# Sumedhankarapura GN division, Town & Gravets DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/sumedhankarapura/ Grama Niladhari division · Town & Gravets DS Division # Sumedhankarapura Sumedhankarapura is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Town & Gravets DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **7.02 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.0km² - 1mapped services - 30 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sumedhankarapura? Sumedhankarapura 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: [Andankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/andankulam/), [Kanniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/kanniya/), [Kappalthurai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/kappalthurai/), [Kawattikuda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/kawattikuda/), [Mankaiyoottu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/mankaiyoottu/) and [Muththunagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/muththunagar/). By area it is the 1917th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.4% of [Town & Gravets DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/). The centre of Sumedhankarapura is about 233 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 6.8 km from Trincomalee, the main town of Town & Gravets DS Division. The centre point is at 8.5673° N, 81.1684° E. Local names: සුමේධංකරපුර . 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 Sumedhankarapura Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Sumedhankarapura. - Shraddhapura - China Bay - Thekkuluthu - Vayiriuttu 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 Sumedhankarapura Named natural and historic features inside Sumedhankarapura, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Kaveradimalai · 23 m 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 Sumedhankarapura 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 Sumedhankarapura Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hymavathie Hospital · Anpuvalipuram 4.8 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 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58772&mlon=81.21472#map=17/8.58772/81.21472) ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) Petrol pump Lanka Fuel Station · Chinabay 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.55322&mlon=81.19233#map=17/8.55322/81.19233) Hotel Hotel Oshin · Andankulam 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58843&mlon=81.19464#map=17/8.58843/81.19464) Mall Cargills Food City · Sivapuri 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.57754&mlon=81.22803#map=17/8.57754/81.22803) School Darmaraja Vidyalaya · Sumedhankarapura 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.56343&mlon=81.15811#map=17/8.56343/81.15811) College Technical College · Mihindupura 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.59287&mlon=81.20125#map=17/8.59287/81.20125) Police station Police Station · Abayapura 6.0 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 Sumedhankarapura Places mapped inside Sumedhankarapura in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 - Palaiyoottu - Pattanatheru - Peeliyady - Peruntheru - Poompuhar - Puliyankulam - Salli - Sampalthivu - Selvanayahapuram - Singhapura - Sivapuri - Sonagavadi - Thillainagar - Thirukkadaloor - Uppuveli - Varodayanagar - Villundy - Wellaimanal - Welveri - Wilgama ## Quick answers - Where is Sumedhankarapura?In Town & Gravets DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Sumedhankarapura?Andankulam, Kanniya, Kappalthurai, Kawattikuda, Mankaiyoottu and Muththunagar - How many villages are in Sumedhankarapura?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Sumedhankarapura?Kaveradimalai (23 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Sumedhankarapura?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Sumedhankarapura?Hymavathie Hospital, about 4.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sumedhankarapura?People's Bank Regional Office, about 5.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sumedhankarapura?People's Bank, about 5.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sumedhankarapura?Lanka Fuel Station, about 3.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sumedhankarapura?LK5315145 (OCHA common operational dataset)