# Kaanchirankudah GN division, Manmunai West DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/kaanchirankudah/ Grama Niladhari division · Manmunai West DS Division # Kaanchirankudah Kaanchirankudah is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manmunai West DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers **26.6 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 26.6km² - 1mapped services - 20 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kaanchirankudah? Kaanchirankudah 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 5 other GN divisions: [Iluppadichenai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/iluppadichenai/), [Koththiyapulai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/koththiyapulai/), [Kuluvinamadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/kuluvinamadu/), [Panchenai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/panchenai/) and [Thanthamalai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/thanthamalai/). By area it is the 310th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 9.5% of [Manmunai West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/). The centre of Kaanchirankudah is about 212 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6033° N, 81.6444° E. Local names: කාන්චිරන්කුඩා . 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 Kaanchirankudah Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Kaanchirankudah. Settlements here lie between about 16 m and 21 m above sea level (median 20 m). - Kalayadimadu - Kanchurankudah - Kurunthayadimunmari - Panaiyaruppan - Samantiaru 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 Kaanchirankudah 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 Kaanchirankudah Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Panchenai Hospitel · Panchenai 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59177&mlon=81.61683#map=17/7.59177/81.61683) Bank Peoples Bank Kokkaddicholai · Kokkadicholai South 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60914&mlon=81.71190#map=17/7.60914/81.71190) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Vantharumoolai West 22 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 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60480&mlon=81.71239#map=17/7.60480/81.71239) Hotel School Guest House · Munaikkadu West 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62586&mlon=81.70606#map=17/7.62586/81.70606) Mall Soft Magic Kalmunai · LK5221215 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41406&mlon=81.82716#map=17/7.41406/81.82716) School BT/Kollanulai Vivekanantha Viddiyalayam · Kuluvinamadu 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59718&mlon=81.66963#map=17/7.59718/81.66963) College Headway College Branch · Kokkadicholai 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61183&mlon=81.71214#map=17/7.61183/81.71214) Police station Puthumandapaththady Police · Puthumandapaththadi 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65496&mlon=81.66291#map=17/7.65496/81.66291) 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 Kaanchirankudah Places mapped inside Kaanchirankudah 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 - Eachchantivu - Ganthinagar - Iluppadichenai - Kannankudah - Karaiyakkantivu - Karaveddi - Koththiyapulai - Kurinchamunai - Mahilavedduvaan - Mandapathadi - Mankikaddu - Naavatkaadu - Narippulthoddam - Nediyamadu - Panchenai - Paruththichenai - Pavatkodichenai - Puthumandapaththadi - Unnichchai - Vavunativu - Vilavedduwan ## Quick answers - Where is Kaanchirankudah?In Manmunai West DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kaanchirankudah?Iluppadichenai, Koththiyapulai, Kuluvinamadu, Panchenai and Thanthamalai - How many villages are in Kaanchirankudah?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kaanchirankudah?Settlements lie between 16 m and 21 m - What is the best time to visit Kaanchirankudah?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Kaanchirankudah?Panchenai Hospitel, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kaanchirankudah?Peoples Bank Kokkaddicholai, about 7.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kaanchirankudah?Peoples Bank ATM, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kaanchirankudah?Petrol Set MPCS Paddipalai, about 7.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kaanchirankudah?LK5121120 (OCHA common operational dataset)