# Valathapitty 01 GN division, Sammanthurai DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/valathapitty-01/ Grama Niladhari division · Sammanthurai DS Division # Valathapitty 01 Valathapitty 01 is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Sammanthurai DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **27.8 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 27.8km² - 2mapped services - 15 mtypical elevation ## Where is Valathapitty 01? Valathapitty 01 lies in [Sammanthurai DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/), [Ampara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 11 other GN divisions: [Buddhangala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/buddhangala/), [Galmaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/galmaduwa/), [Irakkamam 07](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/irakkamam/irakkamam-07/), [Malkampiddy](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/malkampiddy/), [Malwatte 01](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/malwatte-01/), [Malwatte 02](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/malwatte-02/), [Mihindupura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/ampara/mihindupura/), [Nawagampura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/ampara/nawagampura/), [Senanayakepura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/ampara/senanayakepura/), [Valathapitty 02](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/valathapitty-02/) and [Varipathanchenai 01](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/irakkamam/varipathanchenai-01/). By area it is the 294th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 25.5% of [Sammanthurai DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/). The centre of Valathapitty 01 is about 211 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2996° N, 81.7295° E. Local names: වලතපිටිය 01 . 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 Valathapitty 01 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Valathapitty 01. - Mallikaitivu 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 Valathapitty 01 Named natural and historic features inside Valathapitty 01, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank; 1 river or stream. - Avarana Kulam - Moravil Aru ### Estates 1 estate. - Paranankattu Anicut 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 Valathapitty 01 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ampara District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,693 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (281 mm) and the driest Jul (58 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 26 150 Feb 26 106 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 152 May 29 131 Jun 29 68 Jul 29 58 Aug 29 67 Sep 28 110 Oct 28 217 Nov 27 281 Dec 26 259 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Valathapitty 01 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital General Hospital Ampara Cardiology Unit · Saddhathissapura 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29995&mlon=81.69115#map=17/7.29995/81.69115) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Jayawardhanapura 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29397&mlon=81.68136#map=17/7.29397/81.68136) ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29100&mlon=81.67385#map=17/7.29100/81.67385) Petrol pump NewRo Filling Station · Valathapitty 01 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30773&mlon=81.72367#map=17/7.30773/81.72367) Hotel Ariyawan Hotel · Nawagampura 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29487&mlon=81.69278#map=17/7.29487/81.69278) Mall Marwa Mart · Maddakalaputharavai 02 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36600&mlon=81.81214#map=17/7.36600/81.81214) School Malwaththai School · Malwatte 01 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33027&mlon=81.74015#map=17/7.33027/81.74015) College Faculty of Applied Sciences - South Eastern University of Sri Lanka · Malwatte 04 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33621&mlon=81.75015#map=17/7.33621/81.75015) Police station Ampara Police Station · Jayawardhanapura 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29683&mlon=81.67698#map=17/7.29683/81.67698) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Valathapitty 01 Places mapped inside Valathapitty 01 in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps2 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Sammanthurai DS Division - Block 'J' East 01 - Block 'J' East 02 - Block 'J' East 03 - Block 'J' West 01 - Block 'J' West 02 - Kallarichchel 01 - Kallarichchel 02 - Kallarichchel 03 - Karuwaddukal 01 - Karuwaddukal 02 - Karuwaddukal 03 - Maddakalaputharavai 01 - Maddakalaputharavai 02 - Malayadikiramam 01 - Malayadikiramam 02 - Malayadikiramam 03 - Malayadikiramam 04 - Malkampiddy - Malwatte 01 - Malwatte 02 - Malwatte 03 - Malwatte 04 - Sammanthurai 01 - Sammanthurai 02 - Sammanthurai 03 - Sammanthurai 04 - Sammanthurai 05 - Sammanthurai 06 - Sammanthurai 07 - Sammanthurai 08 - Sammanthurai 09 - Sammanthurai 10 - Sammanthurai 11 - Sammanthurai 12 - Sammanthurai TD 01 - Sammanthurai TD 02 - Sammanthurai TD 03 - Sammanthurai TD 04 - Sennelgramam 01 - Sennelgramam 02 - Udanga 01 - Udanga 02 - Valathapitty 02 - Veeramunai 01 - Veeramunai 02 - Veeramunai 03 - Veeramunai 04 - Vilinayadi 01 - Vilinayadi 02 - Vilinayadi 03 ## Quick answers - Where is Valathapitty 01?In Sammanthurai DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Valathapitty 01?Buddhangala, Galmaduwa, Irakkamam 07, Malkampiddy, Malwatte 01, Malwatte 02, Mihindupura, Nawagampura, Senanayakepura, Valathapitty 02 and Varipathanchenai 01 - How many villages are in Valathapitty 01?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Valathapitty 01?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Valathapitty 01?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Valathapitty 01?General Hospital Ampara Cardiology Unit, about 4.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Valathapitty 01?Bank of Ceylon, about 5.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Valathapitty 01?People's Bank ATM, about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Valathapitty 01?NewRo Filling Station, about 1.1 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Valathapitty 01?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Valathapitty 01?LK5218250 (OCHA common operational dataset)