# Pasarichchenai GN division, Pottuvil DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/pasarichchenai/ Grama Niladhari division · Pottuvil DS Division # Pasarichchenai Pasarichchenai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pottuvil DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **2.85 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.9km² - 4mapped services ## Where is Pasarichchenai? Pasarichchenai 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 4 other GN divisions: [Panama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/panama-west/), [Sarvodayapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/sarvodayapuram/), [Shasthrawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/shasthrawela/) and [Sinna Ullai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/sinna-ullai/). By area it is the 5184th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Pottuvil DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/). The centre of Pasarichchenai is about 218 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8219° N, 81.8194° E. Local names: පසරිච්චේන . 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 Pasarichchenai Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Pasarichchenai. - Ulla 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 Pasarichchenai Named natural and historic features inside Pasarichchenai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Goda Oya 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 Pasarichchenai 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 Pasarichchenai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Shasfa nursing home · Pothuvil 01/Unit II 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86667&mlon=81.83331#map=17/6.86667/81.83331) Bank NDB · Sarvodayapuram 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84027&mlon=81.83273#map=17/6.84027/81.83273) ATM Bank of Ceylon · Sri Wijithapura 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90648&mlon=81.55683#map=17/6.90648/81.55683) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Sinna Ullai 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86433&mlon=81.83284#map=17/6.86433/81.83284) Hotel Kudakalli · Pasarichchenai 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82484&mlon=81.82535#map=17/6.82484/81.82535) Mall Pottuvil Razpas · Pothuvil Town 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87413&mlon=81.83011#map=17/6.87413/81.83011) School AK.AL. SHRAQ MAHA VIDYALAYA PASARICHENAI · Pasarichchenai 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83251&mlon=81.82384#map=17/6.83251/81.82384) College Arabic college · Sinna Ullai 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83528&mlon=81.82957#map=17/6.83528/81.82957) Police station Tourist Police · Sinna Ullai 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84140&mlon=81.83250#map=17/6.84140/81.83250) 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 Pasarichchenai Places mapped inside Pasarichchenai in open map data, by type. - Hotels3 - Schools1 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 1 - Hidayapuram 2 - Hijra Nagar - Inspector Etham - Jalaldeen Square - Kalappukaddu - Kanagarkiramam - Komarie 01 - Komarie 02 - Kundumadu - Pakkiyawatta 1 - Pakkiyawatta 2 - 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 Pasarichchenai?In Pottuvil DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pasarichchenai?Panama West, Sarvodayapuram, Shasthrawela and Sinna Ullai - How many villages are in Pasarichchenai?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pasarichchenai?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Pasarichchenai?Shasfa nursing home, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pasarichchenai?NDB, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pasarichchenai?Bank of Ceylon, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pasarichchenai?Lanka IOC, about 4.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pasarichchenai?LK5248065 (OCHA common operational dataset)