# Mankadu GN division, Manmunai South & Eruvil Pattu DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-eruvil-pattu/mankadu/ Grama Niladhari division · Manmunai South & Eruvil Pattu DS Division # Mankadu Mankadu is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manmunai South & Eruvil Pattu DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers **1.73 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.7km² - 2mapped services - 6 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mankadu? Mankadu lies in [Manmunai South & Eruvil Pattu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-eruvil-pattu/), [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 2 other GN divisions: [Cheddipalayam South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-eruvil-pattu/cheddipalayam-south/) and [Thettativu North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-eruvil-pattu/thettativu-north/). By area it is the 7639th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.9% of [Manmunai South & Eruvil Pattu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-eruvil-pattu/). The centre of Mankadu is about 225 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5692° N, 81.7866° E. Local names: මාන්කාඩු . 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 Mankadu Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Mankadu. - Cheddipalaiyam - Mankadu - Tettativu 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 Mankadu Named natural and historic features inside Mankadu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Kinaththadivatti Kulam - Periyavatti Kulam 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 Mankadu 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 Mankadu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital · Vipulananthapuram 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54409&mlon=81.75749#map=17/7.54409/81.75749) Bank BOC · Kaluwanchikudy North 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52093&mlon=81.78769#map=17/7.52093/81.78769) ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29100&mlon=81.67385#map=17/7.29100/81.67385) Petrol pump Petrol Set MPCS Paddipalai · Paddippalai 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60480&mlon=81.71239#map=17/7.60480/81.71239) Hotel Diluxshan Rest · Kaluwanchikudy North 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51834&mlon=81.80392#map=17/7.51834/81.80392) Mall Soft Magic Kalmunai · LK5221215 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41406&mlon=81.82716#map=17/7.41406/81.82716) School mankadu saraswathy maha viddiyalayam · Mankadu 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.56762&mlon=81.78521#map=17/7.56762/81.78521) College Headway College Branch · Kokkadicholai 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61183&mlon=81.71214#map=17/7.61183/81.71214) Police station Police station · Kaluwanchikudy South 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51594&mlon=81.78704#map=17/7.51594/81.78704) 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 Mankadu Places mapped inside Mankadu in open map data, by type. - Schools1 - Cinemas1 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 South & Eruvil Pattu DS Division - Cheddipalayam North - Cheddipalayam South - Eruvil East - Eruvil North - Eruvil South - Kaluthawalai 1 - Kaluthawalai 2 - Kaluthawalai 3 - Kaluthawalai 4 - Kaluthawalai 4 Santhipuram - Kaluthawalai Central - Kaluwanchikudy North - Kaluwanchikudy North 1 - Kaluwanchikudy South - Koddaikallar East - Koddaikallar North - Koddaikallar South - Koddaikallar West - Kurukkalmadam North - Kurukkalmadam South - Kurumanvely 11 East - Kurumanvely 11 West - Kurumanvely 12 - LK5136230 - LK5136235 - Mahiloor East - Mahiloor South West - Mahiloor West - Mahiloormunai - Onthachimadam North - Onthachimadam South - Paddiruppu - Periyakallar 01 - Periyakallar 01 South - Periyakallar 02 - Periyakallar 02 West - Periyakallar 03 - Periyakallar 03 South - Thettativu North - Thettativu South - Thettativu South - 01 - Thettativu South - 02 - Thuraineelavanai North - Thuraineelavanai North 01 - Thuraineelavanai South - Thuraineelavanai South 01 ## Quick answers - Where is Mankadu?In Manmunai South & Eruvil Pattu DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mankadu?Cheddipalayam South and Thettativu North - How many villages are in Mankadu?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Mankadu?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Mankadu?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Mankadu?Hospital, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mankadu?BOC, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mankadu?People's Bank ATM, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mankadu?Petrol Set MPCS Paddipalai, about 9.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mankadu?LK5136025 (OCHA common operational dataset)