# Paddippalai GN division, Manmunai South West DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/paddippalai/ Grama Niladhari division · Manmunai South West DS Division # Paddippalai Paddippalai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manmunai South West DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers **2.01 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.0km² - 2mapped services - 2 mtypical elevation ## Where is Paddippalai? Paddippalai 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 5 other GN divisions: [Arasaditivu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/arasaditivu/), [Arasaditivu North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/arasaditivu-north/), [Kokkadicholai South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/kokkadicholai-south/), [Kuluvinamadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/kuluvinamadu/) and [Mavadimunmaari](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/mavadimunmaari/). By area it is the 6904th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Manmunai South West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/). The centre of Paddippalai is about 218 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5946° N, 81.7083° E. Local names: පට්ටිපොලෙයි . 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 Paddippalai Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Paddippalai. - Arasaditivu - Padaiyandaveli 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 Paddippalai 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 Paddippalai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ayurveda Hospital · Arasaditivu 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59782&mlon=81.72297#map=17/7.59782/81.72297) Bank BOC Kokkaddicholai · Kokkadicholai South 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60842&mlon=81.71199#map=17/7.60842/81.71199) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Vantharumoolai West 26 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 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60480&mlon=81.71239#map=17/7.60480/81.71239) Hotel School Guest House · Munaikkadu West 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62586&mlon=81.70606#map=17/7.62586/81.70606) Mall Soft Magic Kalmunai · LK5221215 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41406&mlon=81.82716#map=17/7.41406/81.82716) School BT/Paddippalai G.T.M.S · Paddippalai 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59936&mlon=81.71810#map=17/7.59936/81.71810) College Headway College Branch · Kokkadicholai 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61183&mlon=81.71214#map=17/7.61183/81.71214) Police station Army Camp Kokkaddicholai · Kokkadicholai South 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60616&mlon=81.71244#map=17/7.60616/81.71244) 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 Paddippalai Places mapped inside Paddippalai in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Schools1 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 West DS Division - Ampilanthurai - Ampilanthurai North - Ampilanthurai West - Arasaditivu - Arasaditivu North - Kachchakodi - Kadukkamunai - Katchenai - Kokkadicholai - Kokkadicholai South - Kuluvinamadu - LK5130011 - Mahiladitivu - Mahiladitivu South - Mavadimunmaari - Munaikkadu East - Munaikkadu North - Munaikkadu South - Munaikkadu West - Muthalaikkudah - Muthalaikkudah West - Pandariyaveli - Panichchiyadimunmari - Thanthamalai ## Quick answers - Where is Paddippalai?In Manmunai South West DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Paddippalai?Arasaditivu, Arasaditivu North, Kokkadicholai South, Kuluvinamadu and Mavadimunmaari - How many villages are in Paddippalai?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Paddippalai?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Paddippalai?Ayurveda Hospital, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Paddippalai?BOC Kokkaddicholai, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Paddippalai?Peoples Bank ATM, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Paddippalai?Petrol Set MPCS Paddipalai, about 1.2 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Paddippalai?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Paddippalai?LK5130065 (OCHA common operational dataset)