# Hidayapuram 1 GN division, Pottuvil DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/hidayapuram-1/ Grama Niladhari division · Pottuvil DS Division # Hidayapuram 1 Hidayapuram 1 is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pottuvil DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **7.34 km²**. Open map data shows 18 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.3km² - 18mapped services ## Where is Hidayapuram 1? Hidayapuram 1 lies in [Pottuvil DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Hidayapuram 2](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/hidayapuram-2/), [Hijra Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/hijra-nagar/), [Inspector Etham](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/inspector-etham/), [Kanagarkiramam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/kanagarkiramam/) and [Rasak Moulana Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/rasak-moulana-nagar/). By area it is the 1796th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.4% of [Pottuvil DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/). The centre of Hidayapuram 1 is about 219 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8994° N, 81.8348° E. Local names: හිදයාපුරම් 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Hidayapuram 1 Named natural and historic features inside Hidayapuram 1, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Manthodai Kulam ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Kotukai 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 Hidayapuram 1 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 Hidayapuram 1 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital, Pottuvil, Srilanka · Pothuvil Town 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87610&mlon=81.83043#map=17/6.87610/81.83043) Bank SDB · Pakkiyawatta 1 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87589&mlon=81.82934#map=17/6.87589/81.82934) ATM Bank of Ceylon · Sri Wijithapura 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90648&mlon=81.55683#map=17/6.90648/81.55683) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station Pottuvil MPCS Ltd. · Vaddively 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87784&mlon=81.82887#map=17/6.87784/81.82887) Hotel Beach Lagoon Parans · Hidayapuram 1 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90156&mlon=81.83893#map=17/6.90156/81.83893) Mall Mubarak Textile · Pothuvil Town 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87550&mlon=81.83011#map=17/6.87550/81.83011) School Hijra Nagar GMM School · Hidayapuram 1 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88139&mlon=81.83904#map=17/6.88139/81.83904) College Pottuvil Central College · Rasak Moulana Nagar 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87962&mlon=81.83538#map=17/6.87962/81.83538) Police station Pottuvil Police Station · Vaddively 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87777&mlon=81.82699#map=17/6.87777/81.82699) 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 Hidayapuram 1 Places mapped inside Hidayapuram 1 in open map data, by type. - Hotels15 - Schools2 - Restaurants1 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 Pottuvil DS Division - Hidayapuram 2 - Hijra Nagar - Inspector Etham - Jalaldeen Square - Kalappukaddu - Kanagarkiramam - Komarie 01 - Komarie 02 - Kundumadu - Pakkiyawatta 1 - Pakkiyawatta 2 - Pasarichchenai - Pothuvil 01/Unit I - Pothuvil 01/Unit II - Pothuvil 01/Unit III - Pothuvil 02 / Unit 2 - Pothuvil 02 / Unit 3 - Pothuvil Town - Rasak Moulana Nagar - Sangamankanda - Sarvodayapuram - Sinna Puthukkudiyiruppu - Sinna Ullai - Vaddively - Victor Estate 1 - Victor Estate 2 ## Quick answers - Where is Hidayapuram 1?In Pottuvil DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Hidayapuram 1?Hidayapuram 2, Hijra Nagar, Inspector Etham, Kanagarkiramam and Rasak Moulana Nagar - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Hidayapuram 1?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Hidayapuram 1?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Hidayapuram 1?Base Hospital, Pottuvil, Srilanka, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Hidayapuram 1?SDB, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Hidayapuram 1?Bank of Ceylon, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hidayapuram 1?Lanka Filling Station Pottuvil MPCS Ltd., about 2.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Hidayapuram 1?LK5248105 (OCHA common operational dataset)