# Thanthamalai GN division, Manmunai South West DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/thanthamalai/ Grama Niladhari division · Manmunai South West DS Division # Thanthamalai Thanthamalai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manmunai South West DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers **36.6 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 36.6km² - 1mapped services - 21 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thanthamalai? Thanthamalai 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 6 other GN divisions: [Kaanchirankudah](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/kaanchirankudah/), [Kachchakodi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/kachchakodi/), [Kuluvinamadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/kuluvinamadu/), [Mavadimunmaari](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/mavadimunmaari/), [Panchenai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/panchenai/) and [Selvapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/porativu-pattu/selvapuram/). By area it is the 198th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 25.3% of [Manmunai South West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/). The centre of Thanthamalai is about 207 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5582° N, 81.6206° E. Local names: තාන්තාමලෙයි . 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 Thanthamalai Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Thanthamalai. Settlements here lie between about 21 m and 42 m above sea level (median 21 m). - Attuchenai - Korukkapuliyuttu - Pulukunava 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 Thanthamalai Named natural and historic features inside Thanthamalai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Pulukunava Tank 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 Thanthamalai 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 Thanthamalai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Panchenai Hospitel · Panchenai 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59177&mlon=81.61683#map=17/7.59177/81.61683) Bank BOC Kokkaddicholai · Kokkadicholai South 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60842&mlon=81.71199#map=17/7.60842/81.71199) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Vantharumoolai West 27 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 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60480&mlon=81.71239#map=17/7.60480/81.71239) Hotel Lake View Unnichchai · Unnichchai 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61964&mlon=81.54787#map=17/7.61964/81.54787) Mall Soft Magic Kalmunai · LK5221215 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41406&mlon=81.82716#map=17/7.41406/81.82716) School Bt/ 40Vaddai G.T.M · Thanthamalai 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.55881&mlon=81.62674#map=17/7.55881/81.62674) College Headway College Branch · Kokkadicholai 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61183&mlon=81.71214#map=17/7.61183/81.71214) Police station police station · Thumpankerni 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53455&mlon=81.70144#map=17/7.53455/81.70144) 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 Thanthamalai Places mapped inside Thanthamalai in open map data, by type. - 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 - Paddippalai - Pandariyaveli - Panichchiyadimunmari ## Quick answers - Where is Thanthamalai?In Manmunai South West DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thanthamalai?Kaanchirankudah, Kachchakodi, Kuluvinamadu, Mavadimunmaari, Panchenai and Selvapuram - How many villages are in Thanthamalai?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Thanthamalai?Settlements lie between 21 m and 42 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Thanthamalai?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Thanthamalai?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Thanthamalai?Panchenai Hospitel, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thanthamalai?BOC Kokkaddicholai, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thanthamalai?Peoples Bank ATM, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thanthamalai?Petrol Set MPCS Paddipalai, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thanthamalai?LK5130110 (OCHA common operational dataset)