# Puthunagar GN division, Manmunai North DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-north/puthunagar/ Grama Niladhari division · Manmunai North DS Division # Puthunagar Puthunagar is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manmunai North DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers **0.88 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.9km² - 1mapped services - 8 mtypical elevation ## Where is Puthunagar? Puthunagar 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: [Seththukudah](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-north/seththukudah/), [Thimilathivu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-north/thimilathivu/) and [Veechchukalmunai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-north/veechchukalmunai/). By area it is the 10675th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Manmunai North DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-north/). The centre of Puthunagar is about 219 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7005° N, 81.6800° E. Local names: පුදුනගර් ග්‍රාම . 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 Puthunagar Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Puthunagar. - Valaiyararu - Veechukalmunai 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 Puthunagar Named natural and historic features inside Puthunagar, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 1 island. - Mantheevu 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 Puthunagar 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 Puthunagar Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Batticaloa Teaching Hospital · Puliyantivu South 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.70756&mlon=81.69064#map=17/7.70756/81.69064) Bank People's Bank · Puliyantivu West 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.71254&mlon=81.69399#map=17/7.71254/81.69399) 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 P M S V Filling Station, திக்கோடை · Puliyantivu Central 2.5 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 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.71133&mlon=81.69348#map=17/7.71133/81.69348) Mall Soft Magic Kalmunai · LK5221215 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41406&mlon=81.82716#map=17/7.41406/81.82716) School Bt/ Anaipanthi RKM Girls Maha Vidyalayam · Puliyantivu West 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.70930&mlon=81.69406#map=17/7.70930/81.69406) College College Of Nursing · Puliyantivu South 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.70692&mlon=81.68938#map=17/7.70692/81.68938) Police station national police commission batticaloa · Puliyantivu Central 2.2 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 Puthunagar Places mapped inside Puthunagar in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 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 - Puliyantivu West - Punnachcholai - Saththurukondan - Seththukudah - Sinna Oorani - Thamaraikerny - Thandavanveli - Thimilathivu - Thiraimadu - Thiruchendhoor - Thiruperunthurai - Thissaweerasingam Square - Veechchukalmunai - Vettukkadu ## Quick answers - Where is Puthunagar?In Manmunai North DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Puthunagar?Seththukudah, Thimilathivu and Veechchukalmunai - How many villages are in Puthunagar?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Puthunagar?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Puthunagar?Batticaloa Teaching Hospital, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Puthunagar?People's Bank, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Puthunagar?Peoples Bank ATM, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Puthunagar?P M S V Filling Station, திக்கோடை , about 2.5 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Puthunagar?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Puthunagar?LK5118195 (OCHA common operational dataset)