# Seththukudah GN division, Manmunai North DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-north/seththukudah/ Grama Niladhari division · Manmunai North DS Division # Seththukudah Seththukudah is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manmunai North DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers **1.55 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.6km² - 11 mtypical elevation ## Where is Seththukudah? Seththukudah 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: [Puthunagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-north/puthunagar/), [Thimilathivu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-north/thimilathivu/), [Thiruperunthurai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-north/thiruperunthurai/) and [Veechchukalmunai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-north/veechchukalmunai/). By area it is the 8202nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.4% of [Manmunai North DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-north/). The centre of Seththukudah is about 219 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7044° N, 81.6789° E. Local names: සේත්තුකුඩා . 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 Seththukudah Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Seththukudah. - Puthoor - Sethukuda 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 Seththukudah Named natural and historic features inside Seththukudah, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 airport. - Batticaloa Airport 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 Seththukudah 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 Seththukudah Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Batticaloa Teaching Hospital · Puliyantivu South 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.70756&mlon=81.69064#map=17/7.70756/81.69064) Bank People's Bank · Puliyantivu West 1.9 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 2.4 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 1.8 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 2.1 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. ## 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 - Puthunagar - Saththurukondan - Sinna Oorani - Thamaraikerny - Thandavanveli - Thimilathivu - Thiraimadu - Thiruchendhoor - Thiruperunthurai - Thissaweerasingam Square - Veechchukalmunai - Vettukkadu ## Quick answers - Where is Seththukudah?In Manmunai North DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Seththukudah?Puthunagar, Thimilathivu, Thiruperunthurai and Veechchukalmunai - How many villages are in Seththukudah?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Seththukudah?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Seththukudah?Batticaloa Teaching Hospital, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Seththukudah?People's Bank, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Seththukudah?Peoples Bank ATM, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Seththukudah?P M S V Filling Station, திக்கோடை , about 2.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Seththukudah?LK5118200 (OCHA common operational dataset)