# Kalkudah GN division, Koralai Pattu DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu/kalkudah/

Grama Niladhari division · Koralai Pattu DS Division 

# Kalkudah

Kalkudah is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Koralai Pattu DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers **7.82 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 54 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 7.8km²
- 54mapped services
- 11 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kalkudah?

Kalkudah lies in [Koralai Pattu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-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 3 other GN divisions: [Kalmadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu/kalmadu/), [Kumburumulai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu/kumburumulai/) and [Peththalai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu/peththalai/). By area it is the 1667th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 25.5% of [Koralai Pattu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu/). The centre of Kalkudah is about 218 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9179° N, 81.5598° E. Local names: කල්කුඩා .

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 Kalkudah

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Kalkudah. Settlements here lie between about 6 m and 11 m above sea level (median 11 m).

- Kalkudah
- Pasikudah
- Passikudah
- Wammikerni

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).

## Weather in Kalkudah 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 Kalkudah

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Valaichchenai Base Hospital · LK5104002 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91122&mlon=81.53225#map=17/7.91122/81.53225) 

Bank People's Bank · Puthukudiyiruppu 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92261&mlon=81.53074#map=17/7.92261/81.53074) 

ATM BOC ATM · Vantharumoolai West 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79465&mlon=81.58000#map=17/7.79465/81.58000) 

Petrol pump Hanza Lanka Station · Thiyavattavan 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92479&mlon=81.51354#map=17/7.92479/81.51354) 

Hotel Nandawanam · Kalkudah 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92036&mlon=81.56121#map=17/7.92036/81.56121) 

Mall JILI TEXTILE · Kathiraveli 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.22373&mlon=81.40567#map=17/8.22373/81.40567) 

School BT/KK/Kalkudah Namagal College · Kalkudah 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91903&mlon=81.55920#map=17/7.91903/81.55920) 

College Bt/valaichchenai An-Noor National Collage · Valaichchenai 5 Muslim 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92397&mlon=81.52633#map=17/7.92397/81.52633) 

Police station Kalkudah · Kalkudah 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91923&mlon=81.56372#map=17/7.91923/81.56372) 

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 Kalkudah

Places mapped inside Kalkudah in open map data, by type.

- Hotels43
- Schools2
- Restaurants7
- Police stations2

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 DS Division

- Kalmadu
- Kannagipuram
- Karuwakerni
- Kinnaiyady
- Kumburumulai
- LK5109012
- LK5109021
- LK5109022
- LK5109065
- Meeravodai Tamil
- Nasivanthivu
- Peththalai
- Puthukudiyiruppu
- Sungankerny
- Valachchenai Tamil

## Quick answers

- Where is Kalkudah?In Koralai Pattu DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kalkudah?Kalmadu, Kumburumulai and Peththalai
- How many villages are in Kalkudah?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Kalkudah?Settlements lie between 6 m and 11 m
- What is the best time to visit Kalkudah?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kalkudah?Valaichchenai Base Hospital, about 3.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kalkudah?People's Bank, about 3.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kalkudah?BOC ATM, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kalkudah?Hanza Lanka Station, about 5.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kalkudah?LK5109025 (OCHA common operational dataset)