# Kaluwankerny 1 GN division, Eravur Pattu DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/kaluwankerny-1/ Grama Niladhari division · Eravur Pattu DS Division # Kaluwankerny 1 Kaluwankerny 1 is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Eravur Pattu DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers **6.76 km²**. Open map data shows 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.8km² - 7mapped services ## Where is Kaluwankerny 1? Kaluwankerny 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 7 other GN divisions: [Kaluwankerny 2](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/kaluwankerny-2/), [Mavadivembu 1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/mavadivembu-1/), [Mavadivembu 2](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/mavadivembu-2/), [Palachcholai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/palachcholai/), [Palaiyadithona](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu-south/palaiyadithona/), [Sittandy 1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/sittandy-1/) and [Thevapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu-south/thevapuram/). By area it is the 2018th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Eravur Pattu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/). The centre of Kaluwankerny 1 is about 215 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8323° N, 81.5793° E. Local names: කලුවන්කර්ණි 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Kaluwankerny 1 Named natural and historic features inside Kaluwankerny 1, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Forests and nature 2 forests. - Palayadithona - Suruppukerni Thotum ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate. - Palachcholai Estate 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 Kaluwankerny 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 Kaluwankerny 1 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Aarogya Hospital · Mavadivembu 1 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.81129&mlon=81.56605#map=17/7.81129/81.56605) Bank Peopls Bank · Sittandy 2 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82161&mlon=81.55435#map=17/7.82161/81.55435) ATM BOC ATM · Vantharumoolai West 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79465&mlon=81.58000#map=17/7.79465/81.58000) Petrol pump Feul Fillng Station · Mavadivembu 1 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.80679&mlon=81.56824#map=17/7.80679/81.56824) Hotel Hotel · Kaluwankerny 1 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.83225&mlon=81.58597#map=17/7.83225/81.58597) School Bt/KK/Nediyamadu G.T.M.S · Kaluwankerny 1 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.83290&mlon=81.58074#map=17/7.83290/81.58074) College Faculty of Technology · Palachcholai 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.80943&mlon=81.59121#map=17/7.80943/81.59121) Police station santhively · Korakallimadu 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.85251&mlon=81.54442#map=17/7.85251/81.54442) 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 Kaluwankerny 1 Places mapped inside Kaluwankerny 1 in open map data, by type. - Hotels3 - Schools4 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-1 - Chenkalady-2 - Eralakkulam - Eravur 06 - Gemunupura - Iyankerny Muslim - Iyankerny Tamil - 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 Kaluwankerny 1?In Eravur Pattu DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kaluwankerny 1?Kaluwankerny 2, Mavadivembu 1, Mavadivembu 2, Palachcholai, Palaiyadithona, Sittandy 1 and Thevapuram - What is the best time to visit Kaluwankerny 1?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Kaluwankerny 1?Aarogya Hospital, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kaluwankerny 1?Peopls Bank, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kaluwankerny 1?BOC ATM, about 4.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kaluwankerny 1?Feul Fillng Station, about 3.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kaluwankerny 1?LK5115035 (OCHA common operational dataset)