# Paruththichenai GN division, Manmunai West DS Division

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

Grama Niladhari division · Manmunai West DS Division 

# Paruththichenai

Paruththichenai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manmunai West DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers **2.69 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 2.7km²
- 10 mtypical elevation

## Where is Paruththichenai?

Paruththichenai 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: [Kurinchamunai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/kurinchamunai/), [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 5478th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Manmunai West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/). The centre of Paruththichenai is about 215 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6638° N, 81.6532° E. Local names: පරිත්තිචේනෙයි .

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 Paruththichenai

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Paruththichenai.

- Kurunchamunai
- Vellamachchenai

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 Paruththichenai 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 Paruththichenai

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Puthumandapaththady Hospital · Puthumandapaththadi 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65469&mlon=81.65689#map=17/7.65469/81.65689) 

Bank Bank of Celylon Vavunathivu · Vavunativu 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.69588&mlon=81.65485#map=17/7.69588/81.65485) 

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

Petrol pump P M S V Filling Station, திக்கோடை · Puliyantivu Central 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.71313&mlon=81.69844#map=17/7.71313/81.69844) 

Hotel Manresa Retreat House · Thiruperunthurai 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72372&mlon=81.66596#map=17/7.72372/81.66596) 

Mall Soft Magic Kalmunai · LK5221215 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41406&mlon=81.82716#map=17/7.41406/81.82716) 

School BT/BW/Kayanmadu GTMS · Kurinchamunai 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66950&mlon=81.65381#map=17/7.66950/81.65381) 

College College Of Nursing · Puliyantivu South 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.70692&mlon=81.68938#map=17/7.70692/81.68938) 

Police station Puthumandapaththady Police · Puthumandapaththadi 1.5 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.

## 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
- Panchenai
- Pavatkodichenai
- Puthumandapaththadi
- Unnichchai
- Vavunativu
- Vilavedduwan

## Quick answers

- Where is Paruththichenai?In Manmunai West DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Paruththichenai?Kurinchamunai, Mandapathadi and Puthumandapaththadi
- How many villages are in Paruththichenai?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Paruththichenai?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Paruththichenai?Puthumandapaththady Hospital, about 1.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Paruththichenai?Bank of Celylon Vavunathivu, about 3.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Paruththichenai?Peoples Bank ATM, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Paruththichenai?P M S V Filling Station, திக்கோடை , about 7.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Paruththichenai?LK5121070 (OCHA common operational dataset)
