# Karaiyakkantivu GN division, Manmunai West DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/karaiyakkantivu/ Grama Niladhari division · Manmunai West DS Division # Karaiyakkantivu Karaiyakkantivu is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manmunai West DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers **5.71 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.7km² - 1mapped service - 6 mtypical elevation ## Where is Karaiyakkantivu? Karaiyakkantivu 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 3 other GN divisions: [Koththiyapulai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/koththiyapulai/), [Mandapathadi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/mandapathadi/) and [Puthumandapaththadi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/puthumandapaththadi/). By area it is the 2492nd largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Manmunai West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/). The centre of Karaiyakkantivu is about 218 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6585° N, 81.6827° E. Local names: කරයාකන්තීව් . 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 Karaiyakkantivu ### Nearby, outside Karaiyakkantivu - Heritage Museum, Kattankudy · museum, Kattankudy Division 6 West5.7 km - M.S.W.Cultural hall · museum, Kokkadicholai6.0 km - Batticaloa Fort · castle or fort, Puliyantivu East6.3 km - Natural History and Science Museum · museum, Puliyantivu East6.4 km - Reverend William Ault · memorial, Puliyantivu East6.4 km - Mahatma Gandhi Statue · memorial, Puliyantivu Central6.4 km - Kattankudy Beach · beach, New Kattankudy North7.0 km - Arayampathy Beach · beach, Selvanagar East7.6 km - Cemetery · memorial, Ganthipuram13 km - selvapuram cemetery · memorial, Selvapuram13 km - Palugamam · attraction, Mavetkudah15 km - Porativu · attraction, Munaitivu17 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: Karaiyakkantivu - 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) · Batticaloa5.2 km - China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee112 km ### Nearest railway station Batticaloa (Thamaraikerny), about 7.5 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. ## Villages and localities in Karaiyakkantivu Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Karaiyakkantivu. - Mandapattadi 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 Karaiyakkantivu Named natural and historic features inside Karaiyakkantivu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Kalyimadu Aru - Perukkilasyar Aru ### Coast and islands 1 island. - Serayativu 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 Karaiyakkantivu 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 Karaiyakkantivu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Puthumandapaththady Hospital · Puthumandapaththadi 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65469&mlon=81.65689#map=17/7.65469/81.65689) Bank Bank of Celylon Vavunathivu · Vavunativu 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.69588&mlon=81.65485#map=17/7.69588/81.65485) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Vantharumoolai West 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79463&mlon=81.58001#map=17/7.79463/81.58001) Petrol pump Co-op Petrol Station · Arayampathy East 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67142&mlon=81.73462#map=17/7.67142/81.73462) Hotel School Guest House · Munaikkadu West 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62586&mlon=81.70606#map=17/7.62586/81.70606) Mall Naasar Store · Sainthamaruthu 12 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39320&mlon=81.84344#map=17/7.39320/81.84344) School BT/MW/Karaiyakanthivu Kanesha Viddiyalayam · Karaiyakkantivu 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66754&mlon=81.68732#map=17/7.66754/81.68732) College College Of Nursing · Puliyantivu South 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.70692&mlon=81.68938#map=17/7.70692/81.68938) Police station Puthumandapaththady Police · Puthumandapaththadi 2.2 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 Karaiyakkantivu Places mapped inside Karaiyakkantivu 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 - Kaanchirankudah - Kannankudah - Karaveddi - Koththiyapulai - Kurinchamunai - Mahilavedduvaan - Mandapathadi - Mankikaddu - Naavatkaadu - Narippulthoddam - Nediyamadu - Panchenai - Paruththichenai - Pavatkodichenai - Puthumandapaththadi - Unnichchai - Vavunativu - Vilavedduwan ## Quick answers - Where is Karaiyakkantivu?In Manmunai West DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Karaiyakkantivu?Koththiyapulai, Mandapathadi and Puthumandapaththadi - What is there to see in Karaiyakkantivu?Heritage Museum, Kattankudy, M.S.W.Cultural hall, Batticaloa Fort, Natural History and Science Museum - What time zone is Karaiyakkantivu in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Karaiyakkantivu?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Karaiyakkantivu?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Karaiyakkantivu?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Karaiyakkantivu?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Karaiyakkantivu?Puthumandapaththady Hospital, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Karaiyakkantivu?Bank of Celylon Vavunathivu, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Karaiyakkantivu?Peoples Bank ATM, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Karaiyakkantivu?Co-op Petrol Station, about 5.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Karaiyakkantivu?LK5121085 (OCHA common operational dataset)