# Marappalam GN division, Eravur Pattu DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/marappalam/ Grama Niladhari division · Eravur Pattu DS Division # Marappalam Marappalam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Eravur Pattu DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers **17.3 km²**. Open map data shows 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 17.3km² - 7mapped services ## Where is Marappalam? Marappalam 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 4 other GN divisions: [Ayiththiyamalai North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/ayiththiyamalai-north/), [Karadiyanaru](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/karadiyanaru/), [Kithul](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/kithul/) and [Vepavedduwan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/vepavedduwan/). By area it is the 590th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.9% of [Eravur Pattu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/). The centre of Marappalam is about 201 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6841° N, 81.5104° E. Local names: මරපාලම් . 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 Marappalam Named natural and historic features inside Marappalam, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Kalpottanai Kulam ### Estates 1 estate. - Marapalam 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 Marappalam 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 Marappalam Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Karadiyanaru Hospital · Karadiyanaru 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.70044&mlon=81.53971#map=17/7.70044/81.53971) Bank Samurththi bank · Karadiyanaru 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.69358&mlon=81.52775#map=17/7.69358/81.52775) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Vantharumoolai West 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79463&mlon=81.58001#map=17/7.79463/81.58001) Petrol pump Fuel Filling Station · Pankudahvely 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75167&mlon=81.56742#map=17/7.75167/81.56742) Hotel Lake View Unnichchai · Unnichchai 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61964&mlon=81.54787#map=17/7.61964/81.54787) School GTMS · Marappalam 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.68525&mlon=81.50942#map=17/7.68525/81.50942) College அரியம்ஸ் கல்லூரி · Kumaraveliyar Kiramam 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.77748&mlon=81.59312#map=17/7.77748/81.59312) Police station Police Station · Karadiyanaru 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.70251&mlon=81.53638#map=17/7.70251/81.53638) 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 Marappalam Places mapped inside Marappalam in open map data, by type. - Schools6 - Restaurants1 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 - Kommathurai West - Koppavely - Kumaraveliyar Kiramam - LK5115006 - LK5115014 - LK5115016 - LK5115200 - LK5115210 - LK5115215 - LK5115235 - 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 Marappalam?In Eravur Pattu DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Marappalam?Ayiththiyamalai North, Karadiyanaru, Kithul and Vepavedduwan - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Marappalam?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Marappalam?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Marappalam?Karadiyanaru Hospital, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Marappalam?Samurththi bank, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Marappalam?Peoples Bank ATM, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Marappalam?Fuel Filling Station, about 9.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Marappalam?LK5115170 (OCHA common operational dataset)