) and [Sorikalmunai 3](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/navithanveli/sorikalmunai-3/). By area it is the 4141st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.5% of [Navithanveli DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/navithanveli/). The centre of Chavalakade is about 220 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4184° N, 81.7828° E. Local names: චවලකඩේ .

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 Chavalakade

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Chavalakade.

- Ambalama
- Charalakadai

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).

## Weather in Chavalakade 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 Chavalakade

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Chenaikudiruppu Base Hospital · LK5221190 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41742&mlon=81.80741#map=17/7.41742/81.80741) 

Bank Maruthamunai · LK5221170 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43590&mlon=81.81834#map=17/7.43590/81.81834) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29100&mlon=81.67385#map=17/7.29100/81.67385) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · LK5221150 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43937&mlon=81.81299#map=17/7.43937/81.81299) 

Hotel Saji new food · LK5221235 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40729&mlon=81.83052#map=17/7.40729/81.83052) 

Mall Soft Magic Kalmunai · LK5221215 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41406&mlon=81.82716#map=17/7.41406/81.82716) 

School school · Navithanveli 01 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42679&mlon=81.77455#map=17/7.42679/81.77455) 

College கமு / சிவசக்தி மகா வித்யாலயம் · Natpiddimunai Td 01 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41475&mlon=81.81105#map=17/7.41475/81.81105) 

Police station Police Station · LK5221215 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41439&mlon=81.82496#map=17/7.41439/81.82496) 

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 Navithanveli DS Division

- Annamalai 01
- Annamalai 02
- Annamalai 03
- Central Camp 01
- Central Camp 02
- Central Camp 03
- Central Camp 04
- Central Camp 05
- Central Camp 06
- Chalambaikerny 01
- Chalambaikerny 02
- Chalambaikerny 03
- Chalambaikerny 04
- Chalambaikerny 05
- Navithanveli 01
- Navithanveli 02
- Sorikalmunai 1
- Sorikalmunai 2
- Sorikalmunai 3

## Quick answers

- Where is Chavalakade?In Navithanveli DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Chavalakade?Chalambaikerny 02, Chalambaikerny 05, Chenaikudiyiruppu 01, Chenaikudiyiruppu 01A, Kalmunai 02, Navithanveli 01, Navithanveli 02 and Sorikalmunai 3
- How many villages are in Chavalakade?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Chavalakade?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Chavalakade?Chenaikudiruppu Base Hospital, about 2.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Chavalakade?Maruthamunai, about 4.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Chavalakade?People's Bank ATM, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chavalakade?Ceypetco, about 4.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Chavalakade?LK5216075 (OCHA common operational dataset)