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

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

Grama Niladhari division · Town & Gravets DS Division 

# Murugapuri

Murugapuri is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Town & Gravets DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **0.49 km²**. Open map data shows 18 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.5km²
- 18mapped services

## Where is Murugapuri?

Murugapuri 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 4 other GN divisions: [Jinnanagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/jinnanagar/), [Puliyankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/puliyankulam/), [Thirukkadaloor](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/thirukkadaloor/) and [Uppuveli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/uppuveli/). By area it is the 12498th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.4% of [Town & Gravets DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/). The centre of Murugapuri is about 239 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 2.3 km from Trincomalee, the main town of Town & Gravets DS Division. The centre point is at 8.5969° N, 81.2212° E. Local names: මුරුගාපූරි .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Murugapuri 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 Murugapuri

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital VP hospital · Orr's Hill 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58041&mlon=81.22258#map=17/8.58041/81.22258) 

Bank HNB · Murugapuri 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.59970&mlon=81.21842#map=17/8.59970/81.21842) 

ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Linganagar 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58515&mlon=81.21794#map=17/8.58515/81.21794) 

Hotel Hotel Tobiko · Murugapuri 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.59687&mlon=81.22224#map=17/8.59687/81.22224) 

Mall Fernandos beach market · Uppuveli 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.61353&mlon=81.21796#map=17/8.61353/81.21796) 

School T/Jamaliya Muslim Maha Vidyalayam · Jinnanagar 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.59260&mlon=81.22230#map=17/8.59260/81.22230) 

College European Campus · Abayapura 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58593&mlon=81.21664#map=17/8.58593/81.21664) 

Police station Uppuveli Police Station · Jinnanagar 0.5 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 Murugapuri

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

- Banks1
- Hotels14
- Pharmacies1
- 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
- Eluppaikulam
- Jinnanagar
- Kanniya
- Kappalthurai
- Kawattikuda
- Kovilady
- Linganagar
- Manayaveli
- Mankaiyoottu
- Mihindupura
- Mudcove
- 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 Murugapuri?In Town & Gravets DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Murugapuri?Jinnanagar, Puliyankulam, Thirukkadaloor and Uppuveli
- What is the best time to visit Murugapuri?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Murugapuri?VP hospital, about 1.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Murugapuri?HNB, about 0.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Murugapuri?People's Bank, about 1.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Murugapuri?Lanka IOC, about 1.4 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Murugapuri?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Murugapuri?LK5315105 (OCHA common operational dataset)