# Vattavan GN division, Koralai Pattu North DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu-north/vattavan/ Grama Niladhari division · Koralai Pattu North DS Division # Vattavan Vattavan is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Koralai Pattu North DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers **9.32 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 9.3km² - 1mapped services - 4 mtypical elevation ## Where is Vattavan? Vattavan 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: [Kayankerny](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu-north/kayankerny/), [Nasivanthivu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu/nasivanthivu/), [Punanai East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu-north/punanai-east/) and [Thiyavattavan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu-central/thiyavattavan/). By area it is the 1331st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Koralai Pattu North DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu-north/). The centre of Vattavan is about 218 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9612° N, 81.5294° E. Local names: වට්ටවාන් . 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 Vattavan Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Vattavan. - Kayankerni - Periya Kayankerni 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 Vattavan Named natural and historic features inside Vattavan, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Pulliyanpotha Aru ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Thennaidikudah ### Estates 1 estate. - Sinnavattavan 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 Vattavan 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 Vattavan Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mental Health Unit Base Hospital Valaichchenai · LK5104002 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91182&mlon=81.53173#map=17/7.91182/81.53173) Bank Commercial Bank · Valachchenai Tamil 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92562&mlon=81.53012#map=17/7.92562/81.53012) ATM BOC ATM · Vantharumoolai West 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79465&mlon=81.58000#map=17/7.79465/81.58000) Petrol pump Hanza Lanka Station · Thiyavattavan 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92479&mlon=81.51354#map=17/7.92479/81.51354) Hotel Coral Cove · Kayankerny 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.98313&mlon=81.52838#map=17/7.98313/81.52838) Mall JILI TEXTILE · Kathiraveli 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.22373&mlon=81.40567#map=17/8.22373/81.40567) School B/t Iraaloadai Valluvar viththiyalayam · Vattavan 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.97321&mlon=81.52663#map=17/7.97321/81.52663) College Bt/valaichchenai An-Noor National Collage · Valaichchenai 5 Muslim 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92397&mlon=81.52633#map=17/7.92397/81.52633) Police station Tourist Police Post Pasikudah · Kalkudah 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92341&mlon=81.56717#map=17/7.92341/81.56717) 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 Vattavan Places mapped inside Vattavan 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 - Palchenai - Panichchankerni - Puchchakkerni - Punanai East - Vakarai Central - Vakarai North ## Quick answers - Where is Vattavan?In Koralai Pattu North DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Vattavan?Kayankerny, Nasivanthivu, Punanai East and Thiyavattavan - How many villages are in Vattavan?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Vattavan?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Vattavan?Mental Health Unit Base Hospital Valaichchenai, about 5.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Vattavan?Commercial Bank, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Vattavan?BOC ATM, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Vattavan?Hanza Lanka Station, about 4.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Vattavan?LK5103080 (OCHA common operational dataset)