# Thorane Gama GN division, Galnewa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/thorane-gama/ Grama Niladhari division · Galnewa DS Division # Thorane Gama Thorane Gama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galnewa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **1.97 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 2.0km² - 116 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thorane Gama? Thorane Gama lies in [Galnewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/), [Anuradhapura District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/), [North Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 4 other GN divisions: [Bulnewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/bulnewa/), [Karuwalagaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/karuwalagaswewa/), [Midellewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/midellewa/) and [Usgala Halmillawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/usgala-halmillawewa/). By area it is the 7017th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Galnewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/). The centre of Thorane Gama is about 141 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.0530° N, 80.4445° E. Local names: තොරණේගම . 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 Thorane Gama Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Thorane Gama. - Pahala Bulnewa 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 Thorane Gama Named natural and historic features inside Thorane Gama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Ambaha Wewa - Lolugas Wewa 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 Thorane Gama and the best time to visit Using the climate of Anuradhapura District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,364 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jun (24 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March, June and September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 89 Feb 25 69 Mar 27 68 Apr 28 118 May 28 98 Jun 28 24 Jul 28 29 Aug 28 52 Sep 28 74 Oct 27 220 Nov 26 279 Dec 25 244 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Thorane Gama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Senapura (Kagama) Rural Hospital · Narangallegama 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.09194&mlon=80.47062#map=17/8.09194/80.47062) Bank BOC · Galnewa Town 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03621&mlon=80.47906#map=17/8.03621/80.47906) ATM Hnb · Step 2 Part 2 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32167&mlon=80.40153#map=17/8.32167/80.40153) Petrol pump SUNIL JAYARATHNA FILLING STATION · Bulnewa 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04437&mlon=80.44604#map=17/8.04437/80.44604) Hotel Agastyā Hotel · Kattaragama 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03514&mlon=80.45872#map=17/8.03514/80.45872) Mall BULNEWA MARKET · Bulnewa 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04397&mlon=80.44528#map=17/8.04397/80.44528) School SENAPURA MAHA VIDYALAYA · Mahailuppallama 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.09424&mlon=80.45908#map=17/8.09424/80.45908) College Mahailluppallama Sub Campus, University of Peradeniya · Dikwewa Senapura 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.09672&mlon=80.44684#map=17/8.09672/80.44684) Police station Aukana Temple Police Post · Walaswewa 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00954&mlon=80.51384#map=17/8.00954/80.51384) 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 Galnewa DS Division - Bulnewa - Galnewa Town - Galnewagama - Hadungama - Helabodugama - Ihala Kalankuttiya - Kala - Medawachchiya - Kallanchiya - Kandegama - Kandulegama - Kandulugamuwa - Karuwalagaswewa - Kattaragama - Kumbukwewa - Lolugaswewa - Malbaligala - Midellewa - Musnawa - Namalgamuwa - Negama - Obadayagama - Otunupelandigama - Pahala Kalankuttiya - Pitiye Yaya - Siyambalangamuwa South - Siyambalewa - Usgala Halmillawewa - Verunkulama - Walaswewa ## Quick answers - Where is Thorane Gama?In Galnewa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thorane Gama?Bulnewa, Karuwalagaswewa, Midellewa and Usgala Halmillawewa - How many villages are in Thorane Gama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Thorane Gama?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Thorane Gama?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Thorane Gama?Senapura (Kagama) Rural Hospital, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thorane Gama?BOC, about 4.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thorane Gama?Hnb, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thorane Gama?SUNIL JAYARATHNA FILLING STATION, about 1.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thorane Gama?LK7163045 (OCHA common operational dataset)