# Sainthamaruthu 01 GN division, Sainthamaruthu DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sainthamaruthu/sainthamaruthu-01/ Grama Niladhari division · Sainthamaruthu DS Division # Sainthamaruthu 01 Sainthamaruthu 01 is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Sainthamaruthu DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **0.47 km²**. - 0.5km² ## Where is Sainthamaruthu 01? Sainthamaruthu 01 lies in [Sainthamaruthu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sainthamaruthu/), [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: [LK5221300](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/kalmunai/lk5221300/), [Sainthamaruthu 02](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sainthamaruthu/sainthamaruthu-02/), [Sainthamaruthu 03](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sainthamaruthu/sainthamaruthu-03/), [Sainthamaruthu 05](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sainthamaruthu/sainthamaruthu-05/), [Sainthamaruthu 07](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sainthamaruthu/sainthamaruthu-07/), [Sainthamaruthu 09](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sainthamaruthu/sainthamaruthu-09/) and [Sammanthurai TD 04](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/sammanthurai-td-04/). By area it is the 12591st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 14.0% of [Sainthamaruthu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sainthamaruthu/). The centre of Sainthamaruthu 01 is about 224 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3965° N, 81.8287° E. Local names: සායින්දමරුදු 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). ## Weather in Sainthamaruthu 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 Sainthamaruthu 01 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ashraff Memorial Hospital · LK5221280 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40313&mlon=81.83128#map=17/7.40313/81.83128) Bank Peoples Bank · Sainthamaruthu 11 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39118&mlon=81.83530#map=17/7.39118/81.83530) ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29100&mlon=81.67385#map=17/7.29100/81.67385) Petrol pump Petrol set Sainthamaruthu · Sainthamaruthu 05 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39551&mlon=81.83386#map=17/7.39551/81.83386) Hotel Brown Wood Residence · LK5221300 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39885&mlon=81.83220#map=17/7.39885/81.83220) Mall Naasar Store · Sainthamaruthu 12 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39320&mlon=81.84344#map=17/7.39320/81.84344) School Mahmud Ladies National School Kalmunai · LK5221300 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39964&mlon=81.83452#map=17/7.39964/81.83452) College Metropolitan College · LK5221295 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40070&mlon=81.83255#map=17/7.40070/81.83255) Police station Police Station Kalmunai பொலிஸ் நிலையம் · LK5221215 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41433&mlon=81.82504#map=17/7.41433/81.82504) 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 Sainthamaruthu DS Division - Sainthamaruthu 02 - Sainthamaruthu 03 - Sainthamaruthu 04 - Sainthamaruthu 05 - Sainthamaruthu 06 - Sainthamaruthu 07 - Sainthamaruthu 08 - Sainthamaruthu 09 - Sainthamaruthu 10 - Sainthamaruthu 11 - Sainthamaruthu 12 - Sainthamaruthu 13 - Sainthamaruthu 14 - Sainthamaruthu 15 - Sainthamaruthu 16 - Sainthamaruthu 17 ## Quick answers - Where is Sainthamaruthu 01?In Sainthamaruthu DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Sainthamaruthu 01?LK5221300, Sainthamaruthu 02, Sainthamaruthu 03, Sainthamaruthu 05, Sainthamaruthu 07, Sainthamaruthu 09 and Sammanthurai TD 04 - What is the best time to visit Sainthamaruthu 01?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Sainthamaruthu 01?Ashraff Memorial Hospital, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sainthamaruthu 01?Peoples Bank, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sainthamaruthu 01?People's Bank ATM, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sainthamaruthu 01?Petrol set Sainthamaruthu, about 0.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sainthamaruthu 01?LK5225005 (OCHA common operational dataset)