# Periya Uppodai GN division, Manmunai North DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-north/periya-uppodai/ Grama Niladhari division · Manmunai North DS Division # Periya Uppodai Periya Uppodai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manmunai North DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers **0.82 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.8km² - 9mapped services - 12 mtypical elevation ## Where is Periya Uppodai? Periya Uppodai 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 4 other GN divisions: [Amirthakali](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-north/amirthakali/), [Koddamunai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-north/koddamunai/), [Koolavadi East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-north/koolavadi-east/) and [Thamaraikerny](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-north/thamaraikerny/). By area it is the 10931st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Manmunai North DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-north/). The centre of Periya Uppodai is about 223 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7295° N, 81.7013° E. Local names: පෙරියඋප්පෝඩෙයි . 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 Periya Uppodai Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Periya Uppodai. - Amirthakaly 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 Periya Uppodai Named natural and historic features inside Periya Uppodai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Mamange Theertham ### Estates 1 estate. - Periyauppodai 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 Periya Uppodai 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 Periya Uppodai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Aathura Hospital · Koddamunai 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72119&mlon=81.70260#map=17/7.72119/81.70260) Bank SEYLAN ATM- Batticaloa · Periya Uppodai 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72188&mlon=81.70289#map=17/7.72188/81.70289) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Vantharumoolai West 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79463&mlon=81.58001#map=17/7.79463/81.58001) Petrol pump CEYPETCO Filling Station · Thamaraikerny 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.71971&mlon=81.69723#map=17/7.71971/81.69723) Hotel Hotel East Lagoon · Periya Uppodai 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72861&mlon=81.70493#map=17/7.72861/81.70493) 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 Bt\Kottamunai K.V · Thamaraikerny 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72394&mlon=81.69792#map=17/7.72394/81.69792) College BT/Hindu College PPA · Thissaweerasingam Square 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72781&mlon=81.69684#map=17/7.72781/81.69684) Police station Batticaloa Police Station · Arasadi 1.3 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 Periya Uppodai Places mapped inside Periya Uppodai in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks1 - Hotels2 - Colleges and universities5 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 - Gnanasooriyam Square - 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 - 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 Periya Uppodai?In Manmunai North DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Periya Uppodai?Amirthakali, Koddamunai, Koolavadi East and Thamaraikerny - How many villages are in Periya Uppodai?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Periya Uppodai?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Periya Uppodai?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Periya Uppodai?Aathura Hospital, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Periya Uppodai?SEYLAN ATM- Batticaloa, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Periya Uppodai?Peoples Bank ATM, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Periya Uppodai?CEYPETCO Filling Station, about 1.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Periya Uppodai?1 mapped - How many banks are in Periya Uppodai?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Periya Uppodai?LK5118080 (OCHA common operational dataset)