# Koththiyapulai GN division, Manmunai West DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/koththiyapulai/ Grama Niladhari division · Manmunai West DS Division # Koththiyapulai Koththiyapulai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manmunai West DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers **5.05 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.0km² - 1mapped services - 15 mtypical elevation ## Where is Koththiyapulai? Koththiyapulai 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 9 other GN divisions: [Iluppadichenai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/iluppadichenai/), [Kaanchirankudah](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/kaanchirankudah/), [Karaiyakkantivu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/karaiyakkantivu/), [Kokkadicholai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/kokkadicholai/), [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/), [Munaikkadu North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/munaikkadu-north/), [Munaikkadu West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/munaikkadu-west/) and [Puthumandapaththadi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/puthumandapaththadi/). By area it is the 2904th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Manmunai West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/). The centre of Koththiyapulai is about 218 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6257° N, 81.6957° E. Local names: කොත්තියාපුල . 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 Koththiyapulai Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Koththiyapulai. - Illupaiyadichenai - Munaikkadu 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 Koththiyapulai Named natural and historic features inside Koththiyapulai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Sorikka Kutuvai 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 Koththiyapulai 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 Koththiyapulai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospitel Mahiladithivu · Mahiladitivu South 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62309&mlon=81.71833#map=17/7.62309/81.71833) Bank Peoples Bank Kokkaddicholai · Kokkadicholai South 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60914&mlon=81.71190#map=17/7.60914/81.71190) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Vantharumoolai West 23 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 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60480&mlon=81.71239#map=17/7.60480/81.71239) Hotel School Guest House · Munaikkadu West 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62586&mlon=81.70606#map=17/7.62586/81.70606) 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 B/t Saratha Viththiyalayam Munaikkadu · Munaikkadu North 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63116&mlon=81.70431#map=17/7.63116/81.70431) College Headway College Branch · Kokkadicholai 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61183&mlon=81.71214#map=17/7.61183/81.71214) Police station Police post · Kokkadicholai 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61708&mlon=81.71337#map=17/7.61708/81.71337) 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 Koththiyapulai Places mapped inside Koththiyapulai 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 - Karaiyakkantivu - Karaveddi - Kurinchamunai - Mahilavedduvaan - Mandapathadi - Mankikaddu - Naavatkaadu - Narippulthoddam - Nediyamadu - Panchenai - Paruththichenai - Pavatkodichenai - Puthumandapaththadi - Unnichchai - Vavunativu - Vilavedduwan ## Quick answers - Where is Koththiyapulai?In Manmunai West DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Koththiyapulai?Iluppadichenai, Kaanchirankudah, Karaiyakkantivu, Kokkadicholai, Kokkadicholai South, Kuluvinamadu, Munaikkadu North, Munaikkadu West and Puthumandapaththadi - How many villages are in Koththiyapulai?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Koththiyapulai?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Koththiyapulai?Base Hospitel Mahiladithivu, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Koththiyapulai?Peoples Bank Kokkaddicholai, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Koththiyapulai?Peoples Bank ATM, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Koththiyapulai?Petrol Set MPCS Paddipalai, about 3.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Koththiyapulai?LK5121115 (OCHA common operational dataset)