# Eachchantivu GN division, Manmunai West DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/eachchantivu/

Grama Niladhari division · Manmunai West DS Division 

# Eachchantivu

Eachchantivu is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manmunai West DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers **1.43 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.4km²
- 1mapped services
- 5 mtypical elevation

## Where is Eachchantivu?

Eachchantivu lies in [Manmunai West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-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 1 other grama niladhari division: [Naavatkaadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/naavatkaadu/). By area it is the 8565th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Manmunai West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/). The centre of Eachchantivu is about 217 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7157° N, 81.6477° E. Local names: ඊච්චන්තීව් .

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 Eachchantivu

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Eachchantivu.

- Eachchantheevu

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 Eachchantivu 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
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- 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 Eachchantivu

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Navatkadu Rural Hospital · Naavatkaadu 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.71348&mlon=81.64011#map=17/7.71348/81.64011) 

Bank Bank of Celylon Vavunathivu · Vavunativu 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.69588&mlon=81.65485#map=17/7.69588/81.65485) 

ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Vantharumoolai West 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79463&mlon=81.58001#map=17/7.79463/81.58001) 

Petrol pump CK Gonzaga Filling Station · Kokkuvil 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72952&mlon=81.67342#map=17/7.72952/81.67342) 

Hotel Manresa Retreat House · Thiruperunthurai 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72372&mlon=81.66596#map=17/7.72372/81.66596) 

Mall Soft Magic Kalmunai · LK5221215 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41406&mlon=81.82716#map=17/7.41406/81.82716) 

School Ramakrushna Pre School Eachanhivu · Eachchantivu 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.71447&mlon=81.64706#map=17/7.71447/81.64706) 

College Faculty of Health-Care Sciences · Kokkuvil 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72783&mlon=81.66856#map=17/7.72783/81.66856) 

Police station Police Station Vavunathivu · Vavunativu 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.69645&mlon=81.65364#map=17/7.69645/81.65364) 

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 Eachchantivu

Places mapped inside Eachchantivu 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 West DS Division

- Ayiththiyamalai North
- Ayiththiyamalai South
- Ganthinagar
- Iluppadichenai
- Kaanchirankudah
- Kannankudah
- Karaiyakkantivu
- Karaveddi
- Koththiyapulai
- Kurinchamunai
- Mahilavedduvaan
- Mandapathadi
- Mankikaddu
- Naavatkaadu
- Narippulthoddam
- Nediyamadu
- Panchenai
- Paruththichenai
- Pavatkodichenai
- Puthumandapaththadi
- Unnichchai
- Vavunativu
- Vilavedduwan

## Quick answers

- Where is Eachchantivu?In Manmunai West DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Eachchantivu?Naavatkaadu
- How many villages are in Eachchantivu?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Eachchantivu?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Eachchantivu?Navatkadu Rural Hospital, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Eachchantivu?Bank of Celylon Vavunathivu, about 2.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Eachchantivu?Peoples Bank ATM, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Eachchantivu?CK Gonzaga Filling Station, about 3.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Eachchantivu?LK5121030 (OCHA common operational dataset)