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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.

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

Population

Valaichchenai has Tamil communities and also Muslims live in Oddamavadi Village. Tamil and Muslim people live east and west of the Valaichenai Main Street, respectively. 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.

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

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Valaichchenai (auch Valaichenai, Tamil வாழைச்சேனை) ist eine Stadt unweit der Ostküste Sri Lankas. Politisch liegt sie im Distrikt Batticaloa, welcher ein Teil der Ostprovinz ist.

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