# Ganthipuram GN division, Porativu Pattu DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Porativu Pattu DS Division 

# Ganthipuram

Ganthipuram is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Porativu Pattu DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers **5.30 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 5.3km²
- 2mapped services

## Where is Ganthipuram?

Ganthipuram lies in [Porativu Pattu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/porativu-pattu/), [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: [Kalumunthanveli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/porativu-pattu/kalumunthanveli/), [Katchenai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/katchenai/), [Mavetkudah](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/porativu-pattu/mavetkudah/), [Thumpankerni](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/porativu-pattu/thumpankerni/) and [Veeranchenai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/porativu-pattu/veeranchenai/). By area it is the 2756th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.3% of [Porativu Pattu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/porativu-pattu/). The centre of Ganthipuram is about 218 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5496° N, 81.7255° E. Local names: ගාන්ධිපුරම් .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Ganthipuram 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 Ganthipuram

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital · Vipulananthapuram 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54409&mlon=81.75749#map=17/7.54409/81.75749) 

Bank BOC Kokkaddicholai · Kokkadicholai South 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60842&mlon=81.71199#map=17/7.60842/81.71199) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29100&mlon=81.67385#map=17/7.29100/81.67385) 

Petrol pump Petrol Set MPCS Paddipalai · Paddippalai 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60480&mlon=81.71239#map=17/7.60480/81.71239) 

Hotel School Guest House · Munaikkadu West 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62586&mlon=81.70606#map=17/7.62586/81.70606) 

Mall Soft Magic Kalmunai · LK5221215 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41406&mlon=81.82716#map=17/7.41406/81.82716) 

School Bt/pp/kanthipuram kalaimakal vidyalayam · Ganthipuram 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54315&mlon=81.72213#map=17/7.54315/81.72213) 

College Headway College Branch · Kokkadicholai 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61183&mlon=81.71214#map=17/7.61183/81.71214) 

Police station police station · Thumpankerni 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53455&mlon=81.70144#map=17/7.53455/81.70144) 

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 Ganthipuram

Places mapped inside Ganthipuram in open map data, by type.

- Schools2

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 Porativu Pattu DS Division

- Anaikaddiyaveli
- Kaakkachchivaddai
- Kalumunthanveli
- Kaneshapuram
- Kannapuram
- Kannapuram East
- Kovilporativu
- Kovilporativu South
- Kovilporativu West
- LK5133019
- Maalaiyarkaddu
- Mandur 1 And 2 North
- Mandur 1 And 2 South
- Mandur 3
- Mandur Kottamunai
- Mavetkudah
- Munaitivu
- Navagrinagar
- Nellikkadu
- Paalaiyadivaddai
- Paalamunai
- Paddaapuram
- Palachcholai
- Palugaamam I
- Palugaamam II
- Periyaporativu
- Punnakkulam
- Raanamadu
- Sangarpuram
- Selvapuram
- Sinnawattai
- Suravanayadiyoottu
- Thampalawattai
- Thikkodai
- Thumpankerni
- Thumpankerni (Y.F.S.)
- Vammiyadiyoottu
- Vanninagar
- Veeranchenai
- Vellaveli
- Vilanthoddam
- Vipulananthapuram
- Vivekananthapuram

## Quick answers

- Where is Ganthipuram?In Porativu Pattu DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Ganthipuram?Kalumunthanveli, Katchenai, Mavetkudah, Thumpankerni and Veeranchenai
- What is the best time to visit Ganthipuram?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ganthipuram?Hospital, about 3.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ganthipuram?BOC Kokkaddicholai, about 6.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ganthipuram?People's Bank ATM, about 29 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ganthipuram?Petrol Set MPCS Paddipalai, about 6.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ganthipuram?LK5133025 (OCHA common operational dataset)