# Mancholai GN division, Kinniya DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/mancholai/ Grama Niladhari division · Kinniya DS Division # Mancholai Mancholai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kinniya DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **0.28 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 0.3km² - 8 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mancholai? Mancholai lies in [Kinniya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Kattaiaru](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/kattaiaru/), [Kinniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/kinniya/), [Kuddikarachchi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/kuddikarachchi/), [Maharuf Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/maharuf-nagar/), [Malinthurai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/malinthurai/), [Mancholaichenai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/mancholaichenai/) and [Sinna Kinniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/sinna-kinniya/). By area it is the 13426th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.2% of [Kinniya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/). The centre of Mancholai is about 228 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.4989° N, 81.1841° E. Local names: මාන්චෝලෙයි . 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 Mancholai Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Mancholai. - Kinniya 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 Mancholai 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**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec 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 Mancholai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kinniya Hospital · Mancholaichenai 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50101&mlon=81.18745#map=17/8.50101/81.18745) Bank HNB Kinniya · Rahumaniyanagar 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50180&mlon=81.18851#map=17/8.50180/81.18851) ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Mancholaichenai 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50024&mlon=81.19143#map=17/8.50024/81.19143) Hotel Kinniya Inn and Suites · Mancholaichenai 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.49865&mlon=81.19093#map=17/8.49865/81.19093) Mall Kinniya Orchid Fashion · Maharoof Gramam 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48233&mlon=81.16910#map=17/8.48233/81.16910) School T/Kin/ AL Aqza College · Sinna Kinniya 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50240&mlon=81.18630#map=17/8.50240/81.18630) College NAMS College of Higher Studies · Kurinchakerny 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50184&mlon=81.17033#map=17/8.50184/81.17033) Police station Kinniya Police Station · Mancholaichenai 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.49626&mlon=81.19062#map=17/8.49626/81.19062) 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 Kinniya DS Division - Alankerny - Annalnagar - Ayiliyady - Echchanthivu - Ehutharnagar - Faizalnagar - Idiman - Kachchakodithivu - Kakkamunai - Kattaiaru - Kinniya - Kuddikarachchi - Kurinchakerny - Maharoof Gramam - Maharuf Nagar - Majeed Nagar - Malinthurai - Mancholaichenai - Maniarasankulam - Munaichenai - Naduthivu - Naduuttu - Periya Kinniya - Periyathumunai - Poovarasanthivu - Rahumaniyanagar - Samavachchathivu - Sinna Kinniya - Soorangal - Upparu ## Quick answers - Where is Mancholai?In Kinniya DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mancholai?Kattaiaru, Kinniya, Kuddikarachchi, Maharuf Nagar, Malinthurai, Mancholaichenai and Sinna Kinniya - How many villages are in Mancholai?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Mancholai?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Mancholai?Kinniya Hospital, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mancholai?HNB Kinniya, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mancholai?People's Bank, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mancholai?Lanka IOC, about 0.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mancholai?LK5324015 (OCHA common operational dataset)