# Peththalai GN division, Koralai Pattu DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Koralai Pattu DS Division 

# Peththalai

Peththalai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Koralai Pattu DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers **1.71 km²**.

- 1.7km²

## Where is Peththalai?

Peththalai 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 5 other GN divisions: [Kalkudah](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu/kalkudah/), [Kalmadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu/kalmadu/), [Kannagipuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu/kannagipuram/), [Puthukudiyiruppu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu/puthukudiyiruppu/) and [Valachchenai Tamil](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu/valachchenai-tamil/). By area it is the 7716th 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 Peththalai is about 217 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9288° N, 81.5454° E. Local names: පේතාලෙයි .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Peththalai 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
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- 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 Peththalai

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Hospital Mental Health Unit Base Hospital Valaichchenai · LK5104002 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91182&mlon=81.53173#map=17/7.91182/81.53173) 

Bank Commercial Bank · Valachchenai Tamil 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92562&mlon=81.53012#map=17/7.92562/81.53012) 

ATM BOC ATM · Vantharumoolai West 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79465&mlon=81.58000#map=17/7.79465/81.58000) 

Petrol pump Hanza Lanka Station · Thiyavattavan 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92479&mlon=81.51354#map=17/7.92479/81.51354) 

Hotel Nihal Guest House Kalkuda · Kalkudah 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92220&mlon=81.55207#map=17/7.92220/81.55207) 

Mall JILI TEXTILE · Kathiraveli 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.22373&mlon=81.40567#map=17/8.22373/81.40567) 

School Namagal Vidyalaya · Kalkudah 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91925&mlon=81.55918#map=17/7.91925/81.55918) 

College Bt/valaichchenai An-Noor National Collage · Valaichchenai 5 Muslim 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92397&mlon=81.52633#map=17/7.92397/81.52633) 

Police station Kalkudah · Kalkudah 2.3 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.

## Other GN divisions in Koralai Pattu DS Division

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Peththalai?In Koralai Pattu DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Peththalai?Kalkudah, Kalmadu, Kannagipuram, Puthukudiyiruppu and Valachchenai Tamil
- What is the best time to visit Peththalai?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Peththalai?Mental Health Unit Base Hospital Valaichchenai, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Peththalai?Commercial Bank, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Peththalai?BOC ATM, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Peththalai?Hanza Lanka Station, about 3.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Peththalai?LK5109020 (OCHA common operational dataset)