# Linganagar GN division, Town & Gravets DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/linganagar/

Grama Niladhari division · Town & Gravets DS Division 

# Linganagar

Linganagar is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Town & Gravets DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **0.71 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.7km²
- 6mapped services

## Where is Linganagar?

Linganagar 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 2 other GN divisions: [Abayapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/abayapura/) and [Mudcove](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/mudcove/). By area it is the 11397th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Town & Gravets DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/). The centre of Linganagar is about 236 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 2.0 km from Trincomalee, the main town of Town & Gravets DS Division. The centre point is at 8.5772° N, 81.2110° E. Local names: ලිංගනගර් .

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 Linganagar

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

- Linganagar

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 Linganagar 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 Linganagar

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hymavathie Hospital · Anpuvalipuram 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58718&mlon=81.20746#map=17/8.58718/81.20746) 

Bank People's Bank Regional Office · Abayapura 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58772&mlon=81.21472#map=17/8.58772/81.21472) 

ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Linganagar 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58515&mlon=81.21794#map=17/8.58515/81.21794) 

Hotel Orr's Hill House · Orr's Hill 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.57528&mlon=81.21637#map=17/8.57528/81.21637) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Sivapuri 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.57754&mlon=81.22803#map=17/8.57754/81.22803) 

School th/muslim maha vidyalaya · Poompuhar 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58010&mlon=81.20686#map=17/8.58010/81.20686) 

College European Campus · Abayapura 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58593&mlon=81.21664#map=17/8.58593/81.21664) 

Police station Trinco Police · Sivapuri 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.57982&mlon=81.22411#map=17/8.57982/81.22411) 

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 Linganagar

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

- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels2
- Schools1
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants1

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
- Eluppaikulam
- Jinnanagar
- Kanniya
- Kappalthurai
- Kawattikuda
- Kovilady
- 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 Linganagar?In Town & Gravets DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Linganagar?Abayapura and Mudcove
- How many villages are in Linganagar?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Linganagar?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Linganagar?Hymavathie Hospital, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Linganagar?People's Bank Regional Office, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Linganagar?People's Bank, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Linganagar?Lanka IOC, about 1.2 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Linganagar?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Linganagar?LK5315130 (OCHA common operational dataset)