# Thorapitiya GN division, Minipe DS Division, Kandy District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/thorapitiya/

Grama Niladhari division · Minipe DS Division 

# Thorapitiya

Thorapitiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **2.79 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 2.8km²
- 368 mtypical elevation

## Where is Thorapitiya?

Thorapitiya lies in [Minipe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/), [Kandy District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Keenapelessa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/keenapelessa/), [Maha Eswedduma](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/maha-eswedduma/), [Rathnella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/rathnella/), [Udakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/udakumbura/) and [Welgahawadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/welgahawadiya/). By area it is the 5281st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Minipe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/). The centre of Thorapitiya is about 130 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3764° N, 80.9390° E. Local names: තෝරපිටිය .

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 Thorapitiya

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Thorapitiya.

- Welgahawadiya
- thorapitiya

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 Thorapitiya and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 174 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 108 

Feb 23 86 

Mar 24 104 

Apr 25 175 

May 25 164 

Jun 24 101 

Jul 24 82 

Aug 24 92 

Sep 24 129 

Oct 24 234 

Nov 23 274 

Dec 23 212 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Thorapitiya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Batumulla Divisional Hospital · Udattawa 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41429&mlon=80.93690#map=17/7.41429/80.93690) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Hasalaka Nagaraya 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35171&mlon=80.95145#map=17/7.35171/80.95145) 

ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) 

Petrol pump IOC Gas Station · Mahiyanganaya Town 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33962&mlon=80.99196#map=17/7.33962/80.99196) 

Hotel Arana Rathnaella Eco Lodge · Rathnella 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36029&mlon=80.93140#map=17/7.36029/80.93140) 

Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) 

School Pilhatha Central College · Mahayaya South 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.38455&mlon=80.95501#map=17/7.38455/80.95501) 

College Technical College Hasalaka · Hasalaka 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35817&mlon=80.94945#map=17/7.35817/80.94945) 

Police station Hasalaka Police Station · Pallewatta 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35337&mlon=80.95455#map=17/7.35337/80.95455) 

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 Minipe DS Division

- 08 Ela
- Ambagahapelessa
- Ambagolla
- Asamodagamyaya
- Batumulla
- Bembiya
- Bulathwelkandura
- Dambagahawela
- Dambepitiya
- Dehemigama
- Diyabubula
- Dungolla
- Galamuduna
- Gurulupotha
- Handaganawa
- Hasalaka
- Hasalaka Nagaraya
- Himbutuwa
- Keenapelessa
- Kindigoda North
- Kindigoda South
- Kolonyaya
- Lunumadalaketiya
- Maha Eswedduma
- Mahagalaheenna
- Mahayaya North
- Mahayaya South
- Minipe
- Morayaya
- Muttettuthenna
- Pallegaladebokka
- Pallewatta
- Palugolla
- Rathnella
- Thotillagas Ella
- Udagaladebokka
- Udattawa
- Udattawa North
- Udawela
- Udayagala
- Ulpathagama
- Waragolla
- Welgahawadiya
- Welgala
- Weragama
- Weraganthota
- Wewere

## Quick answers

- Where is Thorapitiya?In Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Thorapitiya?Keenapelessa, Maha Eswedduma, Rathnella, Udakumbura and Welgahawadiya
- How many villages are in Thorapitiya?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Thorapitiya?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Thorapitiya?Batumulla Divisional Hospital, about 4.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Thorapitiya?Bank of Ceylon, about 3.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Thorapitiya?Sampath ATM, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thorapitiya?IOC Gas Station, about 7.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Thorapitiya?LK2121120 (OCHA common operational dataset)