# Veloor GN division, Kuchchaweli DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/veloor/

Grama Niladhari division · Kuchchaweli DS Division 

# Veloor

Veloor is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kuchchaweli DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **2.93 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 22 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.9km²
- 22mapped services
- 7 mtypical elevation

## Where is Veloor?

Veloor 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: [Iqbalnagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/iqbalnagar/), [Nilaveli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/nilaveli/) and [Periyakulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/periyakulam/). By area it is the 5066th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.7% of [Kuchchaweli DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/). The centre of Veloor is about 243 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.6649° N, 81.1948° E. Local names: වේලූර් .

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 Veloor

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Veloor.

- Nilaveli

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 Veloor 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 Veloor

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional · Nilaveli 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.68095&mlon=81.19366#map=17/8.68095/81.19366) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Nilaveli 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.67988&mlon=81.19503#map=17/8.67988/81.19503) 

ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Eluppaikulam 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.62796&mlon=81.20488#map=17/8.62796/81.20488) 

Hotel Nilaveli Gates · Iqbalnagar 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.66982&mlon=81.19845#map=17/8.66982/81.19845) 

Mall Fernandos beach market · Uppuveli 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.61353&mlon=81.21796#map=17/8.61353/81.21796) 

School T/Al-fatha Vidyalaym · Veloor 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.67188&mlon=81.20160#map=17/8.67188/81.20160) 

College Languages and Communication studies -Trincomalee Campus · Nilaveli 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.68347&mlon=81.19061#map=17/8.68347/81.19061) 

Police station Uppuveli Police Station · Jinnanagar 8.3 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 Veloor

Places mapped inside Veloor in open map data, by type.

- Hotels13
- Schools2
- Restaurants7

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
- Veerancholai

## Quick answers

- Where is Veloor?In Kuchchaweli DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Veloor?Iqbalnagar, Nilaveli and Periyakulam
- How many villages are in Veloor?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Veloor?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Veloor?Divisional, about 1.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Veloor?Bank of Ceylon, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Veloor?People's Bank, about 8.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Veloor?Ceypetco, about 4.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Veloor?LK5306105 (OCHA common operational dataset)