# Gnanasooriyam Square GN division, Manmunai North DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-north/gnanasooriyam-square/ Grama Niladhari division · Manmunai North DS Division # Gnanasooriyam Square Gnanasooriyam Square is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manmunai North DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers **0.25 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.2km² - 3mapped services - 11 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gnanasooriyam Square? Gnanasooriyam Square lies in [Manmunai North DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-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 5 other GN divisions: [Iruthayapuram Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-north/iruthayapuram-central/), [Iruthayapuram East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-north/iruthayapuram-east/), [Periya Oorani](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-north/periya-oorani/), [Thandavanveli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-north/thandavanveli/) and [Vettukkadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-north/vettukkadu/). By area it is the 13517th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Manmunai North DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-north/). The centre of Gnanasooriyam Square is about 221 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7277° N, 81.6886° E. Local names: ඥාන සූරියම් චතුරශ . 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 Gnanasooriyam Square Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Gnanasooriyam Square. - Kalliyankadu - Vettukadu 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 Gnanasooriyam Square 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 Gnanasooriyam Square Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Akkaraipattu Base Hospital · Barathipuram 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72066&mlon=81.69550#map=17/7.72066/81.69550) Bank HDFC Bank Batticaloa · Thandavanveli 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72659&mlon=81.68689#map=17/7.72659/81.68689) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Vantharumoolai West 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79463&mlon=81.58001#map=17/7.79463/81.58001) Petrol pump CEYPETCO Filling Station · Thamaraikerny 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.71971&mlon=81.69723#map=17/7.71971/81.69723) Hotel Co-op in Hotel · Vettukkadu 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72547&mlon=81.69075#map=17/7.72547/81.69075) Mall Soft Magic Kalmunai · LK5221215 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41406&mlon=81.82716#map=17/7.41406/81.82716) School Zahira Vidyalaya · Vettukkadu 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72636&mlon=81.69295#map=17/7.72636/81.69295) College College of Nursing Batticaloa · Iruthayapuram East 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.73041&mlon=81.69218#map=17/7.73041/81.69218) Police station Batticaloa Police Station · Arasadi 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.71802&mlon=81.69927#map=17/7.71802/81.69927) 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 Gnanasooriyam Square Places mapped inside Gnanasooriyam Square in open map data, by type. - Restaurants3 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 Manmunai North DS Division - Amirthakali - Arasadi - Barathipuram - Dutch Bar - Iruthayapuram Central - Iruthayapuram East - Iruthayapuram West - Jayanthipuram - Kallady - Kallady Mugaththuwaram - Kallady Uppodai - Kallady Veloor - Karuvappankerny - Koddamunai - Kokkuvil - Koolavadi - Koolavadi East - Mamangam - Manjanthoduvai North - Manjanthoduvai South - Navalady - Navatkudah - Navatkudah East - Navatkudah South - Nochchimunai - Palameenmadu - Panichchaiyady - Periya Oorani - Periya Uppodai - Puliyantivu Central - Puliyantivu East - Puliyantivu South - Puliyantivu West - Punnachcholai - Puthunagar - Saththurukondan - Seththukudah - Sinna Oorani - Thamaraikerny - Thandavanveli - Thimilathivu - Thiraimadu - Thiruchendhoor - Thiruperunthurai - Thissaweerasingam Square - Veechchukalmunai - Vettukkadu ## Quick answers - Where is Gnanasooriyam Square?In Manmunai North DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Gnanasooriyam Square?Iruthayapuram Central, Iruthayapuram East, Periya Oorani, Thandavanveli and Vettukkadu - How many villages are in Gnanasooriyam Square?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Gnanasooriyam Square?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Gnanasooriyam Square?Akkaraipattu Base Hospital, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gnanasooriyam Square?HDFC Bank Batticaloa, about 0.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Gnanasooriyam Square?Peoples Bank ATM, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gnanasooriyam Square?CEYPETCO Filling Station, about 1.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gnanasooriyam Square?LK5118115 (OCHA common operational dataset)