# Veerancholai GN division, Kuchchaweli DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/veerancholai/ Grama Niladhari division · Kuchchaweli DS Division # Veerancholai Veerancholai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kuchchaweli DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **6.45 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.5km² - 1mapped services - 5 mtypical elevation ## Where is Veerancholai? Veerancholai 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 3 other GN divisions: [Iranaikerni](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/iranaikerni/), [Kuchchaveli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/kuchchaveli/) and [Pulikandikulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/gomarankadawala/pulikandikulama/). By area it is the 2152nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Kuchchaweli DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/). The centre of Veerancholai is about 246 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.7827° N, 81.0780° E. Local names: වීරන්චෝලෙයි . 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 Veerancholai Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Veerancholai. - Sinna Karachchi 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 Veerancholai Named natural and historic features inside Veerancholai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Elaiyankiliyan Kulam - Periya Kuruppuddi 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 Veerancholai 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 Veerancholai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kuchchaveli Divisional Hospital · Kuchchaveli 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81885&mlon=81.09715#map=17/8.81885/81.09715) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Nilaveli 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.67988&mlon=81.19503#map=17/8.67988/81.19503) ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) Petrol pump Lanka Fuel Mart · Vallaiyoothu 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.72019&mlon=81.17469#map=17/8.72019/81.17469) Hotel Cocovillabeach · Veerancholai 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81180&mlon=81.10601#map=17/8.81180/81.10601) Mall Fernandos beach market · Uppuveli 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.61353&mlon=81.21796#map=17/8.61353/81.21796) School T/Iranaikerny GTMS · Iranaikerni 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.80270&mlon=81.10793#map=17/8.80270/81.10793) College Languages and Communication studies -Trincomalee Campus · Nilaveli 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.68347&mlon=81.19061#map=17/8.68347/81.19061) Police station Police Kuchchaveli · Kuchchaveli 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81900&mlon=81.09993#map=17/8.81900/81.09993) 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 Veerancholai Places mapped inside Veerancholai in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 - Periyakulam - Pulmoddai Division No. 1 - Pulmoddai Division No. 2 - Pulmoddai Division No. 3 - Pulmoddai Division No. 4 - Senthoor - Thennamaranvadiya - Thiriyaya - Vallaiyoothu - Veloor ## Quick answers - Where is Veerancholai?In Kuchchaweli DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Veerancholai?Iranaikerni, Kuchchaveli and Pulikandikulama - How many villages are in Veerancholai?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Veerancholai?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Veerancholai?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Veerancholai?Kuchchaveli Divisional Hospital, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Veerancholai?Bank of Ceylon, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Veerancholai?People's Bank, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Veerancholai?Lanka Fuel Mart, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Veerancholai?LK5306060 (OCHA common operational dataset)