Valaichchenai

Valaichchenai வாழைச்சேனை වාලසේන
Town
The lagoon at Valaichchennai
Valaichchenai
Coordinates: 7°55′10″N 81°31′53″E / 7.91944°N 81.53139°E / 7.91944; 81.53139
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Eastern
District	Batticaloa
DS Division	Koralai Pattu

Valaichchenai (Tamil: வாழைச்சேனை Valaichchenai; Sinhala: වාලසේන / වාලච්චේන waalasena / Valaichchena) is a town in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. It could also be spelled as Valaichenai or Valachchenai. The world-famous Pasikudah Beach is located about 3 km east of Valaichenai along the Indian Ocean. Pasikudah beach is famous for shallow and calm sea water.

Population[]

Valaichchenai has Tamil communities and also Muslim are living in Oddamavadi Village. Tamil and Muslim people are living east and west of the Valaichenai Main Street, respectively. As the name suggests there were banana, coconut and paddy plantations which provided the main income along with some fishing. This was changed with the establishment of the paper manufacturing plant which is now on a very low profile. Right now it is on the way of development as there is a new bridge was built up and the A1 way to Colombo is renewed.

Transport[]

It has a railway station on the Broad gauge system of Sri Lanka Railways.

Schools[]

There are several schools in Valaichenai including:

• Valaichchenai Hindu College (National School)
• bt/bc an-noor national school
• Peththelai Vipulananda Vidiyalayam
• Aysha Mahalir Maha Vidyalayam
• Vani Vidyalayam
• Karuwakerni Vigneswara Vidyalayam
• Vinayagaapuram Vinayagar Vidyalayam
• Sri Krishna School

See also[]

• The American Batticaloa Development Fund, provided electricity connection to Sri Krishna School

References[]

Coordinates: 7°55′10″N 81°31′53″E / 7.91944°N 81.53139°E / 7.91944; 81.53139

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