# Puliyantivu West GN division, Manmunai North DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-north/puliyantivu-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Manmunai North DS Division # Puliyantivu West Puliyantivu West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manmunai North DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers **0.25 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.2km² - 9mapped services - 17 mtypical elevation ## Where is Puliyantivu West? Puliyantivu West 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 3 other GN divisions: [Puliyantivu Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-north/puliyantivu-central/), [Puliyantivu East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-north/puliyantivu-east/) and [Puliyantivu South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-north/puliyantivu-south/). By area it is the 13484th largest of 13,978 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 Puliyantivu West is about 221 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7119° N, 81.6938° E. Local names: පුලියන්තීව් බටහිර . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Things to see in and around Puliyantivu West ### Nearby, outside Puliyantivu West - Mahatma Gandhi Statue · memorial, Puliyantivu Central0.6 km - Reverend William Ault · memorial, Puliyantivu East0.7 km - Natural History and Science Museum · museum, Puliyantivu East0.7 km - Batticaloa Fort · castle or fort, Puliyantivu East0.9 km - Kattankudy Beach · beach, New Kattankudy North5.1 km - Heritage Museum, Kattankudy · museum, Kattankudy Division 6 West5.6 km - Arayampathy Beach · beach, Selvanagar East7.9 km - M.S.W.Cultural hall · museum, Kokkadicholai11 km - Kaluwankerny Beach · beach, Kaluwankerny 117 km - Cemetery · memorial, Ganthipuram19 km - selvapuram cemetery · memorial, Selvapuram19 km - Palugamam · attraction, Mavetkudah20 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Puliyantivu West - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Batticaloa International Airport (BTC) · Batticaloa2.0 km - China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee108 km ### Nearest railway station Batticaloa (Thamaraikerny), about 1.5 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:46) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:07, sunset around 17:48). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Puliyantivu West Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Puliyantivu West. The largest with a recorded population: Batticaloa (86,742). - Batticaloa 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 Puliyantivu West 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 Puliyantivu West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital MOH Office · Puliyantivu South 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.70856&mlon=81.69138#map=17/7.70856/81.69138) Bank People's Bank · Puliyantivu West 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.71254&mlon=81.69399#map=17/7.71254/81.69399) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Vantharumoolai West 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79463&mlon=81.58001#map=17/7.79463/81.58001) Petrol pump P M S V Filling Station, திக்கோடை · Puliyantivu Central 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.71313&mlon=81.69844#map=17/7.71313/81.69844) Hotel Bank Staff Holiday Resort · Puliyantivu West 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.71133&mlon=81.69348#map=17/7.71133/81.69348) School St.Cecilia's College (National School) · Puliyantivu West 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.71181&mlon=81.69494#map=17/7.71181/81.69494) College ATN Campus Batticaloa · Puliyantivu Central 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.71236&mlon=81.69712#map=17/7.71236/81.69712) Police station national police commission batticaloa · Puliyantivu Central 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.71040&mlon=81.69734#map=17/7.71040/81.69734) 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 Puliyantivu West Places mapped inside Puliyantivu West in open map data, by type. - Banks2 - Hotels2 - Schools5 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 - Periya Uppodai - Puliyantivu Central - Puliyantivu East - Puliyantivu South - Punnachcholai - Puthunagar - Saththurukondan - Seththukudah - Sinna Oorani - Thamaraikerny - Thandavanveli - Thimilathivu - Thiraimadu - Thiruchendhoor - Thiruperunthurai - Thissaweerasingam Square - Veechchukalmunai - Vettukkadu ## Quick answers - Where is Puliyantivu West?In Manmunai North DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Puliyantivu West?Puliyantivu Central, Puliyantivu East and Puliyantivu South - What is there to see in Puliyantivu West?Mahatma Gandhi Statue, Reverend William Ault, Natural History and Science Museum, Batticaloa Fort - What time zone is Puliyantivu West in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Puliyantivu West?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Puliyantivu West?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Puliyantivu West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Puliyantivu West?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Puliyantivu West?MOH Office, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Puliyantivu West?People's Bank, about 0.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Puliyantivu West?Peoples Bank ATM, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Puliyantivu West?P M S V Filling Station, திக்கோடை , about 0.5 km from the centre - How many banks are in Puliyantivu West?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Puliyantivu West?LK5118180 (OCHA common operational dataset)