# Echchalampattu GN division, Verugal DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/echchalampattu/ Grama Niladhari division · Verugal DS Division # Echchalampattu Echchalampattu is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Verugal DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **4.20 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 4.2km² - 7 mtypical elevation ## Where is Echchalampattu? Echchalampattu lies in [Verugal DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Anaithivu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/anaithivu/), [Ilangaithurai Mugathuvaram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/ilangaithurai-mugathuvaram/), [Karukkamunai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/karukkamunai/), [Poomarathadichenai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/poomarathadichenai/), [Poonagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/poonagar/), [Verugal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/verugal/) and [Verugal Mugathuvaram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/verugal-mugathuvaram/). By area it is the 3583rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.6% of [Verugal DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/). The centre of Echchalampattu is about 226 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.2972° N, 81.3721° E. Local names: ඊච්චලම්පත්තු . 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 Echchalampattu Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Echchalampattu. - Ichchilampattai 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 Echchalampattu 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 Echchalampattu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Eachchalampaththu · Mahindapura 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.31289&mlon=81.32980#map=17/8.31289/81.32980) Bank BOC Bank · Serunuwara 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32526&mlon=81.30211#map=17/8.32526/81.30211) ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Serunuwara 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32391&mlon=81.29997#map=17/8.32391/81.29997) Hotel Suja Hotel · Puchchakkerni 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.21285&mlon=81.40641#map=17/8.21285/81.40641) Mall JILI TEXTILE · Kathiraveli 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.22373&mlon=81.40567#map=17/8.22373/81.40567) School T/M. Kalladi Sri Malaineeliyamman Vidyalayam. · Verugal Mugathuvaram 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.30543&mlon=81.38830#map=17/8.30543/81.38830) College T/Mu/Valaiththodam GTMS · Anaithivu 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.29232&mlon=81.39428#map=17/8.29232/81.39428) Police station Police Station, serunuwara · Serunuwara 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32189&mlon=81.29938#map=17/8.32189/81.29938) 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. ## Other GN divisions in Verugal DS Division - Anaithivu - Ilangaithurai - Ilangaithurai Mugathuvaram - Karukkamunai - Poomarathadichenai - Poonagar - Uppooral - Verugal - Verugal Mugathuvaram ## Quick answers - Where is Echchalampattu?In Verugal DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Echchalampattu?Anaithivu, Ilangaithurai Mugathuvaram, Karukkamunai, Poomarathadichenai, Poonagar, Verugal and Verugal Mugathuvaram - How many villages are in Echchalampattu?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Echchalampattu?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Echchalampattu?Divisional Hospital Eachchalampaththu , about 5.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Echchalampattu?BOC Bank, about 8.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Echchalampattu?People's Bank, about 37 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Echchalampattu?Ceypetco, about 8.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Echchalampattu?LK5333030 (OCHA common operational dataset)