# Palchenai GN division, Koralai Pattu North DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu-north/palchenai/ Grama Niladhari division · Koralai Pattu North DS Division # Palchenai Palchenai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Koralai Pattu North DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers **32.5 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 32.5km² - 1mapped services - 7 mtypical elevation ## Where is Palchenai? Palchenai lies in [Koralai Pattu North DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu-north/), [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: [Ammanthanaveli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu-north/ammanthanaveli/), [Kaddumurivu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu-north/kaddumurivu/), [Puchchakkerni](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu-north/puchchakkerni/) and [Sinhapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/welikanda/sinhapura/). By area it is the 230th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.3% of [Koralai Pattu North DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu-north/). The centre of Palchenai is about 216 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.1869° N, 81.3467° E. Local names: පාල්චේනෙයි . 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 Palchenai Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Palchenai. - Mudavankerni - Palchenai 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 Palchenai Named natural and historic features inside Palchenai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 reservoirs and tanks. - Chinattiaveli Kulam - Karamotti Kulam - Nava Kulam ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Arian Veli 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 Palchenai 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 Palchenai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital MOH Kathiravelly · Puchchakkerni 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.21913&mlon=81.40403#map=17/8.21913/81.40403) Bank Peoples Bank · Vakarai North 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.16497&mlon=81.41527#map=17/8.16497/81.41527) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Serunuwara 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32391&mlon=81.29997#map=17/8.32391/81.29997) Hotel Suja Hotel · Puchchakkerni 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.21285&mlon=81.40641#map=17/8.21285/81.40641) Mall JILI TEXTILE · Kathiraveli 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.22373&mlon=81.40567#map=17/8.22373/81.40567) School Kaddumurivu G.T.M School · Kaddumurivu 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.14257&mlon=81.32643#map=17/8.14257/81.32643) College T/MU/MUTHTHUCHCHENAI GTM SCHOOL · Anaithivu 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.27740&mlon=81.39286#map=17/8.27740/81.39286) Police station Police Station Vakarai · Ooriyankattu 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.12918&mlon=81.43799#map=17/8.12918/81.43799) 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 Palchenai Places mapped inside Palchenai in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Koralai Pattu North DS Division - Ammanthanaveli - Kaddumurivu - Kathiraveli - Kayankerny - Kirimichchai - Mankerny Central - Mankerny South - Mathurankernikulam - Ooriyankattu - Panichchankerni - Puchchakkerni - Punanai East - Vakarai Central - Vakarai North - Vattavan ## Quick answers - Where is Palchenai?In Koralai Pattu North DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Palchenai?Ammanthanaveli, Kaddumurivu, Puchchakkerni and Sinhapura - How many villages are in Palchenai?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Palchenai?3 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Palchenai?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Palchenai?MOH Kathiravelly, about 7.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Palchenai?Peoples Bank, about 7.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palchenai?Ceypetco, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Palchenai?LK5103020 (OCHA common operational dataset)