# Thumpankerni GN division, Porativu Pattu DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/porativu-pattu/thumpankerni/ Grama Niladhari division · Porativu Pattu DS Division # Thumpankerni Thumpankerni is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Porativu Pattu DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers **6.21 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.2km² - 2mapped services - 13 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thumpankerni? Thumpankerni 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 8 other GN divisions: [Ganthipuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/porativu-pattu/ganthipuram/), [Kalumunthanveli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/porativu-pattu/kalumunthanveli/), [Punnakkulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/porativu-pattu/punnakkulam/), [Suravanayadiyoottu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/porativu-pattu/suravanayadiyoottu/), [Thikkodai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/porativu-pattu/thikkodai/), [Thumpankerni (Y.F.S.)](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/porativu-pattu/thumpankerni-y-f-s/), [Veeranchenai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/porativu-pattu/veeranchenai/) and [Vellaveli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/porativu-pattu/vellaveli/). By area it is the 2254th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.9% of [Porativu Pattu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/porativu-pattu/). The centre of Thumpankerni is about 217 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5349° N, 81.7199° E. Local names: තුම්පන්කර්ණි . 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 Thumpankerni Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Thumpankerni. - Tumpankeni 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 Thumpankerni Named natural and historic features inside Thumpankerni, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Navakerni Kulam 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 Thumpankerni 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 Thumpankerni Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital · Vipulananthapuram 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54409&mlon=81.75749#map=17/7.54409/81.75749) Bank NSB Bank,Kaluwanchikudy · Kaluwanchikudy South 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51759&mlon=81.78684#map=17/7.51759/81.78684) ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 28 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 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60480&mlon=81.71239#map=17/7.60480/81.71239) Hotel Diluxshan Rest · Kaluwanchikudy North 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51834&mlon=81.80392#map=17/7.51834/81.80392) Mall Soft Magic Kalmunai · LK5221215 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41406&mlon=81.82716#map=17/7.41406/81.82716) School kanthipuram pre school · Ganthipuram 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54240&mlon=81.72172#map=17/7.54240/81.72172) College Headway College Branch · Kokkadicholai 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61183&mlon=81.71214#map=17/7.61183/81.71214) Police station police station · Thumpankerni 2.0 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 Thumpankerni Places mapped inside Thumpankerni in open map data, by type. - Schools1 - Police stations1 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 - Ganthipuram - 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 (Y.F.S.) - Vammiyadiyoottu - Vanninagar - Veeranchenai - Vellaveli - Vilanthoddam - Vipulananthapuram - Vivekananthapuram ## Quick answers - Where is Thumpankerni?In Porativu Pattu DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thumpankerni?Ganthipuram, Kalumunthanveli, Punnakkulam, Suravanayadiyoottu, Thikkodai, Thumpankerni (Y.F.S.), Veeranchenai and Vellaveli - How many villages are in Thumpankerni?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Thumpankerni?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Thumpankerni?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Thumpankerni?Hospital, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thumpankerni?NSB Bank,Kaluwanchikudy, about 7.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thumpankerni?People's Bank ATM, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thumpankerni?Petrol Set MPCS Paddipalai, about 7.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thumpankerni?LK5133060 (OCHA common operational dataset)