# Kanchikudicharu GN division, Tirukkovil DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/tirukkovil/kanchikudicharu/ Grama Niladhari division · Tirukkovil DS Division # Kanchikudicharu Kanchikudicharu is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Tirukkovil DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **72.1 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 72.1km² ## Where is Kanchikudicharu? Kanchikudicharu lies in [Tirukkovil DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/tirukkovil/), [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: [Kanchirankudah](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/tirukkovil/kanchirankudah/), [Komarie 01](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/komarie-01/), [Komarie 02](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/komarie-02/), [Sagamam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/tirukkovil/sagamam/), [Sangamankanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/sangamankanda/), [Thandiyadi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/tirukkovil/thandiyadi/), [Thangavelauthapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/tirukkovil/thangavelauthapuram/) and [Vinayahapuram 3](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/tirukkovil/vinayahapuram-3/). By area it is the 76th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 33.0% of [Tirukkovil DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/tirukkovil/). The centre of Kanchikudicharu is about 213 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0452° N, 81.7748° E. Local names: කංචිකුඩිආරු . 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 Kanchikudicharu Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kanchikudicharu. - Kanchikudicharu 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 Kanchikudicharu Named natural and historic features inside Kanchikudicharu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream. - Kangikaidichi Aru - Kangikudichchara Kulam - Pawatta Kulam - Tamara Kulam ### Estates 1 estate. - Pulluveli 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 Kanchikudicharu 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 Kanchikudicharu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Central Dispensary And Maternity Home · Komarie 01 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99256&mlon=81.86383#map=17/6.99256/81.86383) Bank Hatton National Bank · Thirukkovil 3 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.11655&mlon=81.85258#map=17/7.11655/81.85258) ATM Bank of Ceylon · Sri Wijithapura 29 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 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87784&mlon=81.82887#map=17/6.87784/81.82887) Hotel Hilltop Cabanas · Sangamankanda 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02688&mlon=81.87638#map=17/7.02688/81.87638) Mall Mubarak Textile · Pothuvil Town 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87550&mlon=81.83011#map=17/6.87550/81.83011) School Vinayagapuram Shakthy Vidyalayam · Vinayahapuram 1 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10371&mlon=81.84436#map=17/7.10371/81.84436) College Pottuvil Central College · Rasak Moulana Nagar 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87962&mlon=81.83538#map=17/6.87962/81.83538) Police station Thirukkovil Army Camp · Kanchirankudah 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09333&mlon=81.82289#map=17/7.09333/81.82289) 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 Tirukkovil DS Division - Kanchirankudah - Sagamam - Sangamangramam - Thambiluvil 1 - Thambiluvil 1 East - Thambiluvil 1 South - Thambiluvil 1 West - Thambiluvil 2 - Thambiluvil 2 East - Thambiluvil 2 North - Thambiluvil 2 West - Thandiyadi - Thangavelauthapuram - Thirukkovil 1 - Thirukkovil 2 - Thirukkovil 3 - Thirukkovil 4 - Vinayahapuram 1 - Vinayahapuram 2 - Vinayahapuram 3 - Vinayahapuram 4 ## Quick answers - Where is Kanchikudicharu?In Tirukkovil DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kanchikudicharu?Kanchirankudah, Komarie 01, Komarie 02, Sagamam, Sangamankanda, Thandiyadi, Thangavelauthapuram and Vinayahapuram 3 - How many villages are in Kanchikudicharu?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Kanchikudicharu?3 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Kanchikudicharu?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Kanchikudicharu?Central Dispensary And Maternity Home, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kanchikudicharu?Hatton National Bank, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kanchikudicharu?Bank of Ceylon, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kanchikudicharu?Lanka Filling Station Pottuvil MPCS Ltd., about 20 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kanchikudicharu?LK5245090 (OCHA common operational dataset)