# Mahiladitivu GN division, Manmunai South West DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/mahiladitivu/ Grama Niladhari division · Manmunai South West DS Division # Mahiladitivu Mahiladitivu is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manmunai South West DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers **1.41 km²**. - 1.4km² ## Where is Mahiladitivu? Mahiladitivu lies in [Manmunai South West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/), [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: [Arasaditivu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/arasaditivu/), [Mahiladitivu South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/mahiladitivu-south/) and [Pandariyaveli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/pandariyaveli/). By area it is the 8621st largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Manmunai South West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/). The centre of Mahiladitivu is about 220 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6221° N, 81.7240° E. Local names: මහිලඩිතීව් . 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 Mahiladitivu ### Nearby, outside Mahiladitivu - M.S.W.Cultural hall · museum, Kokkadicholai2.0 km - Arayampathy Beach · beach, Selvanagar East6.1 km - Heritage Museum, Kattankudy · museum, Kattankudy Division 6 West6.2 km - Kattankudy Beach · beach, New Kattankudy North8.0 km - Cemetery · memorial, Ganthipuram8.3 km - Palugamam · attraction, Mavetkudah9.3 km - Batticaloa Fort · castle or fort, Puliyantivu East10 km - Natural History and Science Museum · museum, Puliyantivu East10 km - Reverend William Ault · memorial, Puliyantivu East11 km - Mahatma Gandhi Statue · memorial, Puliyantivu Central11 km - Porativu · attraction, Munaitivu11 km - selvapuram cemetery · memorial, Selvapuram12 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: Mahiladitivu - 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) · Batticaloa11 km - China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee118 km ### Nearest railway station Batticaloa (Thamaraikerny), about 12 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. ## Weather in Mahiladitivu 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 Mahiladitivu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospitel Mahiladithivu · Mahiladitivu South 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62309&mlon=81.71833#map=17/7.62309/81.71833) Bank Peoples Bank Kokkaddicholai · Kokkadicholai South 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60914&mlon=81.71190#map=17/7.60914/81.71190) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Vantharumoolai West 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79463&mlon=81.58001#map=17/7.79463/81.58001) Petrol pump Petrol Set MPCS Paddipalai · Paddippalai 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60480&mlon=81.71239#map=17/7.60480/81.71239) Hotel School Guest House · Munaikkadu West 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62586&mlon=81.70606#map=17/7.62586/81.70606) Mall Naasar Store · Sainthamaruthu 12 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39320&mlon=81.84344#map=17/7.39320/81.84344) School Mahiladitivu saraswathy vidyalayam · Mahiladitivu South 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62266&mlon=81.72013#map=17/7.62266/81.72013) College Headway College Branch · Kokkadicholai 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61183&mlon=81.71214#map=17/7.61183/81.71214) Police station Police post · Kokkadicholai 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61708&mlon=81.71337#map=17/7.61708/81.71337) 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 South West DS Division - Ampilanthurai - Ampilanthurai North - Ampilanthurai West - Arasaditivu - Arasaditivu North - Kachchakodi - Kadukkamunai - Katchenai - Kokkadicholai - Kokkadicholai South - Kuluvinamadu - Mahiladitivu South - Mavadimunmaari - Munaikkadu East - Munaikkadu North - Munaikkadu South - Munaikkadu West - Muthalaikkudah - Muthalaikkudah West - Paddippalai - Pandariyaveli - Panichchiyadimunmari - Thanthamalai ## Quick answers - Where is Mahiladitivu?In Manmunai South West DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mahiladitivu?Arasaditivu, Mahiladitivu South and Pandariyaveli - What is there to see in Mahiladitivu?M.S.W.Cultural hall, Arayampathy Beach, Heritage Museum, Kattankudy, Kattankudy Beach - What time zone is Mahiladitivu in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Mahiladitivu?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Mahiladitivu?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Mahiladitivu?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Mahiladitivu?Base Hospitel Mahiladithivu, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mahiladitivu?Peoples Bank Kokkaddicholai, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mahiladitivu?Peoples Bank ATM, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahiladitivu?Petrol Set MPCS Paddipalai, about 2.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mahiladitivu?LK5130030 (OCHA common operational dataset)