# Block 'J' East 03 GN division, Sammanthurai DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/block-j-east-03/ Grama Niladhari division · Sammanthurai DS Division # Block 'J' East 03 Block 'J' East 03 is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Sammanthurai DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **0.69 km²**. - 0.7km² ## Where is Block 'J' East 03? Block 'J' East 03 lies in [Sammanthurai DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/), [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 10 other GN divisions: [Block 'J' East 01](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/block-j-east-01/), [Block 'J' East 02](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/block-j-east-02/), [Kallarichchel 01](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/kallarichchel-01/), [Kallarichchel 02](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/kallarichchel-02/), [Maddakalaputharavai 01](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/maddakalaputharavai-01/), [Maddakalaputharavai 02](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/maddakalaputharavai-02/), [Mavadipalli East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/karaitivu/mavadipalli-east/), [Mavadipalli West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/karaitivu/mavadipalli-west/), [Ninthavur 24](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/nintavur/ninthavur-24/) and [Sammanthurai 03](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/sammanthurai-03/). By area it is the 11471st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Sammanthurai DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/). The centre of Block 'J' East 03 is about 222 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3596° N, 81.8139° E. Local names: බ්ලොක් ජේ නැගෙනහිර . 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 Block 'J' East 03 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 Block 'J' East 03 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital Sammanthurai · Sammanthurai TD 04 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36839&mlon=81.81282#map=17/7.36839/81.81282) Bank RDB Sammanthurai · Sammanthurai 03 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36264&mlon=81.80534#map=17/7.36264/81.80534) ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29100&mlon=81.67385#map=17/7.29100/81.67385) Petrol pump Sinopec Filling Station · Mavadipalli West 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37161&mlon=81.81986#map=17/7.37161/81.81986) Hotel V.A Raheem · Vilinayadi 03 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36038&mlon=81.80216#map=17/7.36038/81.80216) Mall Marwa Mart · Maddakalaputharavai 02 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36600&mlon=81.81214#map=17/7.36600/81.81214) School Korakkar Vidyalam · Maddakalaputharavai 02 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36347&mlon=81.81272#map=17/7.36347/81.81272) College Dirasathul Islamiyya Arabic College · Sammanthurai TD 04 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37049&mlon=81.81219#map=17/7.37049/81.81219) Police station Police Station Sammanthurai · Maddakalaputharavai 02 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36506&mlon=81.81125#map=17/7.36506/81.81125) 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 Sammanthurai DS Division - Block 'J' East 01 - Block 'J' East 02 - Block 'J' West 01 - Block 'J' West 02 - Kallarichchel 01 - Kallarichchel 02 - Kallarichchel 03 - Karuwaddukal 01 - Karuwaddukal 02 - Karuwaddukal 03 - Maddakalaputharavai 01 - Maddakalaputharavai 02 - Malayadikiramam 01 - Malayadikiramam 02 - Malayadikiramam 03 - Malayadikiramam 04 - Malkampiddy - Malwatte 01 - Malwatte 02 - Malwatte 03 - Malwatte 04 - Sammanthurai 01 - Sammanthurai 02 - Sammanthurai 03 - Sammanthurai 04 - Sammanthurai 05 - Sammanthurai 06 - Sammanthurai 07 - Sammanthurai 08 - Sammanthurai 09 - Sammanthurai 10 - Sammanthurai 11 - Sammanthurai 12 - Sammanthurai TD 01 - Sammanthurai TD 02 - Sammanthurai TD 03 - Sammanthurai TD 04 - Sennelgramam 01 - Sennelgramam 02 - Udanga 01 - Udanga 02 - Valathapitty 01 - Valathapitty 02 - Veeramunai 01 - Veeramunai 02 - Veeramunai 03 - Veeramunai 04 - Vilinayadi 01 - Vilinayadi 02 - Vilinayadi 03 ## Quick answers - Where is Block 'J' East 03?In Sammanthurai DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Block 'J' East 03?Block 'J' East 01, Block 'J' East 02, Kallarichchel 01, Kallarichchel 02, Maddakalaputharavai 01, Maddakalaputharavai 02, Mavadipalli East, Mavadipalli West, Ninthavur 24 and Sammanthurai 03 - What is the best time to visit Block 'J' East 03?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Block 'J' East 03?Base Hospital Sammanthurai, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Block 'J' East 03?RDB Sammanthurai, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Block 'J' East 03?People's Bank ATM, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Block 'J' East 03?Sinopec Filling Station, about 1.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Block 'J' East 03?LK5218185 (OCHA common operational dataset)