# Periyakulam GN division, Kuchchaweli DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/periyakulam/ Grama Niladhari division · Kuchchaweli DS Division # Periyakulam Periyakulam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kuchchaweli DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **6.82 km²**. Open map data shows 15 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.8km² - 15mapped services ## Where is Periyakulam? Periyakulam lies in [Kuchchaweli DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Eluppaikulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/eluppaikulam/), [Iqbalnagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/iqbalnagar/), [Nilaveli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/nilaveli/), [Sampalthivu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/sampalthivu/), [Veloor](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/veloor/) and [Wilgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/wilgama/). By area it is the 1991st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Kuchchaweli DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/). The centre of Periyakulam is about 240 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.6464° N, 81.1826° E. Local names: පෙරියකුලම් . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Periyakulam Named natural and historic features inside Periyakulam, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Kananik Kulam - Periya 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 Periyakulam 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 Periyakulam Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Campus Dispensary · Periyakulam 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.65490&mlon=81.21127#map=17/8.65490/81.21127) Bank BOC Atm · Periyakulam 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.65077&mlon=81.21139#map=17/8.65077/81.21139) ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Eluppaikulam 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.62796&mlon=81.20488#map=17/8.62796/81.20488) Hotel Nilaveli Gates · Iqbalnagar 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.66982&mlon=81.19845#map=17/8.66982/81.19845) Mall Fernandos beach market · Uppuveli 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.61353&mlon=81.21796#map=17/8.61353/81.21796) School T/Thirukoneswara Vidyalayam · Periyakulam 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64329&mlon=81.19608#map=17/8.64329/81.19608) College Faculty of Communication business studies- Trincomalee Campus, Eastern University ,Srilanka · Periyakulam 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.65435&mlon=81.21125#map=17/8.65435/81.21125) Police station Uppuveli Police Station · Jinnanagar 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.59372&mlon=81.21747#map=17/8.59372/81.21747) 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 Periyakulam Places mapped inside Periyakulam in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Banks2 - Hotels2 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities8 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 Kuchchaweli DS Division - Cassimnagar - Gopalapuram - Iqbalnagar - Irakkandy - Iranaikerni - Jayanagar - Kaddukulam - Kallampattu - Kuchchaveli - Kumburupiddy East - Kumburupiddy North - Kumburupiddy South - Nilaveli - Pulmoddai Division No. 1 - Pulmoddai Division No. 2 - Pulmoddai Division No. 3 - Pulmoddai Division No. 4 - Senthoor - Thennamaranvadiya - Thiriyaya - Vallaiyoothu - Veerancholai - Veloor ## Quick answers - Where is Periyakulam?In Kuchchaweli DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Periyakulam?Eluppaikulam, Iqbalnagar, Nilaveli, Sampalthivu, Veloor and Wilgama - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Periyakulam?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Periyakulam?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Periyakulam?Campus Dispensary, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Periyakulam?BOC Atm, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Periyakulam?People's Bank, about 7.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Periyakulam?Ceypetco, about 3.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Periyakulam?2 mapped - How many banks are in Periyakulam?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Periyakulam?LK5306115 (OCHA common operational dataset)