Grama Niladhari division · Kattankudy DS Division # Kattankudy Division 5 South Kattankudy Division 5 South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kattankudy DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers 0.06 km². - 0.1 km² ## Where is Kattankudy Division 5 South? Kattankudy Division 5 South lies in Kattankudy DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. It borders 5 other GN divisions: Arayampathy 1, Arayampathy 2, Arayampathy West, Kattankudy Division 5 and Kattankudy Division 6 West. By area it is the 13966th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of Kattankudy DS Division. The centre of Kattankudy Division 5 South is about 223 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6742° N, 81.7272° E. Local names: කාත්තන්කුඩි 05 දකුණ. Source: Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Kattankudy Division 5 South ### Nearby, outside Kattankudy Division 5 South - Heritage Museum, Kattankudy · museum, Kattankudy Division 6 West 0.5 km - Kattankudy Beach · beach, New Kattankudy North 2.3 km - Arayampathy Beach · beach, Selvanagar East 2.7 km - Batticaloa Fort · castle or fort, Puliyantivu East 5.0 km - Natural History and Science Museum · museum, Puliyantivu East 5.3 km - Reverend William Ault · memorial, Puliyantivu East 5.3 km - Mahatma Gandhi Statue · memorial, Puliyantivu Central 5.4 km - M.S.W.Cultural hall · museum, Kokkadicholai 7.2 km - Cemetery · memorial, Ganthipuram 14 km - Palugamam · attraction, Mavetkudah 15 km - Kaluthawalai · attraction, Kaluthawalai 3 16 km - selvapuram cemetery · memorial, Selvapuram 17 km Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Kattankudy Division 5 South - Time zone UTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - Currency Rupee (LKR) - Country calling code +94 - Languages Sinhala, Tamil, English - Plug types Type D, G · 230 V - Driving side Left - Postcode format 5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Batticaloa International Airport (BTC) · Batticaloa 6.5 km - China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee 113 km ### Nearest railway station Batticaloa (Thamaraikerny), about 6.4 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:46) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:07, sunset around 17:48). Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Weather in Kattankudy Division 5 South 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. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kattankudy Division 5 South | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Medical Officer of Health · Kattankudy Division 5 | 0.1 km | Map | | Bank | Bank of Ceylon · Arayampathy East | 0.8 km | Map | | ATM | Peoples Bank ATM · Vantharumoolai West | 21 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Co-op Petrol Station · Arayampathy East | 0.9 km | Map | | Hotel | Hotel Beachway · Kattankudy Division 3 East | 1.0 km | Map | | Mall | Naasar Store · Sainthamaruthu 12 | 34 km | Map | | School | BT/ Notharis Mootha Thambi Vidyala · Arayampathy 2 | 0.3 km | Map | | College | Bismi Institute · Kattankudy Division 6 West | 0.3 km | Map | | Police station | Sri Lanka Police Training Center · Kallady | 4.6 km | Map | Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Other GN divisions in Kattankudy DS Division - Kattankudy Division 1 - Kattankudy Division 1 South - Kattankudy Division 2 - Kattankudy Division 2 North - Kattankudy Division 3 - Kattankudy Division 3 East - Kattankudy Division 3 West - Kattankudy Division 4 - Kattankudy Division 4 West - Kattankudy Division 5 - Kattankudy Division 6 - Kattankudy Division 6 South - Kattankudy Division 6 West - New Kattankudy East - New Kattankudy North - New Kattankudy South - New Kattankudy West ## Quick answers - Where is Kattankudy Division 5 South? In Kattankudy DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kattankudy Division 5 South? Arayampathy 1, Arayampathy 2, Arayampathy West, Kattankudy Division 5 and Kattankudy Division 6 West - What is there to see in Kattankudy Division 5 South? Heritage Museum, Kattankudy, Kattankudy Beach, Arayampathy Beach, Batticaloa Fort - What time zone is Kattankudy Division 5 South in? UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Kattankudy Division 5 South? Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Kattankudy Division 5 South? Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Kattankudy Division 5 South? February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Kattankudy Division 5 South? Medical Officer of Health, about 0.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kattankudy Division 5 South? Bank of Ceylon, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kattankudy Division 5 South? Peoples Bank ATM, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kattankudy Division 5 South? Co-op Petrol Station, about 0.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kattankudy Division 5 South? LK5124090 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Grama Niladhari division - Area: 0.06 km² - P-code: LK5124090 - Divisional Secretariat division: Kattankudy DS Division --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/kattankudy/kattankudy-division-5-south/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.