# Karuwakerni GN division, Koralai Pattu DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu/karuwakerni/ Grama Niladhari division · Koralai Pattu DS Division # Karuwakerni Karuwakerni is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Koralai Pattu DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers **1.73 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.7km² - 2mapped services - 10 mtypical elevation ## Where is Karuwakerni? Karuwakerni 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 10 other GN divisions: [Kalmadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu/kalmadu/), [Kannagipuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu/kannagipuram/), [Karuwakerni](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu-central/karuwakerni/), [Kumburumulai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu/kumburumulai/), [LK5104002](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu-central/lk5104002/), [LK5104005](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu-central/lk5104005/), [LK5109021](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu/lk5109021/), [LK5109022](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu/lk5109022/), [Meeravodai Tamil](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu/meeravodai-tamil/) and [Sungankerny](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu/sungankerny/). By area it is the 7639th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.6% of [Koralai Pattu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu/). The centre of Karuwakerni is about 215 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8994° N, 81.5352° E. Local names: කරුවාකර්ණි . 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 Karuwakerni Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Karuwakerni. Settlements here lie between about 9 m and 10 m above sea level (median 10 m). - Karuvakkerni - Sammanodai - Valaichchenai 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 Karuwakerni Named natural and historic features inside Karuwakerni, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Puthukuduiruppu 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 Karuwakerni 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 Karuwakerni Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Meeravodai Hospital · Meeravodai Muslim West 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.90136&mlon=81.52317#map=17/7.90136/81.52317) Bank Sampath Bank · Brynthuraichenai South 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91138&mlon=81.52884#map=17/7.91138/81.52884) ATM BOC ATM · Vantharumoolai West 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79465&mlon=81.58000#map=17/7.79465/81.58000) Petrol pump Hanza Lanka Station · Thiyavattavan 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92479&mlon=81.51354#map=17/7.92479/81.51354) Hotel Victoria Guest House · Karuwakerni 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.90181&mlon=81.53401#map=17/7.90181/81.53401) School Sim Sri Lanka School · Semmanodai 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.90650&mlon=81.52548#map=17/7.90650/81.52548) College Bt/valaichchenai An-Noor National Collage · Valaichchenai 5 Muslim 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92397&mlon=81.52633#map=17/7.92397/81.52633) Police station Kalkudah · Kalkudah 3.8 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 Karuwakerni Places mapped inside Karuwakerni in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Restaurants1 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 - Kalkudah - Kalmadu - Kannagipuram - Kinnaiyady - Kumburumulai - LK5109012 - LK5109021 - LK5109022 - LK5109065 - Meeravodai Tamil - Nasivanthivu - Peththalai - Puthukudiyiruppu - Sungankerny - Valachchenai Tamil ## Quick answers - Where is Karuwakerni?In Koralai Pattu DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Karuwakerni?Kalmadu, Kannagipuram, Karuwakerni, Kumburumulai, LK5104002, LK5104005, LK5109021, LK5109022, Meeravodai Tamil and Sungankerny - How many villages are in Karuwakerni?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Karuwakerni?Settlements lie between 9 m and 10 m - What is the best time to visit Karuwakerni?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Karuwakerni?Meeravodai Hospital, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Karuwakerni?Sampath Bank, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Karuwakerni?BOC ATM, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Karuwakerni?Hanza Lanka Station, about 3.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Karuwakerni?LK5109055 (OCHA common operational dataset)