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

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Grama Niladhari division · Town & Gravets DS Division 

# Palaiyoottu

Palaiyoottu is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Town & Gravets DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **0.38 km²**. Open map data shows 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.4km²
- 4mapped services

## Where is Palaiyoottu?

Palaiyoottu 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 6 other GN divisions: [Abayapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/abayapura/), [Anpuvalipuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/anpuvalipuram/), [Kovilady](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/kovilady/), [Mihindupura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/mihindupura/), [Mudcove](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/mudcove/) and [Poompuhar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/poompuhar/). By area it is the 13008th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.3% of [Town & Gravets DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/). The centre of Palaiyoottu is about 237 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 2.4 km from Trincomalee, the main town of Town & Gravets DS Division. The centre point is at 8.5847° N, 81.2087° E. Local names: පාලයුත්තු .

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 Palaiyoottu 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 Palaiyoottu

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hymavathie Hospital · Anpuvalipuram 0.3 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 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58772&mlon=81.21472#map=17/8.58772/81.21472) 

ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Linganagar 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58515&mlon=81.21794#map=17/8.58515/81.21794) 

Hotel Prasanna Guest House · Palaiyoottu 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58583&mlon=81.20866#map=17/8.58583/81.20866) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Sivapuri 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.57754&mlon=81.22803#map=17/8.57754/81.22803) 

School Sri Vani Vidyalayam · Kovilady 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58453&mlon=81.20430#map=17/8.58453/81.20430) 

College European Campus · Abayapura 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58593&mlon=81.21664#map=17/8.58593/81.21664) 

Police station Police Station · Abayapura 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.59162&mlon=81.21663#map=17/8.59162/81.21663) 

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 Palaiyoottu

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

- Hotels3
- 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
- Linganagar
- Manayaveli
- Mankaiyoottu
- Mihindupura
- Mudcove
- Murugapuri
- Muththunagar
- Nachchikuda
- Orr's Hill
- Pattanatheru
- Peeliyady
- Peruntheru
- Poompuhar
- Puliyankulam
- Salli
- Sampalthivu
- Selvanayahapuram
- Singhapura
- Sivapuri
- Sonagavadi
- Sumedhankarapura
- Thillainagar
- Thirukkadaloor
- Uppuveli
- Varodayanagar
- Villundy
- Wellaimanal
- Welveri
- Wilgama

## Quick answers

- Where is Palaiyoottu?In Town & Gravets DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Palaiyoottu?Abayapura, Anpuvalipuram, Kovilady, Mihindupura, Mudcove and Poompuhar
- What is the best time to visit Palaiyoottu?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Palaiyoottu?Hymavathie Hospital, about 0.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Palaiyoottu?People's Bank Regional Office, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Palaiyoottu?People's Bank, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palaiyoottu?Lanka IOC, about 1.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Palaiyoottu?LK5315075 (OCHA common operational dataset)