# Panchenai GN division, Manmunai West DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/panchenai/ Grama Niladhari division · Manmunai West DS Division # Panchenai Panchenai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manmunai West DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers **33.4 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 33.4km² - 2mapped services - 30 mtypical elevation ## Where is Panchenai? Panchenai 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 7 other GN divisions: [Ganthinagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/ganthinagar/), [Iluppadichenai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/iluppadichenai/), [Kaanchirankudah](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/kaanchirankudah/), [Kachchakodi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/kachchakodi/), [Pavatkodichenai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/pavatkodichenai/), [Thanthamalai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/thanthamalai/) and [Unnichchai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/unnichchai/). By area it is the 225th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 11.9% of [Manmunai West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/). The centre of Panchenai is about 205 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5817° N, 81.5913° E. Local names: පන්චේනෙයි . 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 Panchenai Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Panchenai. Settlements here lie between about 22 m and 40 m above sea level (median 30 m). - Adaichakal - Ayliyadichenai - Chillikkodiyar - Kandianaru - Kompankuttinaodai - Nedunchenai - Othiyankuda-aru - Panchenai - Vathakkalmadu 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 Panchenai Named natural and historic features inside Panchenai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Kandiyankoddi Aru - Veit Aru 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 Panchenai 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 Panchenai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Panchenai Hospitel · Panchenai 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59177&mlon=81.61683#map=17/7.59177/81.61683) Bank Samurthi Bank Koppavelli · Koppavely 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60407&mlon=81.48809#map=17/7.60407/81.48809) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Vantharumoolai West 24 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 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60480&mlon=81.71239#map=17/7.60480/81.71239) Hotel Lake View Unnichchai · Unnichchai 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61964&mlon=81.54787#map=17/7.61964/81.54787) Mall Soft Magic Kalmunai · LK5221215 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41406&mlon=81.82716#map=17/7.41406/81.82716) School BT/BW/Panchenai Pari Vidyalayam · Panchenai 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59271&mlon=81.61662#map=17/7.59271/81.61662) College Headway College Branch · Kokkadicholai 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61183&mlon=81.71214#map=17/7.61183/81.71214) Police station Police Station Mangalagama · Gemunupura 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52465&mlon=81.53966#map=17/7.52465/81.53966) 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 Panchenai Places mapped inside Panchenai in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - 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 - Koththiyapulai - Kurinchamunai - Mahilavedduvaan - Mandapathadi - Mankikaddu - Naavatkaadu - Narippulthoddam - Nediyamadu - Paruththichenai - Pavatkodichenai - Puthumandapaththadi - Unnichchai - Vavunativu - Vilavedduwan ## Quick answers - Where is Panchenai?In Manmunai West DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Panchenai?Ganthinagar, Iluppadichenai, Kaanchirankudah, Kachchakodi, Pavatkodichenai, Thanthamalai and Unnichchai - How many villages are in Panchenai?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Panchenai?Settlements lie between 22 m and 40 m - What is the best time to visit Panchenai?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Panchenai?Panchenai Hospitel, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Panchenai?Samurthi Bank Koppavelli, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Panchenai?Peoples Bank ATM, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Panchenai?Petrol Set MPCS Paddipalai, about 14 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Panchenai?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Panchenai?LK5121105 (OCHA common operational dataset)