# Eluppaikulam GN division, Town & Gravets DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/eluppaikulam/ Grama Niladhari division · Town & Gravets DS Division # Eluppaikulam Eluppaikulam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Town & Gravets DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **5.42 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.4km² - 4mapped services - 14 mtypical elevation ## Where is Eluppaikulam? Eluppaikulam lies in [Town & Gravets DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Iqbalnagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/iqbalnagar/), [Kanniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/kanniya/), [Peeliyady](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/peeliyady/), [Periyakulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/periyakulam/), [Salli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/salli/), [Sampalthivu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/sampalthivu/), [Varodayanagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/varodayanagar/) and [Wilgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/wilgama/). By area it is the 2674th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.2% of [Town & Gravets DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/). The centre of Eluppaikulam is about 240 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 6.4 km from Trincomalee, the main town of Town & Gravets DS Division. The centre point is at 8.6273° N, 81.1985° E. Local names: ඉලුප්පයිකුලම් . 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 Eluppaikulam Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Eluppaikulam. - Illupaikulam 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 Eluppaikulam Named natural and historic features inside Eluppaikulam, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Chinnak Kulam - Ilupaik 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 Eluppaikulam 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 Eluppaikulam Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Campus Dispensary · Periyakulam 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.65490&mlon=81.21127#map=17/8.65490/81.21127) Bank BOC Atm · Periyakulam 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.65077&mlon=81.21139#map=17/8.65077/81.21139) ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Eluppaikulam 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.62796&mlon=81.20488#map=17/8.62796/81.20488) Hotel Nesan’s Villa · Salli 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.62797&mlon=81.21136#map=17/8.62797/81.21136) Mall Fernandos beach market · Uppuveli 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.61353&mlon=81.21796#map=17/8.61353/81.21796) School T/Athimoddai Tamil Vidyalayam · Eluppaikulam 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.63322&mlon=81.20625#map=17/8.63322/81.20625) College ATI-Trincomalee · Varodayanagar 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.60023&mlon=81.19865#map=17/8.60023/81.19865) Police station Uppuveli Police Station · Jinnanagar 4.3 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 Eluppaikulam Places mapped inside Eluppaikulam in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Schools1 - Restaurants2 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 Town & Gravets DS Division - Abayapura - Andankulam - Anpuvalipuram - Arasadi - Arunagirinagar - Chinabay - Jinnanagar - Kanniya - Kappalthurai - Kawattikuda - Kovilady - Linganagar - Manayaveli - Mankaiyoottu - Mihindupura - Mudcove - Murugapuri - Muththunagar - Nachchikuda - Orr's Hill - Palaiyoottu - Pattanatheru - Peeliyady - Peruntheru - Poompuhar - Puliyankulam - Salli - Sampalthivu - Selvanayahapuram - Singhapura - Sivapuri - Sonagavadi - Sumedhankarapura - Thillainagar - Thirukkadaloor - Uppuveli - Varodayanagar - Villundy - Wellaimanal - Welveri - Wilgama ## Quick answers - Where is Eluppaikulam?In Town & Gravets DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Eluppaikulam?Iqbalnagar, Kanniya, Peeliyady, Periyakulam, Salli, Sampalthivu, Varodayanagar and Wilgama - How many villages are in Eluppaikulam?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Eluppaikulam?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Eluppaikulam?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Eluppaikulam?Campus Dispensary, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Eluppaikulam?BOC Atm, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Eluppaikulam?People's Bank, about 4.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Eluppaikulam?Ceypetco, about 0.7 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Eluppaikulam?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Eluppaikulam?LK5315020 (OCHA common operational dataset)