# Kommathurai West GN division, Eravur Pattu DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/kommathurai-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Eravur Pattu DS Division # Kommathurai West Kommathurai West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Eravur Pattu DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers **2.47 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.5km² - 4mapped services - 11 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kommathurai West? Kommathurai West 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 5 other GN divisions: [Chenkalady-2](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/chenkalady-2/), [Koduwamadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/koduwamadu/), [Kommathurai East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/kommathurai-east/), [Kommathurai North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/kommathurai-north/) and [Vantharumoolai West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/vantharumoolai-west/). By area it is the 5885th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.4% of [Eravur Pattu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/). The centre of Kommathurai West is about 213 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7854° N, 81.5782° E. Local names: කොම්මාතුරෙයි බටහි . 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 Kommathurai West Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kommathurai West. - Kommaturai 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). ## Weather in Kommathurai West 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 Kommathurai West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital MOH Hospital · Chenkalady-1 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78357&mlon=81.59339#map=17/7.78357/81.59339) Bank BOC · Vantharumoolai West 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79411&mlon=81.57950#map=17/7.79411/81.57950) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Vantharumoolai West 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79463&mlon=81.58001#map=17/7.79463/81.58001) Petrol pump Petrol Shed · Chenkalady-2 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78474&mlon=81.59159#map=17/7.78474/81.59159) Hotel Hotel Nirutha · Kommathurai East 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78998&mlon=81.58488#map=17/7.78998/81.58488) School Kommathurai Vinayagar Vidyalayam · Kommathurai West 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78867&mlon=81.58558#map=17/7.78867/81.58558) College Vivekanantha college of technology · Kommathurai West 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79093&mlon=81.58343#map=17/7.79093/81.58343) Police station Police Station · LK5115006 4.2 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 Kommathurai West Places mapped inside Kommathurai West in open map data, by type. - Schools1 - Colleges and universities1 - Restaurants2 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 1 - Kaluwankerny 2 - Karadiyanaru - Kithul - Koduwamadu - Kommathurai East - Kommathurai North - 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 Kommathurai West?In Eravur Pattu DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kommathurai West?Chenkalady-2, Koduwamadu, Kommathurai East, Kommathurai North and Vantharumoolai West - How many villages are in Kommathurai West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kommathurai West?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Kommathurai West?MOH Hospital, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kommathurai West?BOC, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kommathurai West?Peoples Bank ATM, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kommathurai West?Petrol Shed, about 1.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kommathurai West?LK5115090 (OCHA common operational dataset)