# Nachchikuda GN division, Town & Gravets DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/nachchikuda/ Grama Niladhari division · Town & Gravets DS Division # Nachchikuda Nachchikuda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Town & Gravets DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **5.11 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.1km² - 1mapped services - 16 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nachchikuda? Nachchikuda 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 3 other GN divisions: [Chinabay](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/chinabay/), [Kawattikuda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/kawattikuda/) and [Wellaimanal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/wellaimanal/). By area it is the 2857th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.9% of [Town & Gravets DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/). The centre of Nachchikuda is about 231 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 6.3 km from Trincomalee, the main town of Town & Gravets DS Division. The centre point is at 8.5321° N, 81.1945° E. Local names: නාච්චිකුඩා . 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 Nachchikuda Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Nachchikuda. Settlements here lie between about 5 m and 19 m above sea level (median 16 m). - Clappenburg - Makkiluttu - Tirukkalkudah - Veppankuda 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 Nachchikuda Named natural and historic features inside Nachchikuda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 3 headlands; 1 island. - Biggs Point - Clappenburg Island - Clappenburg Point - French Point ### Hills and mountains 1 hill; 1 mountain pass. - Southampton Hill · 16 m - French Pass · 10 m ### Getting around 1 airport. - Trincomalee Airport 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 Nachchikuda 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 Nachchikuda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital கிண்ணியா தள வைத்தியசாலை | කින්නියා මූලික රෝහල | Kinniya Base Hospital · Mancholaichenai 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50165&mlon=81.18757#map=17/8.50165/81.18757) Bank HNB Kinniya · Rahumaniyanagar 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50180&mlon=81.18851#map=17/8.50180/81.18851) ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) Petrol pump Lanka Fuel Station · Chinabay 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.55322&mlon=81.19233#map=17/8.55322/81.19233) Hotel Eagles' Golf Links, China Bay · Nachchikuda 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.53482&mlon=81.20344#map=17/8.53482/81.20344) Mall Kinniya Orchid Fashion · Maharoof Gramam 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48233&mlon=81.16910#map=17/8.48233/81.16910) School T/T/Karumalaiyoothu Muslim Vidiyalam · Wellaimanal 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.52491&mlon=81.20235#map=17/8.52491/81.20235) College NAMS College of Higher Studies · Kurinchakerny 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50184&mlon=81.17033#map=17/8.50184/81.17033) Police station Kinniya Police Station · Mancholaichenai 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.49626&mlon=81.19062#map=17/8.49626/81.19062) 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 Nachchikuda Places mapped inside Nachchikuda in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 - Murugapuri - Muththunagar - 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 Nachchikuda?In Town & Gravets DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Nachchikuda?Chinabay, Kawattikuda and Wellaimanal - How many villages are in Nachchikuda?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Nachchikuda?Settlements lie between 5 m and 19 m - What is the highest point in Nachchikuda?Southampton Hill (16 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Nachchikuda?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Nachchikuda?கிண்ணியா தள வைத்தியசாலை | කින්නියා මූලික රෝහල | Kinniya Base Hospital, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nachchikuda?HNB Kinniya, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nachchikuda?People's Bank, about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nachchikuda?Lanka Fuel Station, about 2.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nachchikuda?LK5315165 (OCHA common operational dataset)