# Poomarathadichenai GN division, Verugal DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/poomarathadichenai/

Grama Niladhari division · Verugal DS Division 

# Poomarathadichenai

Poomarathadichenai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Verugal DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **7.17 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 7.2km²
- 11 mtypical elevation

## Where is Poomarathadichenai?

Poomarathadichenai 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 4 other GN divisions: [Echchalampattu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/echchalampattu/), [Kathiraveli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu-north/kathiraveli/), [Poonagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/poonagar/) and [Verugal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/verugal/). By area it is the 1859th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 7.9% of [Verugal DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/). The centre of Poomarathadichenai is about 224 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.2826° N, 81.3541° E. Local names: පූමරතඩිචේනෙයි .

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 Poomarathadichenai

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Poomarathadichenai.

- Sunkankuli

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 Poomarathadichenai 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 Poomarathadichenai

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital Eachchalampaththu · Mahindapura 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.31289&mlon=81.32980#map=17/8.31289/81.32980) 

Bank BOC Bank · Serunuwara 7.4 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 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32391&mlon=81.29997#map=17/8.32391/81.29997) 

Hotel Suja Hotel · Puchchakkerni 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.21285&mlon=81.40641#map=17/8.21285/81.40641) 

Mall JILI TEXTILE · Kathiraveli 8.7 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 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.30543&mlon=81.38830#map=17/8.30543/81.38830) 

College T/MU/MUTHTHUCHCHENAI GTM SCHOOL · Anaithivu 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.27740&mlon=81.39286#map=17/8.27740/81.39286) 

Police station Police Station, serunuwara · Serunuwara 7.4 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
- Ilangaithurai Mugathuvaram
- Karukkamunai
- Poonagar
- Uppooral
- Verugal
- Verugal Mugathuvaram

## Quick answers

- Where is Poomarathadichenai?In Verugal DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Poomarathadichenai?Echchalampattu, Kathiraveli, Poonagar and Verugal
- How many villages are in Poomarathadichenai?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Poomarathadichenai?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Poomarathadichenai?Divisional Hospital Eachchalampaththu , about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Poomarathadichenai?BOC Bank, about 7.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Poomarathadichenai?People's Bank, about 37 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Poomarathadichenai?Ceypetco, about 7.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Poomarathadichenai?LK5333025 (OCHA common operational dataset)