# Thalavai GN division, Eravur Pattu DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/thalavai/ Grama Niladhari division · Eravur Pattu DS Division # Thalavai Thalavai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Eravur Pattu DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers **7.96 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8.0km² - 3mapped services - 11 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thalavai? Thalavai 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 8 other GN divisions: [Iyankerny Muslim](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/iyankerny-muslim/), [Iyankerny Tamil](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/iyankerny-tamil/), [Kaluwankerny 2](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/kaluwankerny-2/), [LK5115006](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/lk5115006/), [LK5115016](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/lk5115016/), [LK5115215](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/lk5115215/), [Meerakerny](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/meerakerny/) and [Savukkady](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/savukkady/). By area it is the 1628th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Eravur Pattu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/). The centre of Thalavai is about 218 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8116° N, 81.6152° E. Local names: තලවායි . 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 Thalavai Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Thalavai. - Punnaikudah - Thalavai 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 Thalavai Named natural and historic features inside Thalavai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates; 1 oil-palm estate; 1 estate. - Punnaikudah Estate - Rajah Estate - Sappakerni Thotum - Savukkadi 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 Thalavai 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 Thalavai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital Eravur · Eravur 03 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78318&mlon=81.60612#map=17/7.78318/81.60612) Bank People's Bank & ATM · Chenkalady-1 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78427&mlon=81.59274#map=17/7.78427/81.59274) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Vantharumoolai West 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79463&mlon=81.58001#map=17/7.79463/81.58001) Petrol pump MPCS, Chenkaladi · Chenkalady-1 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78367&mlon=81.59329#map=17/7.78367/81.59329) Hotel Tourist Accommodation · Kaluwankerny 1 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82949&mlon=81.59468#map=17/7.82949/81.59468) School Vikkineshvara Viththiyalam · Thalavai 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.80205&mlon=81.60867#map=17/7.80205/81.60867) College Faculty of Technology · Palachcholai 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.80943&mlon=81.59121#map=17/7.80943/81.59121) Police station Police Station · LK5115006 1.2 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 Thalavai Places mapped inside Thalavai in open map data, by type. - Schools1 - 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 - 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 - Thannamunai - Vantharumoolai East - Vantharumoolai West - Vepavedduwan ## Quick answers - Where is Thalavai?In Eravur Pattu DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thalavai?Iyankerny Muslim, Iyankerny Tamil, Kaluwankerny 2, LK5115006, LK5115016, LK5115215, Meerakerny and Savukkady - How many villages are in Thalavai?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Thalavai?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Thalavai?Base Hospital Eravur, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thalavai?People's Bank & ATM, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thalavai?Peoples Bank ATM, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thalavai?MPCS, Chenkaladi, about 3.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thalavai?LK5115045 (OCHA common operational dataset)