# Ilangaithurai GN division, Verugal DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/ilangaithurai/ Grama Niladhari division · Verugal DS Division # Ilangaithurai Ilangaithurai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Verugal DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **13.1 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 13.1km² - 7 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ilangaithurai? Ilangaithurai 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 6 other GN divisions: [Ilangaithurai Mugathuvaram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/ilangaithurai-mugathuvaram/), [Karukkamunai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/karukkamunai/), [Kavanthissapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/kavanthissapura/), [Poonagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/poonagar/), [Sumedhankarapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/sumedhankarapura/) and [Uppooral](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/uppooral/). By area it is the 849th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 14.4% of [Verugal DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/). The centre of Ilangaithurai is about 230 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.3561° N, 81.3645° E. Local names: ඉලංගතුරෙයි . 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 Ilangaithurai Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ilangaithurai. - Ilankaitturai 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 Ilangaithurai Named natural and historic features inside Ilangaithurai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Kurinchan Kulam 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 Ilangaithurai 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 Ilangaithurai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Eachchalampaththu · Mahindapura 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.31289&mlon=81.32980#map=17/8.31289/81.32980) Bank BOC Bank · Serunuwara 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32526&mlon=81.30211#map=17/8.32526/81.30211) ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Serunuwara 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32391&mlon=81.29997#map=17/8.32391/81.29997) Hotel Suja Hotel · Puchchakkerni 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.21285&mlon=81.40641#map=17/8.21285/81.40641) Mall JILI TEXTILE · Kathiraveli 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.22373&mlon=81.40567#map=17/8.22373/81.40567) School T/MU/HINDU COLLEGE, Elangaithuraimugathuwaram · Ilangaithurai Mugathuvaram 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.35096&mlon=81.38389#map=17/8.35096/81.38389) College ilankaithuraimugathuvatam primary school · Ilangaithurai Mugathuvaram 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.34648&mlon=81.38072#map=17/8.34648/81.38072) Police station Police Station, serunuwara · Serunuwara 8.1 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 - Echchalampattu - Ilangaithurai Mugathuvaram - Karukkamunai - Poomarathadichenai - Poonagar - Uppooral - Verugal - Verugal Mugathuvaram ## Quick answers - Where is Ilangaithurai?In Verugal DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ilangaithurai?Ilangaithurai Mugathuvaram, Karukkamunai, Kavanthissapura, Poonagar, Sumedhankarapura and Uppooral - How many villages are in Ilangaithurai?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ilangaithurai?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Ilangaithurai?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Ilangaithurai?Divisional Hospital Eachchalampaththu , about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ilangaithurai?BOC Bank, about 7.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ilangaithurai?People's Bank, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ilangaithurai?Ceypetco, about 8.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ilangaithurai?LK5333005 (OCHA common operational dataset)