# Mahindapura GN division, Seruvila DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/mahindapura/

Grama Niladhari division · Seruvila DS Division 

# Mahindapura

Mahindapura is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Seruvila DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **10.9 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 10.9km²
- 1mapped services
- 18 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mahindapura?

Mahindapura lies in [Seruvila DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/), [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: [Kandakaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/welikanda/kandakaduwa/), [Kathiraveli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu-north/kathiraveli/), [Kavanthissapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/kavanthissapura/), [Mahaweligama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/mahaweligama/), [Poonagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/poonagar/) and [Serunuwara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/serunuwara/). By area it is the 1082nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.7% of [Seruvila DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/). The centre of Mahindapura is about 221 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.2864° N, 81.3183° E. Local names: මහින්දපුර .

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 Mahindapura

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

- Arippu

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 Mahindapura

Named natural and historic features inside Mahindapura, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Forests and nature

1 forest; 1 forest reserve.

- Mottamalai
- Vappiah Verugal Forest Reserve

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 Mahindapura 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 Mahindapura

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital Eachchalampaththu · Mahindapura 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.31289&mlon=81.32980#map=17/8.31289/81.32980) 

Bank BOC Bank · Serunuwara 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32526&mlon=81.30211#map=17/8.32526/81.30211) 

ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Serunuwara 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32391&mlon=81.29997#map=17/8.32391/81.29997) 

Hotel Suja Hotel · Puchchakkerni 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.21285&mlon=81.40641#map=17/8.21285/81.40641) 

Mall JILI TEXTILE · Kathiraveli 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.22373&mlon=81.40567#map=17/8.22373/81.40567) 

School T/M/Kiliveddy.m.v · Kiliveddi 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.34963&mlon=81.28606#map=17/8.34963/81.28606) 

College T/Mu/ Punnaiyadi Namagal Vidyalayam · Ilangaithurai Mugathuvaram 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.31861&mlon=81.38413#map=17/8.31861/81.38413) 

Police station Police Station, serunuwara · Serunuwara 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32189&mlon=81.29938#map=17/8.32189/81.29938) 

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 Mahindapura

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

- Hospitals1

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 Seruvila DS Division

- Ariyamankerni
- Dehiwatta
- Kavanthissapura
- Lingapuram
- Mahaweligama
- Navatkernikadu
- Neelapola
- Samagipura
- Serunuwara
- Seruvila
- Sirimangalapura
- Sivapuram
- Somapura
- Sumedhankarapura
- Thanganagar

## Quick answers

- Where is Mahindapura?In Seruvila DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Mahindapura?Kandakaduwa, Kathiraveli, Kavanthissapura, Mahaweligama, Poonagar and Serunuwara
- How many villages are in Mahindapura?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Mahindapura?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mahindapura?Divisional Hospital Eachchalampaththu , about 3.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mahindapura?BOC Bank, about 4.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Mahindapura?People's Bank, about 35 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahindapura?Ceypetco, about 4.6 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Mahindapura?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Mahindapura?LK5330050 (OCHA common operational dataset)
