# Chenkalady-1 GN division, Eravur Pattu DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Eravur Pattu DS Division 

# Chenkalady-1

Chenkalady-1 is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Eravur Pattu DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers **0.66 km²**. Open map data shows 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.7km²
- 10mapped services

## Where is Chenkalady-1?

Chenkalady-1 lies in [Eravur Pattu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/), [Batticaloa District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Chenkalady-2](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/chenkalady-2/), [Iyankerny Tamil](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/iyankerny-tamil/), [Kumaraveliyar Kiramam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/kumaraveliyar-kiramam/), [LK5115014](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/lk5115014/), [LK5115200](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/lk5115200/) and [LK5115235](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/lk5115235/). By area it is the 11646th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.1% of [Eravur Pattu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/). The centre of Chenkalady-1 is about 215 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7870° N, 81.5971° E. Local names: චෙන්කලඩි 1 .

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 Chenkalady-1 and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Batticaloa District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,664 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (331 mm) and the driest Jun (35 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 25 152 

Feb 26 113 

Mar 27 86 

Apr 28 120 

May 29 106 

Jun 28 35 

Jul 28 37 

Aug 29 50 

Sep 29 80 

Oct 28 222 

Nov 26 331 

Dec 25 331 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chenkalady-1

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital MOH Hospital · Chenkalady-1 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78357&mlon=81.59339#map=17/7.78357/81.59339) 

Bank People's Bank & ATM · Chenkalady-1 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78427&mlon=81.59274#map=17/7.78427/81.59274) 

ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Vantharumoolai West 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79463&mlon=81.58001#map=17/7.79463/81.58001) 

Petrol pump MPCS, Chenkaladi · Chenkalady-1 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78367&mlon=81.59329#map=17/7.78367/81.59329) 

Hotel Hotel · Kumaraveliyar Kiramam 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78316&mlon=81.59351#map=17/7.78316/81.59351) 

School Vivekanantha Vidyalayam · Chenkalady-1 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78773&mlon=81.59896#map=17/7.78773/81.59896) 

College Good Shepherd college · Chenkalady-1 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78318&mlon=81.59413#map=17/7.78318/81.59413) 

Police station Police Station · LK5115006 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.80089&mlon=81.61319#map=17/7.80089/81.61319) 

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 Chenkalady-1

Places mapped inside Chenkalady-1 in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Banks3
- Petrol pumps2
- Schools1
- Colleges and universities1
- Cinemas2

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 Eravur Pattu DS Division

- Arumugathan Kudiyiruppu 1
- Arumugathan Kudiyiruppu 2
- Chenkalady-2
- Eralakkulam
- Eravur 06
- Gemunupura
- Iyankerny Muslim
- Iyankerny Tamil
- Kaluwankerny 1
- Kaluwankerny 2
- Karadiyanaru
- Kithul
- Koduwamadu
- Kommathurai East
- Kommathurai North
- Kommathurai West
- Koppavely
- Kumaraveliyar Kiramam
- LK5115006
- LK5115014
- LK5115016
- LK5115200
- LK5115210
- LK5115215
- LK5115235
- Marappalam
- Mavadivembu 1
- Mavadivembu 2
- Meerakerny
- Michnagar
- Mylampavely
- Mylavedduvan
- Palachcholai
- Pankudahvely
- Periyapullumalai
- Rugam
- Savukkady
- Sittandy 1
- Sittandy 2
- Sittandy 3
- Sittandy 4
- Thalavai
- Thannamunai
- Vantharumoolai East
- Vantharumoolai West
- Vepavedduwan

## Quick answers

- Where is Chenkalady-1?In Eravur Pattu DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Chenkalady-1?Chenkalady-2, Iyankerny Tamil, Kumaraveliyar Kiramam, LK5115014, LK5115200 and LK5115235
- What is the best time to visit Chenkalady-1?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Chenkalady-1?MOH Hospital, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Chenkalady-1?People's Bank & ATM, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Chenkalady-1?Peoples Bank ATM, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chenkalady-1?MPCS, Chenkaladi, about 0.6 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Chenkalady-1?1 mapped
- How many banks are in Chenkalady-1?3 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Chenkalady-1?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Chenkalady-1?LK5115105 (OCHA common operational dataset)