# Thangavelauthapuram GN division, Tirukkovil DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/tirukkovil/thangavelauthapuram/ Grama Niladhari division · Tirukkovil DS Division # Thangavelauthapuram Thangavelauthapuram is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Tirukkovil DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **9.93 km²**. - 9.9km² ## Where is Thangavelauthapuram? Thangavelauthapuram lies in [Tirukkovil DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/tirukkovil/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Kanchikudicharu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/tirukkovil/kanchikudicharu/), [Komarie 01](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/komarie-01/), [Sangamankanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/sangamankanda/) and [Thandiyadi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/tirukkovil/thandiyadi/). By area it is the 1228th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.5% of [Tirukkovil DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/tirukkovil/). The centre of Thangavelauthapuram is about 216 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0267° N, 81.8071° E. Local names: තංගවේලායුධපුරම් . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Thangavelauthapuram Named natural and historic features inside Thangavelauthapuram, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Kogala Kulam - Walumune Kulam 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 Thangavelauthapuram 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 Thangavelauthapuram Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Central Dispensary And Maternity Home · Komarie 01 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99256&mlon=81.86383#map=17/6.99256/81.86383) Bank CRB · Komarie 02 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98340&mlon=81.86333#map=17/6.98340/81.86333) ATM Bank of Ceylon · Sri Wijithapura 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90648&mlon=81.55683#map=17/6.90648/81.55683) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station Pottuvil MPCS Ltd. · Vaddively 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87784&mlon=81.82887#map=17/6.87784/81.82887) Hotel Hilltop Cabanas · Sangamankanda 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02688&mlon=81.87638#map=17/7.02688/81.87638) Mall Mubarak Textile · Pothuvil Town 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87550&mlon=81.83011#map=17/6.87550/81.83011) School Komari Methodist School · Komarie 01 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98477&mlon=81.86330#map=17/6.98477/81.86330) College Pottuvil Central College · Rasak Moulana Nagar 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87962&mlon=81.83538#map=17/6.87962/81.83538) Police station Thirukkovil Army Camp · Kanchirankudah 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09333&mlon=81.82289#map=17/7.09333/81.82289) 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 Tirukkovil DS Division - Kanchikudicharu - Kanchirankudah - Sagamam - Sangamangramam - Thambiluvil 1 - Thambiluvil 1 East - Thambiluvil 1 South - Thambiluvil 1 West - Thambiluvil 2 - Thambiluvil 2 East - Thambiluvil 2 North - Thambiluvil 2 West - Thandiyadi - Thirukkovil 1 - Thirukkovil 2 - Thirukkovil 3 - Thirukkovil 4 - Vinayahapuram 1 - Vinayahapuram 2 - Vinayahapuram 3 - Vinayahapuram 4 ## Quick answers - Where is Thangavelauthapuram?In Tirukkovil DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thangavelauthapuram?Kanchikudicharu, Komarie 01, Sangamankanda and Thandiyadi - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Thangavelauthapuram?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Thangavelauthapuram?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Thangavelauthapuram?Central Dispensary And Maternity Home, about 7.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thangavelauthapuram?CRB, about 7.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thangavelauthapuram?Bank of Ceylon, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thangavelauthapuram?Lanka Filling Station Pottuvil MPCS Ltd., about 17 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thangavelauthapuram?LK5245110 (OCHA common operational dataset)