# Batukachchiya GN division, Kantale DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Kantale DS Division 

# Batukachchiya

Batukachchiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kantale DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **9.97 km²**.

- 10.0km²

## Where is Batukachchiya?

Batukachchiya lies in [Kantale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kantale/), [Trincomalee District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Agbopura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kantale/agbopura/), [Ekamuthugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/medirigiriya/ekamuthugama/), [Jayathugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/medirigiriya/jayathugama/), [Rajawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kantale/rajawewa/) and [Wedikachchiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/medirigiriya/wedikachchiya/). By area it is the 1217th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.4% of [Kantale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kantale/). The centre of Batukachchiya is about 197 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.3021° N, 80.9853° E. Local names: බටුකච්චිය .

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 Batukachchiya and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Trincomalee District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,565 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (327 mm) and the driest Jun (28 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**.

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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 127 

Feb 26 93 

Mar 28 71 

Apr 29 109 

May 29 105 

Jun 29 28 

Jul 29 36 

Aug 29 57 

Sep 29 80 

Oct 28 227 

Nov 27 327 

Dec 26 304 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Batukachchiya

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Hospital Base Hospital - Kanthale · Kantale Town 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.35127&mlon=80.98506#map=17/8.35127/80.98506) 

Bank Regional Development Bank Kantale · Kantale Town 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.35846&mlon=81.00614#map=17/8.35846/81.00614) 

ATM Commercial Bank · C.P.Pura 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00204&mlon=80.92448#map=17/8.00204/80.92448) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kantale Town 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.36788&mlon=81.00427#map=17/8.36788/81.00427) 

Hotel New Akila Resort · Kantale Town South 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.35288&mlon=81.00856#map=17/8.35288/81.00856) 

Mall Kinniya Orchid Fashion · Maharoof Gramam 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48233&mlon=81.16910#map=17/8.48233/81.16910) 

School Happy House Preschool Agbopura · Bhathiyagama 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.37368&mlon=81.00687#map=17/8.37368/81.00687) 

College Medirigiriya National School · Medirigiriya 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.14227&mlon=80.96951#map=17/8.14227/80.96951) 

Police station Police Station - Agbopura · Agbopura 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32070&mlon=80.96893#map=17/8.32070/80.96893) 

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 Kantale DS Division

- Agbopura
- Bhathiyagama
- Ganthalawa Unit 11
- Ganthalawa Unit 12
- Jayanthipura
- Kantale Town
- Kantale Town South
- Pansalgodella
- Peraru East
- Peraru Unit 02
- Peraru West
- Rajaela Unit 03
- Rajaela Unit 04
- Rajaela Unit 05
- Rajawewa
- Seenipura
- Sooriyapura
- Vendrasanpura Unit 14
- Vendrasanpura Unit 15
- Vendrasanpura Unit 16
- Wanela East
- Wanela West

## Quick answers

- Where is Batukachchiya?In Kantale DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Batukachchiya?Agbopura, Ekamuthugama, Jayathugama, Rajawewa and Wedikachchiya
- What is the best time to visit Batukachchiya?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Batukachchiya?Base Hospital - Kanthale, about 5.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Batukachchiya?Regional Development Bank Kantale, about 6.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Batukachchiya?Commercial Bank, about 34 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Batukachchiya?Ceypetco, about 7.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Batukachchiya?LK5321105 (OCHA common operational dataset)